mobile homeless Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Mike does EXCELLENT work and is one of the most meticulous craftsman I have dealt with. I have nothing but respect for Mike Paschetto. His turntable is so well-built, it's a joy to use. HE just got some great comments from the last VSAC and the Bottlehead room in which he was the main source, got a vote for "Best Sound at Show" from Positive Feedback magazine. For those that dont know his turntable, it's worth a look. I have been enjoying it in my system for the last six months and it's the best built piece of gear I own, bar none. http://www.progressive-engineering.com Sprocket, what did he do to your Moondogs? kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket Posted November 4, 2003 Author Share Posted November 4, 2003 Kelly The crackling noise from my Moondogs started slowly and progressed to the point that made one of them too scary to use. Now that they'er fixed, I realize the trouble started after a lot of tube rolling with some realy good NOS tubes. As Mike investigated the wiring and solder joints without finding anything, He turned his attention to the the full collection of tubes that I provided with the amps. I had given him the original Sovtek tubes ( which still played without trouble ) and the NOS tubes which intermittently caused the crackling noise especially in one of the amps. While working the problem, Mike used a micromter to compare the pin sizes of the NOS and Sovtek tubes (which Welborne supplies with the Moondog kits). The Sovetek tubes measured larger and had stretched the contacts of the input tubes sockets. Mike cleaned and tweaked the socket contacts and forbid me to use the Sovtek tubes ever again. Kelly, I can hear you now... "Oh Lordy, I told you those Sovetek's bite". Reg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket Posted November 4, 2003 Author Share Posted November 4, 2003 Here's a picture of the chassis of the Forplay like preamp I picked up from Mike. The care and attention to detail when assembling one of his turn tables is evident even here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalOg Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Now thats clean, Like the stepped attenuator, don't know about those Solen Coupling caps though. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo33 Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 What are the most musicality tubes (6SN7?/Brand) for the AES AE-1? This unit is a gem for the price (almost new). Professional factory-wired with premium-quality parts and built like a tank (quite heavy). The workmanship is exceptional. I guess I am the lucky one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket Posted November 13, 2003 Author Share Posted November 13, 2003 Neo Be sure to show us what a factory wired unit looks like inside. Since you out bid me, you owe me a look. As for tubes, I've liked the Sylvania 6sn7gtb "chrome domes", sylvania 6sn7w and 5692's in the M-Dogs. Do a search and you find lots of talk on this subject. Reg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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