T_Shomaker Posted February 28, 2004 Author Share Posted February 28, 2004 Wow something for my stereo that doesn't cost a lot! Does the forum seem to be going slow for anybody else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheltie dave Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Taylor, I was told wrong by one of the larger Scott collectors in town on the speaker connections! Looh at the center channel, and all you will notice is the "O" and "H". The O is common or ground(silver wire), and the H is hot(copper wire.) This is repeated again for the left and right channels. The two wires that come out from the guts which are hooked up to the 8 ohm taps up above - only set the actual speaker taps below for 8 ohms. You can move the wire leads to 4, 8, or 16 ohms, but always hook the speaker wires to the lower set of taps. Remember to thank each of the donors individually - they went out of their way to help you. When you thank someone, they will always be inclined to help again if you run into trouble. It is a good lesson to learn at your age - it will aid you for the rest of your life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Whats up Taylor! I am anxious to hear how Back in Black sounds like. Thats the perfect thing to wake your parents up with. Talk to you later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Oh, and can you post a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 It's a home built JE Labs design modified with parafeed. Like everything else it is a work in progress. Next stop new caps, then maybe ........ Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Looks Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Taylor, Just pick up a meter like listed above and keep a eye on the bias if it has to be adjusted by a huge margin it will be time for a new set of tubes. The tubes in your amp are just not stellar on tube tester but still very much useable ! Like Ryan said a blue glow is pretty common. Its also very cool looking. If Dave didn't get a chance to walk you through Biasing I can call you and walk you through it anytime this is a important thing to check every so often. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Dave, It really doesn't matter as long as they are both the same and the speakers are in phase. A good test for speaker phasing is to listen one way then reverse the phase. Some amps have a switch on others you have to switch the wires to one speaker. Do the switch orwhere ever easiest at the amp or the speaker. Listen to the system both ways with a recording that has both good bass and a centered instrument. When the speakers are out of phase the bass MAY be a little weaker,but you will hear two definite sound sources and little central instrument. When the speakers are in phase, there should be an improvement in bass but, more importantly, the stereo image will merge and you will have a sound stage in front of you with that central instrument and the individual speakers will seem to disappear. The reason I say the bass MAY be worse is that if the speakers are far apart the bass cancellation will be minimized. On Taylor's amp there is a phase switch. It's probably on the back near the speaker connection. Rick Edit: I see a lot of guys that say that my speakers are wired properly the plus goes to the plus ,etc. Yet they wonder why their stereo image isn't correct and blame the speakers. But, who is sure that the internal wiring or the voice coils are correct. Not many are willing to devote the time to hook up a battery to correctly phase their speakers from the cone back to the amp. I know that when i play my Scott the black banana plug goes into the - plug on the right channel, on the Jolida, the black plug must go into the red plug to be properly phased. Go figure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrench_peddler Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 I wish he would hurry up and wake up. I want to hear the report on what he hears. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Yeah, tell me about it. Ok, heres the plan:We will take the original plan on how to wake up Taylor's parents, and use them to wake all them up! We will turn on Back in Black as loud as our Klipsch speakers can take it, and together with all of us, we will be able to wake them up! Maybe not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Shomaker Posted February 28, 2004 Author Share Posted February 28, 2004 I have been awake since about eight thirty but I can't turn on my stereo because it would wake my brother up who got home at five in the morning (he is a valet). I left the Scott on when I went to bed at 3 so it should be good and ready to play when I can turn it on . Oh BTW I can't post pics because I don't have a digital camera Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Why are you leaving it on ?? You must be in a hurry to buy new tubes Heh ! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Shomaker Posted February 28, 2004 Author Share Posted February 28, 2004 I was leaving it on because I listened to what Pirahna said. How do you get the 12AX7's out of the amp if you were to change them. Took a close look at the blueish glowing tube and it is a Scott the rest are Westinghouse I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 I didn't realize you had used tubes that were borderline. I presumed they were new and needed to settle in. Me bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Shomaker Posted February 28, 2004 Author Share Posted February 28, 2004 My brother woke up so I turned up the amp to like 5 or 6 and played the first track on DSOTM where it gets really loud. He came into my room yelling at me because he couldn't hear the TV ou in the living room. Well I think that's what he said I couldn't hear what he was saying. The amp sounds great, it's like a whole different stereo. It completly changed the way the Heresys sound. The harshness of the Yamaha is now gone. The highs are much smoother. I have kept the loudness on because the bass is so much better. My brother keeps ruining everything, he is no fun ! He went downstairs so I'm going to go back up there and listen to it loud again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 There you go! You show him who is boss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 ---------------- On 2/28/2004 12:26:20 PM T_Shomaker wrote: My brother woke up so I turned up the amp to like 5 or 6 and played the first track on DSOTM where it gets really loud. He came into my room yelling at me because he couldn't hear the TV ou in the living room. Well I think that's what he said I couldn't hear what he was saying. The amp sounds great, it's like a whole different stereo. It completly changed the way the Heresys sound. The harshness of the Yamaha is now gone. The highs are much smoother. I have kept the loudness on because the bass is so much better. My brother keeps ruining everything, he is no fun ! He went downstairs so I'm going to go back up there and listen to it loud again. ---------------- Remember, tubes sound great at low volumes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Shomaker Posted February 28, 2004 Author Share Posted February 28, 2004 ---------------- On 2/28/2004 12:55:40 PM Piranha wrote: ---------------- On 2/28/2004 12:26:20 PM T_Shomaker wrote: My brother woke up so I turned up the amp to like 5 or 6 and played the first track on DSOTM where it gets really loud. He came into my room yelling at me because he couldn't hear the TV ou in the living room. Well I think that's what he said I couldn't hear what he was saying. The amp sounds great, it's like a whole different stereo. It completly changed the way the Heresys sound. The harshness of the Yamaha is now gone. The highs are much smoother. I have kept the loudness on because the bass is so much better. My brother keeps ruining everything, he is no fun http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/images/smilies/11.gif"> ! He went downstairs so I'm going to go back up there and listen to it loud again. ---------------- Remember, tubes sound great at low volumes as well. ---------------- Yeah but they sound even better loud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 ---------------- On 2/28/2004 12:26:20 PM T_Shomaker wrote: The amp sounds great, it's like a whole different stereo. It completly changed the way the Heresys sound. The harshness of the Yamaha is now gone. The highs are much smoother. ---------------- Yep, PWK designed them using tube amps. They still sound best that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Taylor, you are one lucky kid...enjoy your new Scott amp! I'm still waiting for my BEZ 300B SET to arrive so my Cornwalls can properly sing via valve power! Your blue tube glow is nothing...my bro had a thin blue glow inside each his stock Chinese EL34s. And my BEZ 6SN7 SRPP line stage preamp uses two different regulator tubes; the OC3 has a pinkish cast, and the OD3 a purplish cast to it...they're really nice to see glowing in the dark! Maybe in the not-to-distant-future, you may consider hooking up another single Heresy to your amp's center channel output for 3-channel stereo...it's the way good ol' PWK liked his audio system, and so do many here on this forum. Somethin' to think about when you're blasting AC/DC to your parent's delight (heh)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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