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Bottlehead Kits => Crack => Topic started by: thekillerpiglet on February 11, 2013, 11:52:08 AM

Title: Crack on the fritz
Post by: thekillerpiglet on February 11, 2013, 11:52:08 AM

Hi, all. My first psot here but I have been on the audio forums for a fair while. I

Title: Re: Crack on the fritz
Post by: Paul Birkeland on February 11, 2013, 02:03:29 PM

Quote from: thekillerpiglet on February 11, 2013, 11:52:08 AM

Any advice would be appreciated.

Return the amp.

Title: Re: Crack on the fritz
Post by: thekillerpiglet on February 11, 2013, 02:30:36 PM

Well, the power tube got here early and it was bad tube. I left the t1's at the office, but giving it a listen from the dt990's. I think I can finally get to like these cans.

KP

Title: Re: Crack on the fritz
Post by: Grainger49 on February 11, 2013, 03:18:35 PM

In the General folder Dan posted this:

http://www.bottlehead.com/smf/index.php/topic,1667.0.html

There are other things posted there, stickys, that you should read over to help in your trouble shooting.  There is also his "Tips On Buying Used" thread that implores you to get the manual.  But Bottlehead will happily sell one to you too.

Title: Re: Crack on the fritz
Post by: thekillerpiglet on February 11, 2013, 05:05:07 PM

Thank you, Grainger. I will read on the topics suggested.

I was hoping it'd be a bad tube, but seldom do problems - even small ones- in life turn out to have simple and predictable answers. I will bask in this small victory.

KP