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Mainline / Re: Buzz on left channel
« Last post by Tabaia on June 25, 2025, 11:44:45 AM »Just swapped them - no change
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Mainline / Re: Buzz on left channel
« Last post by Kris on June 25, 2025, 11:35:34 AM »Try swapping tubes too just to rule that out.
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Mainline / Re: Buzz on left channel
« Last post by Tabaia on June 25, 2025, 11:29:36 AM »yes i did try different headphones
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Mainline / Re: Buzz on left channel
« Last post by Kris on June 25, 2025, 11:25:44 AM »Did you try different headphones?
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Mainline / Re: Buzz on left channel
« Last post by Tabaia on June 25, 2025, 11:21:55 AM »Did some tapping all around the top plate as well as gently lifting the whole unit and tapping the whole unit on the table. no change.
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Mainline / Re: Buzz on left channel
« Last post by Paul Birkeland on June 25, 2025, 04:52:52 AM »If you tap pretty hard on the top plate, does the buzz go away?
Typically something like this is just a solder joint that isn't 100%.
Typically something like this is just a solder joint that isn't 100%.
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Mainline / Buzz on left channel
« Last post by Tabaia on June 24, 2025, 07:56:26 PM »Hi,
I turned on the mainline today.
Left channel now has a buzz in the signal.
What I have done:
1: Changed inputs - no change
2: unplugged input - no change
3: Changed headphone outputs - Balanced out has slightly less buzz
4: Plugged into different power out lets - no change
5: Listening without feeding audio into the unit I changed the volume pots - no change in buzz, it remains constant and no change in level.
6: Changing to high impedance increases the noise up a notch.
7: had a look through the the soldering underneath, nothing was immediately obvious to me.
Right Channel is completely silent.
What would the next step be?
I turned on the mainline today.
Left channel now has a buzz in the signal.
What I have done:
1: Changed inputs - no change
2: unplugged input - no change
3: Changed headphone outputs - Balanced out has slightly less buzz
4: Plugged into different power out lets - no change
5: Listening without feeding audio into the unit I changed the volume pots - no change in buzz, it remains constant and no change in level.
6: Changing to high impedance increases the noise up a notch.
7: had a look through the the soldering underneath, nothing was immediately obvious to me.
Right Channel is completely silent.
What would the next step be?
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Pipette Speaker / Re: Tips for finishing the wood on Pipette
« Last post by Paul Birkeland on June 24, 2025, 12:36:01 PM »Alder will take black dye pretty well, but not black stain. I'd imagine the dye would work on the sapele as well.
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Pipette Speaker / Re: Tips for finishing the wood on Pipette
« Last post by Jameson on June 24, 2025, 12:05:18 PM »Hi Dave. The Pipettes have alder fronts and sapele ply sides, so they are indeed different species of wood and will look different with the same stain applied. You could reach out to Matt Jabloner ([email protected]) and see what he recommends. Otherwise you could test the stain on an inconspicuous place - like the inside of the panels or on the bottom - to see how it looks.
I think most owners have been leaving them unfinished. I can’t recall, but I might have put a clear oil finish on if I did anything at all.
I think most owners have been leaving them unfinished. I can’t recall, but I might have put a clear oil finish on if I did anything at all.
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Pipette Speaker / Tips for finishing the wood on Pipette
« Last post by dva123 on June 24, 2025, 08:00:35 AM »Hi all -
I've just received my Pipettes and Subwoofer kit. I want to stain them with a black oil-based stain to match the decor in the home. I noticed that the wood finish on the sides of the speakers is a different type of wood or a different color/tone from the front. I'm new to applying wood finishes, but it seems to me that, based on the two different tones of the wood, my finish will also have different tones. (Note: I have not done any prework yet, no sanding, etc.)
I must be missing something? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My goal is to have both the two Pipettes and the single subwoofer stained black consistently on all sides. (if possible).
Thanks!
Dave
I've just received my Pipettes and Subwoofer kit. I want to stain them with a black oil-based stain to match the decor in the home. I noticed that the wood finish on the sides of the speakers is a different type of wood or a different color/tone from the front. I'm new to applying wood finishes, but it seems to me that, based on the two different tones of the wood, my finish will also have different tones. (Note: I have not done any prework yet, no sanding, etc.)
I must be missing something? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My goal is to have both the two Pipettes and the single subwoofer stained black consistently on all sides. (if possible).
Thanks!
Dave