Comments on Profile Post by spwath

  1. Dino
    Dino
    Be careful with that. In the early 90s my then girlfriend's Dad and I bought identical Sony ES receivers on closeout. The big feature to me was being "Heavily biased in Class A amp sections". After being on for a while, they were uncomfortable to hold my hand on the vents on top.
    Sep 18, 2017
  2. Dino
    Dino
    He started wanting to put his in a closed rack. I kept telling him to leave it on top of the rack and why. One day he said his receiver was sounding awful. He had put it in the closed rack. It was totally messed up. Mine still sounds great.
    Sep 18, 2017
  3. ButtUglyJeff
    ButtUglyJeff
    Might be time to open her up and clean out the dust...
    Sep 19, 2017
  4. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    Heat is one of the tricks of the trade to get us to buy more new equipment
    Sep 19, 2017
  5. DigMe
    DigMe
    I can relate.. I also don't like running sideways in an enclosed space.
    Sep 19, 2017
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  6. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    @DigMe: put tap washers under your feet to increase the airflow.

    ...advice learned from an ancient London hifi repair man!
    Sep 19, 2017
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  7. spwath
    spwath
    @Dino It has auto shutoff. It shutoff a few times, and I felt it, was very hot.
    @ButtUglyJeff I cleaned it recently, main problem was it was on its side, no vents at new "top", and only 1" of breathing room on the "sides" where the vents are.

    I think I'm just going to put some computer fans in it.
    Sep 19, 2017
  8. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    spwath, really, this hurts... you HAVE to get that thing the right way up and restore its air flow. Seriously, you are suffocating it.

    Your SBAfriends can't just watch and say nothing! :)
    Sep 19, 2017
  9. spwath
    spwath
    It is proper for now, because otherwise it would just turn off. I think a few computer fans should fix the issue though.
    Sep 19, 2017
  10. spwath
    spwath
    Don't have much space to work with in the dorm, kinda needs to go sideways. Right now its just in the middle of our floor.
    Sep 19, 2017
  11. DigMe
    DigMe
    @spwath Has your new roommate appreciated your audio preferences? Found anyone else in the dorm who is into hifi?
    Sep 19, 2017
  12. ButtUglyJeff
    ButtUglyJeff
    something warm for the frigid ladies of Hartford to sit on in the winter?
    Sep 19, 2017
  13. spwath
    spwath
    @DigMe They like the speaker set up I now have, can play music. And mostly good music too. Have not found anyone else who is that into hifi yet, but most think its interesting. Once I get into my acoustics cources more, and the acoustics club meeting, I should find more hifi people.
    Sep 19, 2017
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  14. spwath
    spwath
    @ButtUglyJeff It doesn't get that cold here though, compared to Rochester. Though apparently there are a few snowstorms usually.
    Sep 19, 2017
  15. ButtUglyJeff
    ButtUglyJeff
    I know I lived there for a year (Rocky Hill). FYI "frigid" has 2 meanings...
    Sep 19, 2017
  16. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    "It is proper for now, because otherwise it would just turn off."

    Noooo! Heat reduces the life of electronics. Just because its cut out hasn't out-cutted doesn't mean it is happy. You can get quite unhappy before you actually scream, right? And you wnt to live long? So does your receiver.
    Sep 19, 2017
  17. spwath
    spwath
    Sep 19, 2017
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  18. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    Doesn't matter much... Craigslist... $30.

    It gets worse and worse!


    (lol)
    Sep 19, 2017
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  19. spwath
    spwath
    Hmm, just shut off again in the proper orientation. Maybe it's my wiring shorting out somewhere...
    Sep 19, 2017
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  20. spwath
    spwath
    Sep 20, 2017
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  21. DigMe
    DigMe
    The instagram filters have gotten so out of control.
    Sep 20, 2017