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In Reply to: Another Forplay enters the world posted by Carl F on May 8, 2003 at 14:49:54:
Carl F,Sounds like you are on your way...with some more time spent on the Foreplay (and not much more $ at all), you can make it sing without hum and with the volume you want.
Hum...check this post I made:
http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.pl?forum=bottlehead&n=57594&highlight=kdy+hum&r=&session=
I tried several easier things that others suggested before installing the filament snubber, which nailed it down, no matter what tubes I put in the FP.The filament snubber is explained by VoltSecond:
http://www.siteswithstyle.com/VoltSecond/foreplay_filament_snubber/Foreplay_filament_snubber.html
Scroll down to the proposed 6.3V version. Before you jump to this though - try the easier things like the 13-14 jumper and the power supply snubber. Check JOE's page for the power supply snubber and other noise/hum notes:
http://home.att.net/~joemacjr/diyproject/foreplay.html#Attenuation - for immediate relief, install a L-pad as decribed on many posts here. Again, Voltsecond's page will help you out a lot here, even if you only use a tiny fraction of the infor here:
http://www.siteswithstyle.com/VoltSecond/12_posistion_shunt/12_Position_Pure_Shunt.html
Scroll down to section 6.0 and go from there.I recommend taking care of hum first, then attenuation, and then install the Anticipation upgrade and caps and whatnot (if you plan to do that). Anticipation before filament snubbers is a royal pain - trust me, I did it.
And for vinyl - when you get the cash and time saved up...replace the Rotel with a Bottlehead Seduction, and the Goldring 1012GX that comes with your Music Hall 5 with something that lives up to FP and other good stuff you have going. I had the 1012GX, and it's not a bad cart., but once I got the FP, Seduction, and other things going well in my system, it was apparent that it had to go. Went with a Dynavector 10x4 mk2, and I could not be happier for my budget. Just about everyone says the Music Hall 5 is a lot like a Rega Planar3, which I have. On the Rega, the 10x4 beat up on the 1012.
Good luck!
- kdy
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