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• Re: I don't want to be TOO fussy, but the model designation is 'ACT2', :-) ... - anthonyh 12:03:55 04/13/06 (3)
  In Reply to: I don't want to be TOO fussy, but the model designation is 'ACT2', :-) ... posted by jeffreybehr on April 12, 2006 at 11:27:24:

  Quite right of course-- it is an Act 2. My computer is at work; so far I have avoided having one at home, so have trouble remembering names or numbers of my components. Verdi, Elgar, Purcell no prob., but the dCS P8i CD player-- that one took a long time to store in my aging head.
  
  

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  • Mr. Fussy is back. :-) It can't be both Act 2 and ACT2. - jeffreybehr 15:22:13 04/13/06 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: I don't want to be TOO fussy, but the model designation is 'ACT2', :-) ... posted by anthonyh on April 13, 2006 at 12:03:55:

    I don't know what the 'A' means, but the 'CT' means composite triode.
    
    

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    • Re: Mr. Fussy is back. :-) It can't be both Act 2 and ACT2. - anthonyh 08:14:28 04/14/06 (1)
      In Reply to: Mr. Fussy is back. :-) It can't be both Act 2 and ACT2. posted by jeffreybehr on April 13, 2006 at 15:22:13:

      Thank you jeffreybehr for the info re the ACT2 preamp. Now that I know what the CT stands for, I'll ask Lou Johnson about the A. Spent a pleasant afternoon with him at his factory some time ago; a very nice guy, and that over-sized garage of his in Fairfax turns out some of the best equipment in the world. But if you acquire an Act2, be patient. After two weeks, I was ready to dump it and go back to the CAT Ultimate. And then, suddenly, in the course of two evenings--WOW! Figure 150-200 hours to break in those Teflon parts.
      
      

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      • That's what they tell me, too. In fact, Tor, the marketing director... - jeffreybehr 14:11:15 04/14/06 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: Mr. Fussy is back. :-) It can't be both Act 2 and ACT2. posted by anthonyh on April 14, 2006 at 08:14:28:

        ...said it's more like 500 hours on the teflon-capped pieces before they get to maybe 90% of 'done'.

        I just ordered an MET1 and I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. It should arrive early next week.

        The ACT2 and the CT5 use the big teflon-film caps, while the CT6 and the MET1 use the very-good-sounding 'styrene couplers they've been using (and evolving) for years. Tor says 50 hours on these 2 pieces before they're 90% broken-in.
        
        

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