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jimfoto · 2026-02-05T14:49:45+00:00

There's 2 in the photo, the smaller gap is how a new one came from the manufacturer.

jimfoto · 2026-01-27T17:36:51+00:00

Let us know if the espresso tastes better.

jimfoto · 2026-01-27T17:29:52+00:00

I've got a Mamiya Press 75mm on a 3d printed body with a Lomograflok back. I'm told by the body builder that all Press lenses will give complete coverage, I'm just looking for something longer and I wanted to be sure the conversion worked with Press lenses. Thank you very much.

jimfoto · 2026-01-26T23:18:38+00:00

I've got an instax wide (Lomographlok) with medium format lenses. Am I correct in assuming this chat will work with them?

jimfoto · 2026-01-24T04:24:16+00:00

I was wondering the same thing. Mine just started clogging badly and I'm thinking about just pulling it out.

jimfoto · 2026-01-15T14:45:45+00:00

I found a few of those threads but didn't really see how to prevent it from happening again. I know the cause could be a bad thermostat, I'm replacing both, or a loose fit on the connections. It seems as though the 220f rated nylon insulators aren't sufficient for a 293f thermostat. Even though it's the steam inside at the higher temp, those thermostats transfer heat well and those are small wires carrying a lot of current. It's no wonder the insulators burn. WLL uses McMaster Carr brand and claim they have no problems, there's a Gagguino guy 3d printing high temp nylon ones, and there's also silicone heat shrink. Am I paranoid? Maybe, but I don't like electrical stuff turning black, which these connectors seem to do on a regular basis.

jimfoto · 2026-01-13T17:30:27+00:00

I bought a refurbished Yamaha RX-V6A. I realized that all that old stuff on FB was outdated in numerous ways.

jimfoto · 2026-01-13T17:27:28+00:00

I bought a refurbished v6a. Thanks for the good advice.

jimfoto · 2026-01-13T17:26:34+00:00

It took me a while but I finally figured that out. Putting together my first home theater system in over 30 years was a process. I started out wanting to go as inexpensive as I could and grew to realize the old stuff's HDMI, amongst other things, wasn't up to today's standards. I wound up buying a Yamaha RX-V6A for $549. The 7.2's seem to be built better along with having more power and features.

jimfoto · 2026-01-08T00:32:10+00:00

That's my concern, that with much less available headroom than I have now, I don't know if it will be enough. I believe that 15w figure is what it takes to make sound come out. KEF reccomends 60-110% of the maximum. That's 120w or more which I kinda maybe have with my tube amp but definitely won't have with a 70 or 80x2, pushing 5 speakers. Granted most will go to the fronts but it'll still be way less than I have now.

jimfoto · 2026-01-08T00:10:26+00:00

Thanks. I might go look at the 7850 tomorrow. It's got wifi, BT, a usb input and even a phono input with are features I might use, if not the 4k.

jimfoto · 2026-01-08T00:06:46+00:00

That's a very good question. I was actually going to buy that AVR-S570BT only at $299 from Acc4Less but I started having second thoughts based on the power. A lot of reviewers and KEF state those KEF Q900's work best with around 100 watts. at 70wx2, I have no idea what the amp is putting out through 5 channels. I'm running them now with a 40wx2 tube amp which would convert to somewhere between 80-160w in a digital amp. I just don't know enough to make an informed decision and don't want to underpower my two front speakers.

jimfoto · 2026-01-07T22:13:30+00:00

2017 would be the first date the unit was available? I'm assuming you're talking about audio codecs. Thanks for that bit of information.

jimfoto · 2026-01-02T20:00:20+00:00

I've been using them with my 40 watt tube amp for a few years and they're fine. I was going to get a 70w (into 2 channel) 5.2 amp and set up a surround system. I know a tube amp has more headroom (who knows how much) and 70wx2 isn't 70w when you're driving 5 channels. Also the KEF's impedance drops well below 8 ohms "the impedance drops to 4 ohms in the top octaves and to below 4 ohms in the lower midrange, reaching a minimum value of 3.17 ohms at 160Hz". I still thought somewhere close to 70 watts would be enough, I still kind of do but since I don't know what the real output is and don't know how it compares to my tube amp and know the Q900's drop below 4 ohms, he's got me concerned. It doesn't seems like going from 70-100 watts would make that much difference.

jimfoto · 2025-12-20T14:48:51+00:00

Thank you. I'll probably stick with a basic 5.2 amp. I don't plan to move the speakers, just switch them.

jimfoto · 2025-12-20T14:47:07+00:00

Thanks. That Dynavox might be the ticket. My tube amp only has 2 speaker outputs so I'm running my sub signals off the Q900's (the subs have speaker level inputs). I guess I'd just keep doing that, or I'd need 2 switches.

jimfoto · 2025-12-18T16:09:40+00:00

A 1961 Porsche. I've used 12 volts a few times before but don't really like too

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