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Old 05-22-2014, 10:27 AM
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JJ , sounds painful, but I'd encourage you to keep the faith. I haven't heard the D'Yquem's yet, so I can only imagine what they sound like, but I'd think they'd be worth fighting for.

When I bought my Sinhonia's I too experienced a tube failure within months of owning them (yes, an F2a)...only to be followed up by an IC connector shorting out. Both issues were resolved perfectly and I've been issue free for over 3 years. I'd be kicking myself daily if I ever gave up on them.

JH et al will get you to a happy place in no time.
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Old 05-22-2014, 10:37 AM
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Hi Oldgrey,

Just a nitpick correction- the jack did not short, it was physically damaged. An easy thing to do on a low mass jack.

Thanks for the words on encouragement.

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Old 05-22-2014, 10:54 AM
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Hi Oldgrey,

Just a nitpick correction- the jack did not short, it was physically damaged. An easy thing to do on a low mass jack.

Thanks for the words on encouragement.

Jonathan
Not a nitpick at all -thanks for clarifying!
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Old 05-22-2014, 11:43 PM
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JJ , sounds painful, but I'd encourage you to keep the faith. I haven't heard the D'Yquem's yet, so I can only imagine what they sound like, but I'd think they'd be worth fighting for.

When I bought my Sinhonia's I too experienced a tube failure within months of owning them (yes, an F2a)...only to be followed up by an IC connector shorting out. Both issues were resolved perfectly and I've been issue free for over 3 years. I'd be kicking myself daily if I ever gave up on them.

JH et al will get you to a happy place in no time.
The SQ of these amps are worth fighting for. I will give them another try.
Will replace the tubes, bias the amps again, check my homes power voltage and pray.
It would be nice to get at least a few months out of this next set of tubes.
If I thought my wife was high maintenance Shindo amps have put things into perspective. Hopefully things will work out.
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JJ,
I am sure its frustrating but in the end it will be worth it as no transistor amp will ever give you the sound that a great tube amp can, I am sure Jonathan will take good care of you.

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Old 05-23-2014, 12:27 AM
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JJ,
I am sure its frustrating but in the end it will be worth it as no transistor amp will ever give you the sound that a great tube amp can, I am sure Jonathan will take good care of you.

k
Jonathan has been supportive of course. Actually my dealer is coming to the house to teach me how to properly bias the Shindo amps after replacing the tubes.
Considering how many tubes I've gone through so far this only makes sense. In the future this will make tube failure a little easier to deal with. I'm grateful these are not the ultra expensive WE NOS tubes I keep having to replace.
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My brother has a Cary 300B integrated. He too has had issues with premature tube failure. It is very frustrating.
Keep the faith, I'm sure you'll get it sorted
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Old 05-23-2014, 11:22 AM
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The SQ of these amps are worth fighting for. I will give them another try. Will replace the tubes, bias the amps again, check my homes power voltage and pray. It would be nice to get at least a few months out of this next set of tubes. If I thought my wife was high maintenance Shindo amps have put things into perspective. Hopefully things will work out.
I'm not a big fan of deviating from the stock Shindo tubes, but maybe a different brand of 300b will put your mind at ease. As to high maintenance, tube gear is like car ownership. Care in use and regular maintenance guarantees a long life. Not paying attention to important details and adopting a plug and play attitude leads to problems. Not saying that was the case here, of course, it's simply worth pointing out that owning expensive handmade tube based audio equipment is not a "turn it on and leave it alone" situation. It's a relationship. A 2 way street.
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Old 05-23-2014, 04:13 PM
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"I'm not a big fan of deviating from the stock Shindo tubes, but maybe a different brand of 300b will put your mind at ease. As to high maintenance, tube gear is like car ownership. Care in use and regular maintenance guarantees a long life. Not paying attention to important details and adopting a plug and play attitude leads to problems. Not saying that was the case here, of course, it's simply worth pointing out that owning expensive handmade tube based audio equipment is not a "turn it on and leave it alone" situation. It's a relationship. A 2 way street."

Kev313- With regard to your regular maintenance statement, is it basically biasing the amp regularly in this case? Cheers -Don
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"I'm not a big fan of deviating from the stock Shindo tubes, but maybe a different brand of 300b will put your mind at ease. As to high maintenance, tube gear is like car ownership. Care in use and regular maintenance guarantees a long life. Not paying attention to important details and adopting a plug and play attitude leads to problems. Not saying that was the case here, of course, it's simply worth pointing out that owning expensive handmade tube based audio equipment is not a "turn it on and leave it alone" situation. It's a relationship. A 2 way street." Kev313- With regard to your regular maintenance statement, is it basically biasing the amp regularly in this case? Cheers -Don
No. I simply mean it isn't a Denon receiver. We, consumers, generally, are used to a certain amount of convenience with modern products which is honestly just a combination of intended product obsolescence and the concurrent development of negligence on the part of the buyer. Why take care of my electronics? They'll be obsolete in 5 years. Hand built tube gear can last indefinitely if properly cared for. But consumers of such items should have a general understanding of how they operate, how to correctly use their gear, and what to avoid doing / warning signs. Note that this is a general statement and isn't meant to apply to the OP.
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