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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 11:25 pm 
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Finally getting around to installing the VRM on my TC15! I have it installed and working except for the "de-scratching" caps and I have a question about the layout for those...

In the VRM Kit Builder's Guide, it looks like the 1M grid-leak resistor was moved from the input jacks to the terminal strips at the tube sockets. Is there a reason for this or is it OK to just leave them at the input jacks?

I'll just wire-up the caps leaving the 1M-ers at the input jacks. It's easy enough to move them later if I hear from someone here that I should move them to the tube sockets.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 9:05 pm 
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I finished the install leaving the 1M resistor on the input jacks. Sounds pretty good! I like it! i think using the VRM gets me a better lower-volume "sweet spot" than the Master Volume alone.

I may go back and replace the "floor volume" resistor with the stock from the kit... I subbed-in a 150K hoping to get this one a little quieter at minimum than it does on my 18-watt I installed my other VRM module on. With the 150K it pretty much gets way too quiet at about 12 o'clock.

I love how it replaces the power switch too. That is a brilliant addition to the traditional VVR!


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 2:44 pm 
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We did move the 1M off the input jack based on tone tests. If you like it where it is, thats the best.
But, in the span of 2 weeks, you're the second one to leave it on the jacks!

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:18 pm 
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What's the "short explanation" of how it affects the tone? Is it noticeable enough to make it worth trying?

BTW, I used the amp last night for the first time with the new blues band I just joined. The other guitar player and the harp player were oo-ing and ah-ing over how good the amp sounded saying "you built this?" and just gushing over the whole thing. And then when you I them it sounds just like the $4000 brand-name equivalent their jaws drop.

Hopefully Trinity Amps will be getting a little more San Francisco Bay-Area exposure here in the next 12 months! 8)


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