Issue with Kassandra 2

Blackedjack

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Hi All, wondering if you guys can help.

I picked up an ex-demo Aries Cerat Kassandra 2 today.

Heard it in the shop, was working and sounded great. Got it home, sounded pretty good but not as good as my usual system. I remembered to check the bias etc. I noticed it was low - in the 140’s and not much happening when moving the dial. I then noticed that 4 LED’s were dim on the left bank of dac chips and 4 LED’s where completely off by the bias pot.

Is this something I’ve done wrong in setup?

Photo attached (bias is even lower, as I’d turned it off but back on for photo. But you can see the LED’s off). All help appreciated.
 

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You could try switching the tubes, right to left, etc…
 
Hi All, wondering if you guys can help.

I picked up an ex-demo Aries Cerat Kassandra 2 today.

Heard it in the shop, was working and sounded great. Got it home, sounded pretty good but not as good as my usual system. I remembered to check the bias etc. I noticed it was low - in the 140’s and not much happening when moving the dial. I then noticed that 4 LED’s were dim on the left bank of dac chips and 4 LED’s where completely off by the bias pot.

Is this something I’ve done wrong in setup?

Photo attached (bias is even lower, as I’d turned it off but back on for photo. But you can see the LED’s off). All help appreciated.
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