As it turns out, the Macrovision/copy guard lines are not a problem for me. The DVDs I intend to use are all cheap collections of 1950s television. So far I haven't found any of them to have any type of copy prevention.
However, Dimax (or XDimax) makes the "GREX" which is available from the XDimax website (
www.xdimax.com) for $98 (plus shipping, I guess) or from Amazon for $98.99 free shipping for prime.
Regarding a possible leaky C37 coupling--C37 is a new .020 film cap, and I couldn't see any defects with V9 - 6AS5 Audio Out or V8 - 6T8 AF Amp. The filter caps are all new electrolytics.
So, while watching Roy Rogers, I couldn't hear any buzz, but low frequency audio is distorted and seems louder than it should be at any volume and increasing the volume distorts a higher range of frequencies. Normal dialog at mid-volume sounds normal.
Any suggestions as to what I should look at next?
Thanks,
The Eternal Novice