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Aesthetix Calypso - High or Low Gain Setting?

My Calypso arrived many months ago and the jumpers are set to the low gain setting (-12 db vs. -6 db). I have not played around with this jumper yet other than with the original tubes when the unit arrived. In the upper gain setting, the unit/tube noise was more audible at lower volume settings. At the time I had not yet had a chance to bring in new tubes, which I have been doing over the past couple of months.

Any Calypso owners have any comments or suggestions on the higher or lower gain settings (jumper) in terms of overall performance?

Thanks in advance for your reply.
ckoffend

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Yes, I am using the 10Ms and sometimes the Mullard long plates as well. Typically I use the 10Ms during the week and put the long plates in on the weekends if I know there is going to be a lot of movie watching.

I run the Amperex and also sometimes Philips and Valvos in the 6922 positions. Reason for the gain question is that I bought a pair of Martin Logan Quest Zs to play around with and find that I am turning the volume up much higher to get to my regular/prefered listening levels with the MLs vs. with my Wilsons. Since I am running the zero gain (low) versus the high, thought I would ask around a bit on opinions.
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