can someone answer me this.....


i have done some extensive research and talked to quite a few people who own or have had this preamp.  I recently came into a conrad Johnson et 3 se, nt much clarity,the bass is muddy and the presentation is dark, ive read where some claim the system is to bright.  ive also read where its good to get a specific type of tube.  I don't want to do that just yet because im trying to learn the units characteristic.  I wonder if its not quite broken in yet.  maybe the impedance thing that Im just learning.  steve mccormck suggested that I try some after market power cord, that I ordered.  
assoc. equipment
McCormack dna 500
oppo 203
alon IV's
acoustic zen interconnects
I make my own speaker cables …..
no wires are touching, none are on the carpet or floor.....
kennesawjet

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thank you all the your responses, cancel the power cord.  will have to just go with tube rolling again.  I know nothing about the 6922 tubes, I come from 12au7.  almarg, don't know a thing about the imped factor.  and do you still have that 17ls.  or what preamp goes best with the dna 500....
get em hifiman…
jengelmann get me that site...
audioconnection and safnz: I have a conrad Johnson pv 10 and 12 and 2300a and 2500a so im very familiar with the phase thing, thanks.  
almarg speak English, my head started hurting, followed by flashbacks of science class.....lol.
disper my thinking is these Teflon caps aren't broken in yet, but will let you know.    
millercarbon, these speaker wires sound great....
caphill,  whats wrong with oppo 203,  its not rotel, but it sound great.  
insearchof,  yes....and just talked with steve McCormack not long ago,  said 16-18 gauge is fine, and that's what im running.  pure copper, tri wired...…

I personally don't think this amp is broken in yet, and I will be tube rolling, with andy…….
follow up....
after some months with this amp, it is just now starting to break in.  the signature cj sound is starting to come into the amp.  the separation, the detail, the sound staging. apparently this is  a new amp and the componets and tubes are not  broken in yet.....just wanted to let you all know...….
oddiofy,  im been hearing that, also to get the gold lion.  but andy also recommended some others..

noromance, to problem with your observation. the one I use are pure copper from axiom speakers out of Canada.  I have a pair of their
 m100's.  I just couldn't at the time get anyone to do tri wires.  I called everywhere.  so I just brought me some bulk wire, and termination ends, solder, and went at it...they sound great.  

in a few months," a tube rolling we will go, a tube rolling we will go"..



just want to up date you on the conrad Johnson et3, got tired of the sound. didn't want to put all that money in new cords and such.  did get a siemens nos tube, all is right in the universe now.  these crappy 6922's it comes with are the problem...now it sounds like the cj gear im use to..just wanted to let you know
noromance, I did listen.  I just wanted to make sure it was broken in first. 

scot, I make great speaker wires, thank you. 

thanks smres13 will look that up.  but every things is fine now......