Audioblazer - are you using any power conditioning? The ACT should not run through any power products or it will sound somewhat restrained and flat dynamically.
Conrad Johnson Act 2 or Act 2.2
Curious whether making any of the following changes will improve the sound (eg dynamics) of the preamp.
1. Removing the 2 rubber tube damper on the 6N30P tube
2. Replacing the rubber tube damper with other brand eg Herbie's audio lab tube damper?
3. Replacing the 4 x6N30P tube? Any NOS replacement?
Recently I compared the preamp with a Diva audio M7 preamp (cost 15% of Act 2.2) and to my surprise it sounded more dynamic even though the soundstage shrink slightly. To be fair I spend only 2 hours testing it and as such not conclusive. Using the following gears : TW acustic raven ac, Shroeder 2fw tonearm, JA MC1B, CJ Act 2.2, CJ 350, Ensemble fonobrio phonostage with MIT V1.1 interconnect. PC Transparent PLMM, Transparent Opus MM speaker cable, Qi cone as footers
Happy Listening. TQ in advance
1. Removing the 2 rubber tube damper on the 6N30P tube
2. Replacing the rubber tube damper with other brand eg Herbie's audio lab tube damper?
3. Replacing the 4 x6N30P tube? Any NOS replacement?
Recently I compared the preamp with a Diva audio M7 preamp (cost 15% of Act 2.2) and to my surprise it sounded more dynamic even though the soundstage shrink slightly. To be fair I spend only 2 hours testing it and as such not conclusive. Using the following gears : TW acustic raven ac, Shroeder 2fw tonearm, JA MC1B, CJ Act 2.2, CJ 350, Ensemble fonobrio phonostage with MIT V1.1 interconnect. PC Transparent PLMM, Transparent Opus MM speaker cable, Qi cone as footers
Happy Listening. TQ in advance