Have a TAD 150 sig along side my 1000's and some Mirage speakers (not sure of the model). I can literally turn the pre all the way up running my Basis turntable or iPhone. Am I missing something?
Bought the 1000s on here and after a lengthy delay seller said he had no issues with amp. Bought the 150 from my uncle in Cali that he used. He did some mods to it. I hate to get him involved because he will want me to send it back so he can tweek it and quite honestly I'm not up for it unless all else fails... Amp have (4)KT 88's..(1) el-34.. (1)WY1...(1)12Ax7 and (1) 6E2 per side
Bad tubes? Its a pretty basic setup and it has been like this since I purchased both the TAD pre and amp. Was pretty exited to get the equipment hooked up and quickly bummed at the output. I think something has got to be off.....
I would have to check the tubes but they are the recommended types. I have used my TT, iPhone, laptop. Fresh out of sources. All tubes illuminate but I do not have a tube tester.
Combo has acted like this since I bought them both at the same time. I have a Lyra Clavis dc cart on my Basis Tt with a sound smith ruby retip. As I said it is louder bi passing the 150 but I would still guess turning them all the way would be an impossibility. Do all tube amp owners own a tube tester? I'm guessing it's the only way to know if any are bad? I can list the tube types later this evening if that would help.
Gotya Johnny, I enjoy listening to music and put out for a satisfactory system. Not sure of all that you speak of, you obviously are a seasoned vet. This rookie just wonders why his system doesn't crank. Sounds great but low db.
I did bias them. Have all user manuals and I'm an electrical contractor. I'll try and rebias them over the weekend. Live in Philadelphia burbs, need a pro to swing on over.....
Have tried all the outputs to no avail. Have not tried a CD player. I did figure out that it is equally as loud bypassing the pre and hooking up to the 1000's. Either it's an issue with both 1000's (odd) or ..... Or I don't know. Like my source isn't putting out but that would be odd that my laptop, turntable and iPhone would all found pretty similar in db.
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