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| Antique Sound Lab Hurricane Problem Judy, you haven't heard them with the right tubes, especially the 6SN7s. The stock tubes are marginal at best. When I owned the 'canes, I was using EH KT88s and various NOS 6SN7s, as well as EH 6SN7s. Anything but dry and sterile, like Dimitri say... | |
| Sony DVP-S9000ES vs DVP-NS999ES for 2-channel? I agree with Mike....average players at best, un-modded, but really outstanding modded. I have the 999ES and a friend has the 9000ES, both modded by Dan, Modwright. In my system, the Modwright 999ES bettered the highly regarded Audio Aero mkII DAC... | |
| SS amp to match with deHavilland UltraVerve Wait to you try some NOS 6SN7s with it. Many good possibilities. I'm currently happily running it with an RCA grey glass VT-231 (Dick Osher of EnjoytheMusic.com nailed it on the head with that one!) with great results. | |
| VH 2, Signal Magic, Zu Birth Alright, 7 out of 7 for the VH Flav 4s. I bought a couple of them w/ the Gold wattgates over a month ago, and yup, they are staying.... | |
| SS amp to match with deHavilland UltraVerve So far, as an owner of the DeHavilland UltraVerve, I've had great luck with both, a Plinius SA-102 and an Ayre V-5X. Both wonderful SS amps, with different topologies and sonics. If you're after a tubier sounding SS amp then the V-5X is a good cho... | |
| What's Best Care for Piano Black Finish Speakers? A microfiber cloth and Wizards Mist N Shine works great for me. It's not a wax per se, but a cleaner that removes fingerprints, dust and stuff, does not scratch or make swirl marks, and is anti-static. Does a really nice job.http://wizardsproducts... | |
| Any problems with Springsteens DualDisc? Played fine on my 999ES.In general I like this disc, but I don't necessarily like what da Boss does with his voice on some of the cuts. Recording quality varies a bit from song to song, but it is generally good to really good. | |
| What CDP & power cord for Plinius 9200 integrated I have just recently connected a VH Audio Flavor 4 cable on my Plinius SA-102, and it really opened the amp up. Gave it a deeper soundstage, more body and bass, and increased the transient response. Good addition for low risk (VH has a 30 or 60 da... | |
| Review: deHavilland Electric Amp Mercury Tube preamp Not sure about the Merc, but the UltraVerve's output Z is 600 ohms, since it's a cathode follower. | |
| deHavilland "Mercury 2" Preamp - anyone? By all means, please keep us posted with your experiences with the DeHavilland preamp! I for one am very interested to hear your thoughts. | |
| Do you remember your first cd? Count me in for Dire Straits - "Brother in Arms" as well. Also bought it prior to my first digital player. Still one of my favorites! | |
| Review: TAD (Tube Audio Design) TAD 1000 mono blocks What did you think of the H2Os while you had them? | |
| Question about Bi-Wire jumpers Just a quick question...Isn't it better to run your wire to the tweeter / midrange first, then jumper to the woofer section?Or is it speaker dependant? | |
| Von Schweikert synergy I'm in between speakers now, but I'm really enjoying the Ayre V-5X / VR-1 combination. Has really exceeded my expectations! | |
| Our we Lazy? From my perspective, I have been at this tube vs. SS crossroad for the past few months with my own system. I have been using tube amps (very good ones at that) over the last three years, along with tubed preamps and tubed CD players / DACs. Over t... |