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| Don Sachs Owners Thread @bugredmachine thanks for the capacitor and circuit board images. Amazed at how much smaller the new caps are. For this hobby, it is great to have soldering skills. @lous the previous owner sent the model 2 to Don for updates. It has the 6BY5 re... | |
| Two vs four subwoofers for music playback When using four subs, are they used in stereo mode or mono? I've always found 2 stereo subs sound more spacious than 1. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Don Sachs Owners Thread @whitestix the Kootenay amp is very interesting. Wish my tube amp didn't require me to bias it. Looking forward to reading more posts about it and how it performs with the new speakers. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Don Sachs Owners Thread @bugredmachine sorry to hear there's a problem with the Linlai tubes. Can you get replacements in warranty? Mine don't have any audible noise 10 feet away. Have you tried just two in the left position to see if half are good? It is unlikely, but d... | |
| Don Sachs Owners Thread @bugredmachine nice cable collection. I always find it beneficial to try multiple wire looms with new components. Some setups just lock in and sound great. Didn't realize Don provides caps and allows customers to diy install them. Good to know. ... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes My 1st pair of Linlai 6sn7 are at 75 hours. Thankfully they have lost the shrill & brittle sound. They are engaging now, with more body and more open high. The soundstage is back and there is more decay. The high frequencies are more extended,... | |
| Musical Concepts amplifier modifications upgrades I have a Hafler DH500 that John installed all the mods in including dual stacked power transformers. Also have his Hafler DH110 with all the mods. A friend has the Musical Design DAC 1 hooked to electrostatic. Amazing sound quality. John is highly... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread @isaacc7 Glad you were able to eliminate the noise. I recently used a Dremel, with soft buffing wheel, to clean all the tube pins for my Don Sachs linestage and VTL ST150 amp. A huge improvement with the old stock tubes in the linestage. Much swe... | |
| Don Sachs Owners Thread Interesting outcome. You have a nice collection of newer signal tubes. The fact you were able to reduce noise and improve sound quality is good news. The only tube I have from your bunch is a Philco 6by5GA rectifier. It seems very airy, but light ... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Do most people believe the WE 6sn7 will surpass all the other brands? Does WE still have that much knowledge and technology? Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @decooney I'll be sure to report the 100 and 150 hour results. My Linlai seem to be loosely tracking Your Psvane break in results. Really interested to hear what 4 mature Linlai E 6sn7 sound like in the Don Sachs linestage. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @rocray don't worry. I plan to forge ahead towards 100 hours. Already thinking about breaking in the other two, when they arrive. Trying to decide if I should pull this set while breaking in the newer set. That way all 4 would have the same playin... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes At 40 hours the Linlai have picked up more high frequency extension, but it is a little brash sounding. They are less forgiving and not as much fun. Only certain songs sound beautiful now. Hope they move past this phase quickly. Glad the solid sta... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @lowrider57 wonder why Linlai isn't interested in small signal tubes? Harder to make? Less profitable? Also amazed tubes change so much during break in. Glass, vacuum, and some metal guts don't seem very susceptible to break in. My 2nd set of L... | |
| Don Sachs Owners Thread @bugredmachine that is a nice reduction in hiss. What rectifier were you using and what is the replacement? I haven't tried comparing rectifiers for noise. Great idea. Looking forward to your thoughts on the new caps. Thanks, aldnorab |