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| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread @audioquest4life Sounds like the Psvane Art series may suite my needs since I prefer a somewhat “tubey” sound. My only concern is that some users on this forum reported problem with the longevity/reliability of the Art series tubes. Would be n... | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread @markmuse I have an Octave preamp which actually uses 4 ECC82/12AU7 tubes. I have tried a number of NOS as well as new production tubes and prefer RT and Gold Lions in combination with Amperex/Philips tubes. Don’t get me wrong, the Horizon ... | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread @markmuse I am surprised that you observed the Horizon 12au7’s sounding more full bodied than the Amperex BB’s. I thought that it would be the other way. I think that the tube sound is very system dependent. In my preamp, I found the Horizon... | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread I just ordered a pair of Psvane 12au7 for my Octave Jubilee preamp. I currently have Philips ECC80, Philips ECC82, and Gold Lion ECC82’s in my preamp. I will post my impression. @Audioquest4life, I sent you a PM for personal advice too. | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread I just ordered a pair of Psvane 12au7 for my Octave Jubilee preamp. I currently have Philips ECC80, Philips ECC82, and Gold Lion ECC82’s in my preamp. I will post my impression. @Audioquest4life, I sent you a PM for personal advice too. | |
| What CDs to buy CD’s recorded by STS in the Netherlands are superb. You could purchase directly from their website at sts-digitalshop.nl | |
| CD player suggestions... The Sony UBP-X800M2 is a mediocre transport. The sound is thin and lacks details. The Emotiva ERC-4, as a transport - especially through optical output, blows the Sony out of the water. Not sure why the Emotiva hate from some of the posters. I... | |
| Octave v70se OR v80se I had the V110 and really like it, very musical and easily beat AR and CJ. The V80SE is supposed to be better than the V110 plus it has the KT150's which to my ears are more musical than the KT120's.Andreas is a honest and straight forward guy. ... | |
| What Are You Powering Your Focal Utopias With? Octaves + Stella's = Happiness | |
| Patricia Barber, Cafe Blue "un-mastered" I have the Premonition Collector's Edition HDCD, regular CD, and "UN-mastered" SACD versions as well as vinyl. I don't have a SACD player so can only listen to the red book layer of my SACD, but even with that I still prefer the UN-mastered ver... | |
| Chord DAVE alternatives? I compared Mojo with DAVE. To my ears (and a few others) Mojo gives you at least 80 - 90% of DAVE's performance. If your dealer carries DAVE, he should also carry Mojo, Hugo, Hugo TT, and qute2. You should listen to all and decide for yourself.... | |
| Norah Jones Erndog, you are spot on about the SQ. It is very average and indeed muffled at some parts, not on par with the Come Away With Me album. I have all of her albums and the SQ of Day Breaks and Little Broken Hearts has to be the worst. | |
| Norah Jones I must be the anomaly. I bought the Day Breaks album having high hope for it; however, I find the album to be quite boring, not anywhere near the caliber of her Come Away With Me album. The only track that I like is "Carry On" | |
| Octave Audio amplifiers Hi Inna and Mike,I use Focal speakers with the Octave. As you know, Octave is represented by Dynaudio of North America; however, Focal speakers are actually a much better match for Octave and I have listened to both. Andreas, the designer and ow... | |
| Octave Audio amplifiers Love the Octave's! I have owned a range of Octave products including integrated, preamp, monoblocks, as well as Phonomodule. I compared my Octave V110 against my friend's CJ preamp and monoblock combo and the V110 simply blew the CJ out of the ... |