armstrod
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| Who owns / owned a First Watt F4, and what are your experiences with it ? I owned a Rawson F4 clone and paired it with the original Zu Druids. It sounded amazing at low volumes but ran out of steam quickly as you turned it up. The 16 ohm Druids definitely cut into the power delivery, and since the F4 only increases curr... | |
| Best Options For A Tubed Preamp - $2500 Or Less, Preferably Used To Maximize Value If you can stretch your budget a bit this is a great choice: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb80je-modwright-ls-100-stereo-tube-preamplifier-ls100-mm-55784-tube | |
| Jolida JD-9 Upgrade @jrcotner, The correct V5i for the JD-9 in all positions is the Single x 2. | |
| 6sn7 to 6922 adapter: good idea or bad idea? I've used 6SN7s with the 6922 adapters (from Tube Depot) on 3 different pieces of Decware equipment with terrific results. I'm a big fan of the 6SN7 and have an extensive stash, so it was definitely a win for me. If you search the Decware site the... | |
| Jolida JD-9 Upgrade First thing is if you've been running the same tubes for 20 years then they probably need replacement. There are lots of options for 12AX7s - I really liked the Sovtek 12AX7LPS. Low noise, readily available, sound great. I did all my own upgrades... | |
| Looking for a great phono pre-amp in the $1000 or less range If you're patient you can find an E.A.T. E-Glo Petit for less than $1K. Sounds great, provides tube rolling options, dead quiet, and all the adjustments can be made from the front. Highly recommended. | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation veerosi, Just saw this thread today or I would have chimed in earlier. I've owned an MP-3.3 for about two years now, originally pairing it with M-60s. I switched to Ralph's Class Ds earlier this year and I couldn't be happier. I've tried all my p... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... I own Ralph's Class Ds and pair them with his MP-3 preamp, a great match as you might imagine. But out of all the other preamps I tried, the one I kept as a spare is the LTA MZ2, a steal at around US$1,100 used. Not only does it have the richness... | |
| Experience with Modwright products? I currently use Dan's PH 9.0X phono pre and I owned the LS 100 preamp a few years ago. Dan has always been extremely helpful and easy to work with, including when the LS 100 had to go in for out of warranty service. Quality products from a quality... | |
| Budget preamp recommendation...besides Schiit. Depending on what you consider budget, the LTA MicroZOTL MZ2 is an amazing bargain. | |
| Tube Integrated With Clarity brylandgoodman, Not familiar with any of the other equipment you mention, but I own an LTA MZ2 and it's astonishing, especially for the price. I've used it with a number of power amps and it never fails to shine. The only reason it's relegated to... | |
| Components that you regret parting with? Thorens TD-124. I got it maybe 40 years ago before I knew what anything was worth. I got it for $75 out of a guy's custom console and couldn't find a plinth for it, so I sold it for $400 and had to give the buyer $100 back because I had no idea ho... | |
| Moving Up from a Jolida JD9 slovell, I moved from a modded JD-9 (Burson op amps/Jupiter caps/NOS 12AX7s) to an E.A.T. E-Glo Petit and it was huge improvement, both in sonics and convenience. Like theflattire, I’ve since moved on to a Modwright PH 9.0X, but that’s in a compl... | |
| Balanced/Differential tube preamplifier recommendation? thought9, PM'd you. | |
| Balanced/Differential tube preamplifier recommendation? thought9, I own an Atma-Sphere MP-3 which I bought used without remote capability and sent it back to Ralph for the upgrade. The remote volume works great and I can't hear a difference from the original stepped control. I paid less than $3k for m... |