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| Question for BAT 6H30 tube owners to all out there the 6h30 is now so much in demand that ELectroharmonix -which is indeed a part of Sovteka little better quality control I am told. To get the most out of the tubes here is a little tweak I found and this applys to all connectors ,... | |
| Cary SLP98L vs Juicy Music Peach II the juicy music uses 6922 tubes ,the newer ones also had the 6h30 tube these for sure present a more neutral presentation the slp98 uses the 6sn7 which creates a much wider sound stage as well as air around the instruments ,if youwould like to cal... | |
| Cary SLP-05 vs Dodd Battery Pre I have had the Dodd it was decent certainly not in the Caryslp 05 class .With the Cary put in some high quality Silver fuses as well as your other gear , and have 2 Bybeepurifiers installed after your IEC multi pin connector .A very nice improveme... | |
| Cary SLP 05 signal coupling caps upgrade ?. I can tell you directly Cary will upgrade the unit if you choose they don't advertise a cap option ,if you have the moneys the very best caps on the market are the New Mundorf Silver Gold Oil capacitors .They are outstanding I tried these in the 9... | |
| Lector 7T MK3, is it really that great? To all out "there is No Mk-4 Lector cdp at this time this is all hype"I was told by the company that the change from the classic pcm63 - 20 bit dacs, to the classic multibit pcm 1704-24 bit dacs was a clear improvement and I agree it was, please r... | |
| What is your favorite tube for a preamplifier ? I have used many the 6sn7 or 6sl7 are more bloomy not quite as accurate though the build of the preamp and coupling capacitors have a lot to say about the final sound also I use the 6h30 supertube in the special dD grade and I get plenty of sounds... | |
| Mundorf Silver/Gold in Oil Supreme Caps Any Good? I have used many different caps in loudspeakers as well as dacs and preamplifiers.for Loudspeakers the Duelunds are the best bar none but very expensive ,for dacs and preamplifiers the New Mundorf SilverGold Oil capacitors are the most natural wit... | |
| Trying out a tube preamp I would like to add that the preamp is still called the Zoe MK-2 even though their have been no less than 3 upgrade revisions since 07 that is why I called it a Mk-3for the record. | |
| Trying out a tube preamp The Lector Zoe is quite the preamplifier ,it has loads of headroom and it is miles better than the good T.A.S review done over 4 years ago now a mk-3 ,and being able to use 6 different tubes types let's you taylor the pre exactly to your ear. 70s ... | |
| tube pre suggestions the Lector Zoe is a excellent preamplifier with 4 different tubes choices to tune your systemThe Vintage 6h30-dr Tubes from the 70s have more control and really put this pre in there with the majority of $4-$5 k preamps out there it is a solid all... | |
| Lector CDP 7 Mk I, II or III ? I know of no cd player under $10k that is more natural sounding and involving , sure there are some players better in one area or another the Esoteric 03-SE comes to mind, or the new Cary pro, or Mcintosh. To buy the Lector MK-3 is a solid all aro... | |
| Best small signal tube for a preamp? regarding the Zoe on tubes please remember the regular Russian 6h30 tube unless very closely matched can be as bad as a 6922 Sovtek the Best 6h30 which is very good is the DR designation this are the creme de creme scientific grade and run at over... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound STP The Wyred is a very good SS preamp My buddy has one and we compared it to my Joule Electra 150, the Wyred is a touch more quiet and the bass is a slightly quicker with a drier bass.The Joule being tube throws a more realistic soundstage-a little d... | |
| Great new digital inteface to Cruz123 I am part of a Audioclub and I am doing this mainly as a wake up to show others that little money can go a long way for not everything is snake oil,also the money I get for the few units I have maybe = to buying a cd .I have been a Audi... | |
| Great new digital inteface Through my audio club I pitched in and bought a bunch I am not making more than a cd per unit the key as a Audiophile is to let others know when something really does work look up my name and you can see it. |