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| Best Blu-ray/DVD player for under $800? The Sony scdxa5400es is a excellent choice and even better for sacd then anyone else! | |
| Oppo BDP-83SE or Sony SCD-XA5400ES? The comparison of the Sony XA5400 and the Oppo BDP83seIs odd the Oppo has much more features speakig of videoI spent the weekend comparing them my brother has the Oppo for his home theatre and Sony for 2 channel .The Oppo may have a little more lo... | |
| Anybody familiar with Mundorf silver&oil caps To all out there on Bypassing caps these Vishay 1837bypass caps are very clean and the tolerences are better than your main caps 1% or better .I use the .1uf for all the larger caps over 1.5uf anything smaller than that it would change the cutoff ... | |
| Best Balanced Tube Preamplifier The Rogue Hera or Athena is Superb, the 6h30 is the most linear preamplifier tube out there The Bat sound may be darker is because they use a bunch of Jensen oil caps.Where Rogue uses the Excellent Mundorf Supremewhich are a balanced cap in their ... | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 I can tell you with the 6h30 tube the DR is a little better but not worth $150 for 1 tube.A stock tube is only$30.I can tell you I bought my from Cryoset after their deep cycle it is not far off to the DR at 1/5th the cost and a very balanced char... | |
| Rogue Atlas vs Jolida 502A Rosponse Audio modded The Rogue Atlas Magnum is the finest amplifier I have heard for under $2k and beats many at 2x it's cost .90wpc tube power with outstanding upgraded parts. The heartof the unit uses a high silicon steel transformer all wound in the U.S this unit w... | |
| Primaluna and Rogue knowing the kt-88 tubes very well I can tell you the new Electroharmonix KT-90 tubes are like a el-34 tube on steroids very good at the extremes and still have some of the magic the el-34 s are known for .All Rogue 150s that have the New Magnum mo... | |
| Tube Amp recommendation What I don't understand is that a lot of guys assume you will get more for your moneys if you buy a decent chinese made amp,this does not allways hold true. I listened and searched far and wide comparing and through several Audiophile clubs and re... | |
| Rogue Metis pre amp If you are hearing a loud buzzing you have a ground loop somewhere my freind has a metis and it is very quiet without a line conditioner.Give Rogue a call the designer Mark Obrien will try to help you if you have a problem. | |
| What is your favorite tube for a preamplifier ? My Rogue Athena uses a quad of the 6h30 super tube and for good reason they are the most linear small tube made .My preamp is very accurate and musical their smart partsdecision had a lot to do with that. | |
| Rogue? The Athena is a fantastic preamp and is probably close to 95%of the Hera .Rogue took their time and I feel it is as good or better than any 10k preamp out there.I had Asthetix Calysto, a CJ premiere 17, Audiovalve ,modwright and the Athena has a r... | |
| Tube Amp recommendation The Rogue Atlas bought with the MAGNUM upgrade is a steal for the extra $600 it transforms a good solid amplifier into a Excellent one .The tubes are upgraded to the EH-kt-90, resistors are upgraded, power supplys heavilly beefed up, caps are the ... | |
| Will upgrading my amp for el34s to kt90s help? The Atlas in Magnum mode is far better than the stock model and for only $600 more the power supply is substantially bettered as well as resisters .the EH kt-90tubes are excellent now the amp has balls and finesse .I like the sound of this even be... | |
| 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... |