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| 12au7 tube? marco, The 3 types you mention above are all Philips Europe companies. Made in Holland, Belgium and France respectively. Each has a unique acid etched code which begins the second set of each code. For Philips/Amperex is was a delta or triangle o... | |
| 12au7 tube? I am pretty certain that the French tubes, La Radiotechnique (RT) were actually made by this factory which was owned by Philips Europe. Has a unique acid etched code. | |
| 12au7 tube? Well why not try the Telefunken 12AU7? CBS 5814 are good as are the Amperex. Really depends upon which direction you want to take the sound. I always found the RCA clear tops primitive and bright sounding. | |
| Major innovative break through: The new NSMT Loudspeakers reference speaker Only some advertising is good it seems. Mere association can be damning even to the innocent. I would ask this reviewer to stop posting in this fashion. | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Well I have owned Adcom amps and they never were high end. Good value to be sure. There is no advantage to low impedance speakers on either S.S. or tubed amps. Sure you get more power on low impedance loads but you also get much more distortion an... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I think it is pretty obvious why an integrated amp, in most cases, is not going to sound as good as separates. I know of several people that drive their tube integrated amps with a separate tube preamp. In my experience the preamp section rarely m... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. It is a very nice system, but if it were me I would pair the Wilsons with a really good S.S. (high $) amp to see what you get and what you give away. There is no way that a speaker that dips like the Wilsons can work ideally with tube amps. To me ... | |
| JBL 4349 or Klipsch Cornwall IV If you are going to use Klipsch I would think tubes would be a prerequisite. | |
| Things we cannot be bothered by anymore You can find some very creative and viable rap but it takes some time and I cant be bothered. Every generation looks back and says the same things about past music. Elvis, the hippie stuff, punk, rap, metal, etc. Worst thing to come along, other ... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I have used active, passive and just volume controls on components. The best sound without question, for me, has always come from a active preamp. The most disappointing for me has been the performance I have gotten from several very high quality ... | |
| Favorite scream in rock? Frank Black | |
| For Tube Folks... Actually test data is very important but doesnt tell you if the tubes are lightly used or not. It is not unusual for there to be up to a 15 to 20% difference in the test readings on NOS tubes of the same type and manufacturer. So you can actually ... | |
| Things we cannot be bothered by anymore People that believe political ideology is a defining attribute. People that believe they have the ability to understand a hobbyist's motivation for "overspending" on their system. . | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Oh and I see Merlin mentioned. Judd from Joule modified his personal Merlin speakers ever so slightly. I believe to tame the tweeter a bit. Compare the retail prices on the Wilsons vs the Merlins. I think it fair to expect less compromises (design... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Thanks for making the point of the Wilson detractors. It isnt about what is good for the salesman. |