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| Cary SLP98 Tube Question The Cary SLP 98L F-1 in my system sounds tremendous without a trace of sibilance whether using an Audio Aero CD 24/192 or a simple Music Hall CD 25 into MG 20R or Totem Arros. I have used Sovtek and China 6sN7's without a problem but got MAJOR imp... | |
| What is the best value you have encountered? Sound Dynamics RTS -3 speakers at their original $150 discounted new price or occasionally on Audiogon for $100-$150. Insert them in an ultra high end system of other equipment and maybe add a REL Storm III sub and you will won't believe your ears. | |
| Life after Maggies? Eldartford,Same experience as with me. Had a pair of new MG IIIa's in 1986 and loved them for many years. Then went searching in the box world wilderness for many years with Spendor SP100, Soliloquy 6 series, Totems, Chatmans, etc.-all wondeful sp... | |
| good old tuners going obsolete Ditto Armstrod and Sherod. I have a Fanrare FT-1A Analogue Fm tuner and pick up a plethora of wonderful FM stations in the greater Phila area, which I will sorely miss if and when they cease broadcasting in current format. I have only recently sub... | |
| Need upgrade advice on cd player direct to amps I had an Audio Aero 24/192 (second generation version) and predecesor to the MK 2 which Itsalldark refers to above. It was a really beautiful sounding analog like player. They come up on 'gon ocassionally for $2k-$2500. | |
| Tube CD player? Take a look at the "Canadian made" Raysonic CD 128 with EH 6922 gold pin tubes. Great bang for the non-yuan. | |
| What are your experience with The Sililoquy 5.3's? I still have my pair of original 5.3's circa ~ 1999 with the black drivers and absolutely love them. I switch them in and out with my Maggie 3.6R's (or sometimes Qual ESL 63's). I drive them with 6 watt push pull 2A3, 50 watt JOR integrated (KT 90... | |
| Has anyone upgraded their preamp with V-caps? YES. I have a highly modified (Robert H. Backert mod) Musical Design SP 2B Pre with 6922 output tubes. It's been a work in progress for the past several years. We just added the Teflon/Tin Foil V-Caps in the output stage and the results were nothi... | |
| Jadis Orch Reference, 5 yrs/Time for update review Bartokfan,I have a JOR with KT 90 tubes and absolutely love it. Recently I changed out the KT 90's to try a quad of new JJ Electronic KT 88 (blue) tubes. The sound quality was markedly lowered. I don't have a manual and since I don't see any obvio... | |
| Receiver Recommendations I have an original Marantz 2270 70 wpc ss which, if you can find one, go for about $300 on audiogon. It has pre in and outs for versatility, very good amp section and nice tuner section as well. Considered by collectors as a good unit from the '70... | |
| Odyssey Stratos vs. Monarchy SM-70 PRo ? Luynes,I have a pair of Odyssey Stratos Extreme Monoblocks which I am using with either the Odyssey Candela Pre or a Modwright 9.0SE (with oil caps and Bybee filter upgrade) to drive my Magnepan 3.6R's with great success. The Stratos Extremes real... | |
| Top ten tube amps (1) Deja Vu Audio PVK 2A3/45 Push Pull monoblocks with circa 1950 vintage "Acrosound" or "Chicago" output transformers (especially using RCA single or bi plate output tubes and "Sylvania" 6SN7's)(2) Original Jolida 102B 6BQ5 PP (will amaze you for... | |
| Chanpman Audio T7 Speakers I have a pair of T-7's which just received the newly available "Chapman" T-7 upgrade. New Chapman propriatary woofers, Scanspeak mids drivers, and the quantum leap newer totally upgraded crossover components and internal wiring plus Black Diamond ... | |
| Plinius SA-102 for Magnepan 3.6 I have been driving my 3.6R's with a pair of Odyssey Stratos Extreme Monoblock SE's with great results. | |
| Review: Musical Design D-140 Amplifier I have a Musical Design SP 2B signature version preamp for a bunch of years, which definitely, as Jaybo said above is world class in its sound. It has been upgraded several times over the past 5 years with Teflon tin V-Caps, Blackgates and some po... |