bigkidz
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| Tube Amplifier Sound Characteristics Some very good input and some not so much. We build tube components. Class A tube mono blocks and a hybrid tube amplifier, all point-to-point wiring. Each has something to offer. While the Class As are fantastic, the hybrid actually is more 3D ... | |
| Power Cord & SPDIF Coaxial Recommendations For Audiomeca Mephisto CD Transport There are several digital cables that I would recommend. Kimber Kable D-60 - Cerious Tech Graphene, and the Jorma digital cables. Some of recommendations say otherwise but since I have tried close to 50 digital cables, these are some of the best... | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. The best option for you is to upgrade your DAC. It all starts with the signal.Happy Listening. | |
| Economical CD Transport - Thoughts? Get the Rega for a lower priced unit otherwise the Pro-Ject Audio for a little more. | |
| Speaker Upgrade ... Please Help Me From what has been already suggested above I would recommend Vivid, Sonus, Vandersteen and I would add Gershman Acoustics especially for female vocals. | |
| You own a store, you sell 2 brands, which? Lafayette & Ohm Walsh.Especially the Lafayette KT-550 tube power amp. Had these in college in my dorm room. Everyone hung out there! Still have the Lafayette KT-550 but converted the tube compliment to a current tube. Everything else is st... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? like mentioned by Atmasphere some can and some can't. Everything you listen to has coloration even passive, transformers, tubes, resistors and capacitors all have their own coloration. You cannot get around it.@tvad The choice of preamp, and... | |
| V-Cap CuTF .22 on Gain Tubes-- Primaluna Dialogue HP Integrated We tried these Audyn TruCopper caps in our designs and they just seemed OK to our ears. The Milflex coppers were better to our ears. The V-Cap OIMP outperformed both in our 6SN7 tubed DAC. The copper V-caps are fantastic but we do install them ... | |
| Alvin Lee or Snowy White? Neitherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deeBQZ8Aklc | |
| I’m in trouble The best integrated amp that I have heard recently is the Mark Levinson. It is a new design that ML hired to make the new amp. Pretty nice for SS and I am a tube guy. No it does not sound like tubes! But pretty natural nun-the-less. Find a b ... | |
| Electrolytic capacitor replacement I generally use Nichicon capacitors in power supplies, etc. Clarity if I have to. Then Mundorf.I prefer V-Caps to the other capacitors. I generally do not find a need to use by-pass capacitors. Some people use them all the time. I have not fo... | |
| Is it ever enough? It is easy to get to enough once you understand what makes the sound you want. Every one has their own preferences. So opinions are just that. Get to understand what works for you and then you can be done. | |
| Need help buying new speaker cable I sent you a PM with an offer to try some cable to evaluate. If you are interested let me know. | |
| Looking for Speaker Input as audioman has stated, the weak link is you front end - the DAC not the speakers. In our demonstration room we have been playing with DACs for the past month. Recently hooked-up the Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage speakers. Sounded excellent but ... | |
| Still happily using vintage gear? @jasonbourne52 Nice the Rogers - you should here them on my Class A mono blocks with the 16 Ohm taps!Also try a RCA 5R4 instead of the 5U4 similar but different eBay about $20 shipped.Guitars - got a '69 Strat and about 6 Les Pauls' a few Ha... |