bob540
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| What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices @ghasley, This brings up a question I had previously regarding accessories provided by equipment manufacturers. I would think that an audio equipment manufacturer would pair their equipment with tubes or power cords that sound great with that equ... | |
| Thinking Out Loud Follow-up: Giving the tubes time to settle in, the sound has become more full and not dominated so much by the highs. I think I like this!Haven't bought any other tubes yet, but I think I will try some Tung-Sols. All the ads I have seen are lim... | |
| Economical CD Transport - Thoughts? I also own an Audiolab 6000CDT and paired it with small Pro-Ject dac. Sounds good to me and the slot-loading mechanism has worked without fail. I haven’t seen any scratches inflicted, which I think is the most-cited concern. I haven’t heard a ... | |
| New to Turntables @guakus, I have a Denon DP-300f turntable with built-in preamp. I read on several sites that this preamp is more for convenience than performance, so I would think the phono section on your Yamaha would give better sound.The cables on my turntable... | |
| What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices It comes down to priorities and what one is willing to spend. I would have to mull over whether to spend $120.00 on a single tube; others would not hesitate. The OP is one who thinks that is excessive, and I agree with him. This is one reason I... | |
| Is it ever enough? I have been going through this process where I started out thinking in one direction with equipment but then being intrigued by reading others’ experiences in other directions. The equipment I originally bought beginning in early 2020 now doesn’t ... | |
| Thinking Out Loud I also found this video regarding tubes for the Freya+:https://youtu.be/WA_GImHsZNY | |
| Who will soon be going to a live concert? I saw Emmylou Harris about a month ago, and a friend and I saw Gary Allan on September 10th. Both were at an outside venue. I am fully vaccinated and attended without a mask and sat near to other people. No problems thus far. I don’t ignore ris... | |
| Thinking Out Loud @lowrider57, The tubes are those that came with the Freya+ . . JJ tubes, made in Slovakia (same country my Pro-Ject was manufactured in). The tubes are said to be good ones and less expensive than the Tung Sol tubes people really like. | |
| Thinking Out Loud @ghdprentice, my TT is a Denon DP-300f. I bought an inexpensive turntable because I had been away from that medium for a long time and had memories of noisy, popping play. Of course, back then my idea of record cleaning was a swipe with a Discwa... | |
| Thinking Out Loud Hooked up TT through zphono and into Freya+. Had to turn on the rumble filter on the zphono with the Freya in solid state mode, but didn’t need it for tube mode. Again, I most notice the high sounds with the tubes and not the warm mellowness oth... | |
| Thinking Out Loud Today I hooked the Freya+ into my system. It was a pain in ass just getting everything apart. I see photos of others’ systems here and the cables are so neat — mine looks like a mass of spaghetti tied into a Gordian knot! I ended up disassembli... | |
| Thinking Out Loud @ozzy62, my amp is Parasound A21.I think I will print out the instructions here so I can follow them as needed. Thanks again for your input. | |
| Thinking Out Loud Thanks lowrider, interesting reading! | |
| Thinking Out Loud I have yet to experiment with adding the Freya to my system, Will try some combinations and see what pleases. Thank you for all your suggestions. |