charles1dad
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| 300b lovers @whitestix I am very happy for you. What you wrote expresses genuine joy and satisfaction listening to music. Isn’t this the ultimate objective? You are fortunate to have received this early opportunity. I know you are very grateful.👍 It’s been... | |
| 45 Lovers - what are your favorite tubes? @carlsbad2 I have had a loaned pair of the Sophia “mesh plate “ in my SET mono blocks. I also have had the EML 300b mesh tube. Different construction between them. The Sophia is actually a perforated metal plate. The EML is a genuine mesh filame... | |
| 300b lovers @lynn_olson The original Karna had twointerstages, which was frankly over-the-top. Requirements for the first one bordered on impossible, since impedance from the first tube was much higher than the driver. When I switched over to the 6SN7, I d... | |
| 300b lovers @donsachs So many paths to audio nirvana. So many tubes, so little time:) +1 Charles | |
| 300b lovers @atmasphere I’ve said it many times in the past. The greatest limitation SETs have is getting bandwidth as the design is scaled for more power. The OPT is the defining issue. Yes you have and with clear explanation. I was specifically asking ... | |
| 300b lovers @alexberger A well designed 845 SET will always be inferior to a well designed 300B SET in sound quality I am a thoroughly happy long term 300b SET owner. However, I do know that there are excellent sounding high voltage transmission tube SET... | |
| 300b lovers @lynn_olson The usage of 845,211,805,GM 70 and other high voltage transmission tubes have been manufactured and sold by very reputable and established brands for quite awhile now. They’ve been enjoyed by owners for years without reliability or h... | |
| 300b lovers @donsachs I didn't tell him to start a thread and certainly had no idea it would go on this long! Understood. If a thread topic generates quality insight, information and perspectives from genuinely knowledgeable and earnest contributors the... | |
| need advise, which is the weakest link in my audio chain No doubt that the DAC is (Actually any signal chain component) an important contributor to the overall sound quality and character. However, given @soix comments above, the Bryston amplifier is worthy of suspicion. Charles | |
| need advise, which is the weakest link in my audio chain @nagasakti70 seems like i should borrow any power amp from friends to try out I think it’s a very reasonable first step to try borrowed amplifiers and listen for differences you might hear. It would certainly provide some meaningful feedback ... | |
| need advise, which is the weakest link in my audio chain @soix I had the BP6 as well and it’s a very neutral preamp but when paired with a Bryston 2B SST I found what you’re finding in that it was a little thin sounding. But when I paired the BP6 with my McCormack DNA-0.5 RevA amp it was fuller and... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @melm The poster obviously doesn't know that R2R (used in the Giscard) is the oldest of the digital to analog technologies. it was used in Philips CD players more than 40 years ago at the outset of the digital age. So talk of a dated design i... | |
| 300b lovers The most recent "coincidence" occurred last Friday (literally within hours of each other, according to Lynn), where we made parallel revisions to our 300B cathode's circuit. ... Thom @ Galibier Long live the 300b! 😊 Charles | |
| 300b lovers @donsachs So if done right, there are lots of advantages to a transformer coupled preamp. I can say that I don't miss coupling caps at all, note even the really good ones I was using previously. So again, for me it is about seeing what was p... | |
| 300b lovers This degree of insight is so interesting and appreciated. I do recall the introduction of the Galibier 300b SET a few years back. Three highly regarded audio veterans sharing thoughts, ideas and concepts. This is precisely why I believe that there... |