charles1dad
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| Don't sell your tube amps @mbmi Class D is coming like a freight train.....Atmasphere in the lower price points and Aavik in the higher end are both on the fore front of making beautiful , magical music. ..the tubey sound we all love without the drawbacks associated wit... | |
| 300b lovers It’s my understanding that KR audio is now manufacturing a 101D tube in the Czech Republic. But yes, in the big picture a relatively rare tube. I use the Psvane W.E.Replica 101D in my preamplifier. It’s very good sounding and fortunately has prove... | |
| 300b lovers @lynn_olson Part of amp design is deciding what "tone" you want. Because it’s going to have a sound, no matter what technology is there ... Class D, MOSFETs, bipolar transistors, pentode, triode, or DHT. No matter what you design, it will hav... | |
| Don't sell your tube amps @oddiofyl I also have no plans to sell my 300b or Mid Monos You aren’t the only one. The impending demise of vacuum tubes is overstated in my opinion. Tubes and transistors can coexist just as digital and analogue manage to do. Charles | |
| Don't sell your tube amps @erock79 I suspect tubes will be around and in demand by discerning consumers for a very long time Agreed! As always to each their own. I just think that there will be a certain number of listeners who genuinely appreciate and prefer the na... | |
| 300b lovers @lynn_olson It’s a fully balanced circuit, with 6SN7 input, 6V6 driver, and 300B output. It’s a high current, high speed design. Thanks for taking the time to post on this thread. I have appreciated various articles written by you over the ye... | |
| 300b lovers @ffzz @donsachs Thanks for your very informed feedback and perspectives. The builder of my 300b (Israel Blume) Coincident SET mono blocks decided to go with an interstage transformer and 6EM7 driver tube. As has been openly acknowledged, num... | |
| 300b lovers @ffzz Based on your listening experiences have you found one approach to provide better sound quality or is it simply an implementation issue? Charles | |
| 300b lovers @whitestix I believe that the 6SN7 is actually a pretty popular tube for input/drivers of power amplifiers and In preamplifiers. I think that the degree of success is overwhelmingly dependent upon the talent, knowledge and skill of the particula... | |
| 300b lovers @atmasphere I do not understand why this approach hasn't been used in SETs since the design consideration is similar. It might be because a negative power supply would be needed. Ahh, I see. The usage of the 6SN7 with your preferred utilizat... | |
| 300b lovers @carlsbad2 I hope that you have a wonderful time at the Pacific audio show. I’m interested in your listening impressions. Charles | |
| 300b lovers @carlsbad2 No doubt that your AD1 amplifier will acquit itself well. What speakers will it be paired with? If I were attending that show I would make it a point to hear that system and the Don Sachs amplifier room for sure. Charles | |
| 300b lovers @ffzz RE: the Viva Solista 845 integrated amplifier, I had the amp for 6-7 years. Out of curiosity, I tried tube push-pull amps from very reputable brands during those years and found that I much prefer Viva each time! I completely understan... | |
| Digital Dilemma @mahler123 What can be off putting is when beliefs are stated as dogma-usually in this case as “streaming always sounds better than CD”. This dogma has become so prevalent that people think there is something wrong with them or their systems i... | |
| Western Electric 91E @carlsbad2 I haven't heard this amp and don't know anyone who has. While the tubes it was built around are still at least one of the gold standards, the price range that this amp fits is dominated by hand built, point to point wired, and often... |