charles1dad
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| KT 150 Amp Options Weebeedad,I've own a Quicksilver full function preamp for 20 years(now used in a second apartment system). It clearly outperformed my then Audio Research SP9 MK II and later a friend's Reference 2 line stage(5x the cost). It still sounds very good... | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes David,As far as respect is concerned the feeling is mutual toward you and other valued contributors on this thread. Charles, | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Hi John,Yes, I also believe the Jupiter copper foils are an excellent capacitor alternative to consider. Rebbi mentioned the AN caps as these are the ones offered as an AN Kit upgrade if he wants to stay within the AN family. No doubt the Jupiter ... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Rebbi,the Black Treasure 300b tubes have an unusually long recommended break in of 300 hours. In my experience most 300bs are well broken-in by roughly 100 hours. Many sound very good straight out of the box and just improve from there.No rush for... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Tubegroover,Thanks for your kind comment. I'd say you have summarized the successful route to SET amplifier use very well. It does require the proper speaker match and attention to system components(less critical usually). As you discovered, all m... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Hello John,I felt comfortable recommending the Black Treasure (BT) given my success with them a few years ago. For their current cost they are an exceptionally good value. I'm pleased to learn they're coming around for you(they'll continue to impr... | |
| KT 150 Amp Options Tubegroover,I'd suspect your Quicksilver suggestion is on the mark. | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Rebbi,The AN Kit 1 300b Amplifier really seems like it's an exceptionally well built and very good sounding amplifier. You are getting excellent performance from this amplifier using the standard grade 300b tubes. Just think of the room for improv... | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes Hi Drdavid, I won't go so far as say you'll worship the Elrog tubes but you'll find them very special. You know the impact of the Psvane 101D in the CSL. Well you can expect similar results with the Elrog ER 300b in your amplifier. An unquestionab... | |
| SET shortlist to drive tweeters in active system Lew,I understand your dilemma when it comes to performance versus price. You would naturally expect a linear relationship between the two but in reality this isn't the case in a number of situations. It honestly would not surprise me if you prefer... | |
| Can Luxman 509u drive JBL Ti5000 Your volume control setting is a reflection of the total amount of gain in your system. This volume setting has little to do with the actual amount of power being utilized. Your amplifier could have high sensitivity, in other words likely less the... | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes Calloway,My original order was with True Audiophile but they had delays with shipment from Germany. I hope they have gotten things sorted out. I subsequently bought my pair from Tubes USA.com with no problems.Charles, | |
| SET shortlist to drive tweeters in active system Hi Lew,You asked about SET(single ended triode) which would use a DHT tube, The Dynanco is actually a SEP(single ended pentode tube). I haven't heard the Dynaco however professional reviews have been raves(6 Moons review is very detailed). Dynaco ... | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes Hi Rob,I've heard enough at this point to say with confidence the Elrog/Frankenstein pairing is marvelous. Truly an ideal combo to my ears. | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes Hi Jet,Elrog seems to favor/recommend DC rather than AC filament voltage for heating. They say that the thoriated tungsten filament due to its thermal properties are more subject to hum with AC heat. I'd get in touch with George(owner)at Tubes USA... |