charles1dad
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| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR It is hard to determine what or if there are any 'sonic' improvements. To my understanding there are`nt any 'internal' changes to the tube. Time will tell. | |
| Tube Preamp/solid pwr amp or solid pre/ tube pwr chuck,I think we all agree that ultimately speaker choice will detemine which amp is preferable. The answers above were hypothetical. | |
| Tube Preamp/solid pwr amp or solid pre/ tube pwr Well said and reasoned Raquel. I feel the proliferation of low impedance speakers(and lower efficiency) was a wrong move in high end audio. Done most likely due to the relatively cheaper cost of power with the advent of SS amplifiers. | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Phaelon,You `re so right. My amp`s builder Israel Blume says the driver tube selection is critical to the output tube`s performance.He picked the 6EM7 specifically for it`s high current drive capacity(this driver tube can put out 2 watts of power ... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Antigrunge,My amplifier came with General Electric 6EM7 1950s vintage. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Tonight,Doug Raney, "You go to my Head"Carmen McRae, "Bittersweet"Tardo Hammer, "Look Stop and Listen""Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown" | |
| Tube Preamp/solid pwr amp or solid pre/ tube pwr Mechans,Your opinion does counter conventional wisdom but I agree with you. If you`re after the 'tube effect' i.e. 3-D, the tube power amp has more influence than the Tube pre with SS amp(not saying this approach does`nt work for many however). | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR I thought I`d post an update now that I`ve had these tubes awhile(over 150 hours). If anything my admiration has grown, this Takatsuki 300b is an extraordinary tube. It`s overwhelming strength is reproducing music in a completely 'natural' and pur... | |
| Your favorite SET amp? Wavac EC-300B... "I can get sucked in for hours"Jcote,This won`t change over time and if anything your appreciation will actually grow deeper. It will be difficult to return to other types of amplifiers once you`ve found the right SET system(as you apparently have... | |
| Your favorite SET amp? Wavac EC-300B... Mapman,Good questions, I`m just a consumer and certainly have`nt heard every competent SET available. I can say that the SET amps mentioned in the above posts are very good. Personally I can speak from experience with the Coincident Frankenstein M... | |
| Vac Sig MKII tube circuit upgrade I`ve heard this linestage many times and it sounds wonderful, but is`nt it hard wired point to point rather than a circuit board? | |
| Your favorite SET amp? Wavac EC-300B... Salectric,What an accurate answer, I agree with your response. It`s funny, people point out the 2nd order harmonics(which vary significantly from one SET to another). A good designed/built SET sounds more realistic and natural with music reproduct... | |
| what is an ideal tube amp Atmasphere,Thanks for your explanation. If it does cost more to build high efficiency speakers that would explain(to some degree anyway) why 4 ohm speakers dominant the high end audio segment. | |
| Your favorite SET amp? Wavac EC-300B... Consider the Coincident Frankenstein MK II or the Wavelength Cardinal and outfit them with the brilliant Takatsuki-TA 300b tubes.Stunning sound for far less money.Regards, | |
| Magico Q7 . . . wow Wolf,Let us know how this match works out.Thanks. |