charles1dad
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| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Hello,Maxmad, Srajan Ebaen(6 Moons.com) during his reviews of 300b tubes was surprised to discover that in the amps he used the driver tube changed the sound character more than swapping the various output tubes.Grant Audio is the North American d... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Maxmad,You raise an interesting point, there`s a big difference in quaility (sonically and built) between the lower/mid price chinese 300b and the premium models. This is why earlier in this threat I`d strongly recommended the Shuguang Treasure Se... | |
| Tube amp advice Hi Dan,That post by Raquel is absolutely correct regarding the importance of high quaility transformers and power supplies, they matter greatly. His suggestion of the VAC 70/70 amplifier is spot on, this was one great all time tube amp. It used 30... | |
| tube dac for tube amp? Hi, In my own experience I`d say what affects DAC sound quaility the most is the the implementation of a very good discrete analog section and a potent well designed power supply, more so than tube or SS. It also seems this influences the ultimate... | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Sparky relax! it`s just a hobby we both enjoy but with different taste and perspective. In my audio evolution over the past 22 years I`ve gone from SS amps( Symphonic Line was my best in this catagory) then various PP tube amps(which I liked more ... | |
| What makes the Bloom around instruments . . . Hello,Frogman that was an excellent description of what`s called bloom. It`s most certainly a function of harmonic overtone/fundamental tones and when captured is utterly beautiful. It makes music sound more realistic,thus less canned and sterile.... | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Sorry Phaelon, I could`nt help my self. | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Sparky, I agree, the SET experience most certainly is`nt HiFi it`s music presented naturally. | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Hi phaelon,No real disagreement actually, Droz said he wanted comparisions with his switchable PP tube amp and a "true SET"amp. If he wants to expand his options, a 300b PP amp would be a good way to go i.e. the beauty of DHT tube vs a pentode ind... | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Droz, As predictable many opinions and experiences expressed here, as each type of amp design has some level of compromise(SET,PP,OTL,etc.) The 300b PP route is ok but won`t offer anymore speaker flexibility than say a 845 or 211 tube used single ... | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Droz, If you have not done so already, search the site for high effiency speakers this topic has been well covered on audiogon. The old threads contain much information and many good suggestions, there`s no shortage of very good speakers of this t... | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Hi Droz,I was in your shoes about 14 months ago. I prefer tubes over SS amps and had been using push-pull(PP)amps with mcuh satisfaction. These amps were pentode/triode switchable and were El34 or KT88/6550 based. Well after reading reviews and ar... | |
| What makes the Bloom around instruments . . . That definition of bloom by J. Gordon Holt correlates perfectly with Baranyi`s experience with his father`s violin comparisions.This presence of bloom is real and I`m aware of it when listening to live acoustic instruments be it a concert or frien... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Kclone,Acording to OSHA sustained(one hour or more)exposure to sound levels at 90db and higher can cause permament hearing impairment.Systems with a low noise floor should easily allow you to listen at levels 60 -70db while preserving reasonable d... | |
| Ayre XK-R vs Pass Lab XP-20? BigKidz,I`ve seen several post by you suggesting DHT tubes -transfomer coupled preamps and can understand why you do so. There are very few of these types commercially available however. Is yours a DIY or sold as a kit? |