charles1dad
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| Original Cary 300B Monos Reliability? I’d certainly agree that it’s wise to check with the manufacturer regarding approved and compatible tubes for use in their amplifiers. If for Cary the W.E. 300b is the recommended or safer choice then so be it. By many indications it’s an excellen... | |
| Original Cary 300B Monos Reliability? @leahy Congratulations with the Cary SET and Finale Audio speaker pairing. I use the Coincident Statement Line stage (101D tubes). You are wise to consider the upper tier quality 300b tube such as Western Electric. I'd also recommend you conside... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @realworldaudio For me getting to learn the nuances of what I hear, getting familiar with the fabric of music made it possible to fine-tune my system to allow further and deeper exploration. I completely understand this perspective and rel... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @brownsfan A friend is a longtime Atma-Sphere owner and I am familiar with his MA-1 mono blocks. So I feel that I can extrapolate the sound of your M-60 mono blocks. We paired his MP-1 preamplifier with my Frankensteins and result was pure and ... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @brownsfan The absolute sound concept has value, but it has limitations. As real world so beautifully pointed out, the absolute sound is not a singular experience in the real world. It is a range of experiences all of which are possible withi... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @realworldaudio Yet, while listening to bass at venues with good acoustics at good places, bass is not overly tight - it’s just right. A good SET can deliver that, the bass that has a good likeness of both texture in the bass and the right ti... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @sns Ha, Jut dawned on me that you own the Coicident Turbo 845 SET integrated amplifier. 😀 Do you use it strictly as an integrated amp or as a power amp paired with the CSL? Charles | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @sim_audio_nerd A few years ago Coincident offered an 845 Integrated (With a 300b as driver tube) SET that was about 27-30 watts per channel and it received universal praise. Was a very nice position between their Frankenstein (8 watts) and th... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @sutts, thanks. I have to admit that the Aries Cerat Helene is very interesting and my gut tells me it is special. It's certainly one big and heavy DAC! Charles | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @verdantaudio A belief that off the shelf chips are inferior is literal madness to me. You have a team of engineers working to produce a chip. R2R is driven by QC and what you spend on the resistor ladder (why MSB and Rockna are so good) vs FPG... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version Oh my, have we drifted from the OP. Yes, guilty as charged. You raised intriguing points (As usual for you) I felt compelled to comment on. Sorry. 😊 Charles | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @brownsfan I know that @sns is using the Lanlai Elite 101D in his CSL and has had no problems to my knowledge. So I suspect that the current production available via Grant Fidelity are of good quality. I may at some point give them a try but for... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @sns I would agree that the tube purchasing “source” is a key factor. I bought my original pair of Psvane W.E. Replica 101D from Grant Fidelity. They lasted a good 7-8 years with fairly heavy usage. I bought my current W.E. Replica pair directly... | |
| First Watt F8, passive preamp, DAC @johnk Yes, I definitely see the wisdom in that approach. I heard a loaned Nelson Pass D.I.Y. First Watt S.I.T. Paired with my Coincident Statement Line stage (101D tubes) and it was exceptionally good sounding. I do understand that the goal pe... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @brownsfan Just my opinion, but I think the 101D based CSL is Israel Blume's finest piece when used with the superb Psvane WE replica 101D tubes. Has been my assessment for a long time. Simply a stunningly good Line stage and no concerns w... |