chmaiwald
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| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i @jbhiller Good to hear that the amp arrived and is leaving a good first impression. As I said before, I have nothing much to compare it with and it´s good to hear already that the sound it produces is nice right from the start. Also: You also own ... | |
| 6SN7 GT instead of GTA/B? @mulveling Thanks for the explanation! That´s very helpful! I basically take from it that the amp is able to use them all, which is great. And easy to keep in mind when looking for possible replacements. I did find some Mullard ECC33s and I´m te... | |
| What's the oddest thing in your music collection? One of the weirder CDs I own is one called „Never alone again“ („Nie mehr allein“, it´s german), it consists of sounds and noises a person that lives with you would make. Tracks are called „Taking a Bath“ or „Coming home from grocery shopping“ and... | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i @mlsstl Even considering that 1970s $2.70 is about $20.70 in today's money, that´s quite an increase. I guess I´m far from alone wishing I had started getting into this a long while ago. @jbhiller Congratulations! It´s a nice piece of gear, that ... | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i I don´t know if it will be of use for anyone here, but I was asked if I can send someone the manual. So I scanned it, along with some more infosheets that it came with, and you can download a PDF below. It´s far from comprehensive but sufficient... | |
| Klipsch Speakers @silverfoxvtx1800 The EQ is a Technics SH-8020. It was build in the 80s and works really well. I bought this particular one because it has sufficiently many bands so I can adjust just the right ones. | |
| Klipsch Speakers I have the Cornwall IVs and run them with a tube amp. Even after tube rolling I found them to be a bit too bright - the problem I had with them from the beginning. A few weeks ago I bought an EQ and wow does it make a difference. I‘m bringing up t... | |
| Hi-Fi and the Folly of Perfection @grauerbar good post! Probably the desire to go back to these golden moments of the past gets transformed into some people‘s audiophile journey. Covering the inability to get back there with an ongoing quest to improve, which is naturally futile.... | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better This chase for neutrality (or accuracy or however you want to call it) makes me wonder. Audio setups with a strong sonic signature aside, it‘s like investing so much in finding something that has least personality. From the top of my hat I can‘t t... | |
| Question About Capacitor Upgrade in Tube Amp Owning a Willsenton myself, I‘m curious about upgrade options. Please keep us posted! | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better @femoore12 True! Speaking for myself, I tend to modify the sound to get the perfect space. Only yesterday I fiddled around with an EQ, using long cables do I could sit on the sofa with it. It really improves the sound = the space (living room) = ... | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better Measurements are definitely helpful. But what everyone experiences as pleasant varies. And what we call pleasant we tend to define as good as well. There the trouble starts. I´d never expect anyone to like my prefered sonic signature. When I bou... | |
| Who has heard and can comment on any of these brands?? For a long time I had rather small Audio Physic (Yara 2) speakers until last year. Amazing soundstage for that price. A friend owns a bigger pair and what I heard was just great. Definitely worth checking out. | |
| sub connection via high level output -> sound quality @carlsbad If the sub offers this you can put it in series, yes. Maybe it´s me but I couldn´t find any REL that offers serial wiring. @m-db I´m tending to go for the PB since it reaches even lower frequencies than the SB. Recently I´ve been listen... | |
| Primaluna or not Primaluna I heard good things about this one: https://www.lab12.gr/product/integre4-mk2/ |