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| Are Music Reference amps still available new? @clio09 05-24-2020 4:57pm"Roger left the business to a few folks including myself. He left us a wealth of intellectual property and projects. We have plans to carry on his legacy..."clio09, So pleased to read this today. A good friend of mine also... | |
| Pass 260.8 owners...Question stevea11757"...I left on this time streaming from my Magnum Dynalab 809 on low volume and returned after an hour or so to the sound I was accustomed to hearing. "And, consistent with your original post. Glad you figured it out. | |
| Pass 260.8 owners...Question @stevea11757 Does it sound right after 4 hours of warmup? | |
| Pass 260.8 owners...Question @stevea11757If I had to guess, were your former cables more veiled over, less transparent sounding, as compared to your new cables? What were your former cables by the way - and were they old bulky copper cables from 80s/90s, or early to mid 2000 ... | |
| PSVANE 12Au7 12At7 12Ax7 "-T MKII" 2020 production run of small signal/driver tubes @johnss Keep us posted on the Cossor, if you take that route, Johnss. A tube research nut friend was seriously looking at those a few weeks back to compare to his own vintage collection. Also, I've been running quads of TJ FM 6SN7 tubes in my pre... | |
| PSVANE 12Au7 12At7 12Ax7 "-T MKII" 2020 production run of small signal/driver tubes @earthtones, @milpai Thanks, appreciate the feedback. @oldhvymec, Lucky you. Good finds. That’s the way to buy ’em for sure! fwiw, recently I tested 20 different pairs of vintage signal and drivers in my amps alone, most were okay - few were truly... | |
| PSVANE 12Au7 12At7 12Ax7 "-T MKII" 2020 production run of small signal/driver tubes @earthtones No direct proof other than 2017/2018 year posts by some with mediocre feedback, debates. Now days noting more positive feedback in mid 2019, 2020. Year 2020 was more of a current reference point in time. I tried early versions, they we... | |
| Power Tube shootout 34,6550,88,120,150 The sound does change notably with +/- bias on my amps running KT150s. I can swing 20ma either way. If I back it down, the tone changes to EL34 type sound and the soundstage recesses back. If I raise 15-20 ma, the midrange comes out and forward, ... | |
| Power Tube shootout 34,6550,88,120,150 Member DAK808’s response in that DIY thread is notable. He correctly points out higher current/plate voltages and larger transformers typically required and used by amp designers to run larger KT150 tubes (properly). Also, i.e, noting the newer "M... | |
| Analysis Plus Silver Apex Speaker cable It does take an AA Audiophile Anonymous support group to help each other through the ridiculous 300hr wait time on these cables. :) Would have never believed it myself, even called the cable designer and the owner of the company to pester them abo... | |
| Analysis Plus Silver Apex Speaker cable @grk Your Super Nines run Paper-in-Oil caps in the crossovers, smaller 3/4" textile tweeters with paper woofers at 91db in the sweet spot and would not expect them to be overly forward or edgy or bright. Sounds like a good match for the AP Silvers... | |
| Analysis Plus Silver Apex Speaker cable @jnovak As you noted, yes, the silvers are kind of known for being forward and detailed, in just about every review I’ve come across where someone jumps from richer sounding copper, or OCC Crystal Solo to "Silver". Particularly in some cases when ... | |
| Can you hear or tell difference? @lordrootman"...Since all 3 is using Michi P5 DAC thanks" --------------------------------------------Yes, correct. Normal, and expected in this case you outlined here. Each of the three streamers you listed are all connected with their COAX Out... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? Pairing tube preamps with various SS amps, Parasound, Pass Labs, FirstWatt is a common and recurring thread here on Agon. Even Nelson Pass put together a DIY Nutube flat tube preamp design to pair along with his own SS FirstWatt amplifiers. It all... | |
| Preamp suggestion for Quicksilver M120 amps agranttz, Update: today I swapped back and forth between my very best vintage 1960s Mullard 12AU7s and latest version PSVANE MKIIs in the QS Mono 120s. My buddy did the same in his Linestage last week, replaced the stock low grade JJs you have now... |