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| PSVANE 12Au7 12At7 12Ax7 "-T MKII" 2020 production run of small signal/driver tubes @audioman58 Good to know on the new PSV Art series. A friend with a recording/mastering studio messing with tube DACS recently tried them with similar praise, likes them quite a bit. I will say the latest MKII version is notably better than prior ... | |
| Psvane CV181 TII in both driver and splitter on VAC Renaissance 70/70? My preamp has two pairs of 6SN7 signal and driver tubes, and while I enjoyed splitting tubes with one pair of new, and a second pair of my best NOS tubes, what worked best was two very closely matched pairs/triodes of the same brand of boutique tu... | |
| Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp @ckenr, with your noted "cramped quarters" and space constraints limited to depth vs. width, you might want to reply with your LxWxH limits.This might help folks to help you to narrow down a list of possible tube amps(s) you can do given your circ... | |
| Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp @ckenr,It appears at least 2 different Concerto models existed, each had different drivers in them. The later model has a diffraction device on the tweeter as one indicator, and look closely at the woofers. This original model reviewed way back wa... | |
| Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp @yogiboy @hilde45 My friend has 3 year old M120 amps. They can be used with KT88 tubes.Best to check with Mike @ QS and give him the serial # of the amps, and reconfirm to be sure. The latest version of the Mono 120s with the large transformers in... | |
| tube bias @harley52Deleted prior post linking to the Q&A section the QS site. Update: Found more updated manual information on the newer Silver 88 monos, which coincides more closely to your Silver 70s with KT88 tubes. The Silver88 manual shows 40ma per... | |
| Interconnect Suggestions? +1, what jmphotography said. Several friends with Node/2i units who all added step-up external DACs and really good digi coax cables with notable benefits with added musical enjoyment. Yes, various threads out there on this topic. | |
| KEF ls50 meta’s are on the way @mapmanThanks for reporting progress as you go. It's been fun reading about your Metas. I hope to demo a pair down the road just for grins. It can be revealing moving the same speakers around to different setups with friends, in normal non-covid... | |
| My ICs are short…..duh! It happens. Adding more bridge connectors in the signal path will result in some change. It also depends on your hearing. Knowing you splurged for Cardas already, it still might be worth bighting the bullet and selling off or trading up for a long... | |
| Tidal vs Quobuz @gearginder, I’m sure it all depends on your listening preferences but here is my take. I went from Spotify to Tidal. I had used solely Spotify for 5+ years. Loved the sound quality upgrade of Tidal but hated loosing access to so many tracks. So I... | |
| A DAC to help overcome compressed music? Thread Title: "A DAC to help overcome compressed music?". @deadhead1000..."I was not specifically looking for a DAC." Ok. That clears it up. | |
| A DAC to help overcome compressed music? There have been more than a few forum threads of folks adding upgraded external DACs to a BlueSound Node2I with success. | |
| Tweaking Cary SLP-98P F1 Preamp @russ69 ...I personally like the sound of my SLP-98 and don't have any plans to replace it. Me too. Nice outboard power supply, and with top shelf 6SN7s, upgraded coupling caps and rear wiring, using quality OCC interconnects, performs as well as... | |
| Advise before I regret @spkbmw007 I previously had them hooked up to a Marantz sr7005 and an Adcom 555 gFA 2 amp. The speakers seemed to have just allot of mid range and bass not very bright or detail.The Marantz sr7005 has a reputation for sounding "warm" and the Adcom... | |
| Advise before I regret Did you try your Aventage 2080 + Anthem amp > Studio 100 v3 speakers BEFORE you bought the new Premier speakers -If so, what did you not like about the sound? |