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| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! The AP Crystal Solos continue to reveal whatever is thrown at them. This week I changed out vintage Sylvania 6SN7GT preamp tubes for new-production Tung-Sol tubes. A lot more burn-in required I gather. Nice and full sounding right off the bat. Cle... | |
| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 A member and colleague here was supposed to list his DH Inspire 6L6 Triode tube amp and the matching LP27 tube preamp as a set/pair, and he also has a Decware Tori he mentioned planning to list on Agon. Have not seen it yet, will keep an eye out. | |
| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 @luisma31 09-20-2019 8:08pm...Recently a friend asked me which tube amp he could get used for $1000, I replied that maybe for $2000 he could get something decent but honestly I have no idea what to answer...Luis,How's the recommendation coming alo... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! jtcf10-13-2019 1:07pm@decooney I swapped out the 5977 mini tubes in the DAC for a pair of GL 6922 and your friend was spot on.A big thanks to both of you.It made quite a difference with the higher gain tubes.The system practically breathed a sigh ... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! @rodman99999 I've not mixed N7s lately with this setup, and plan to again soon, and exactly..will do. I parted with my last good sets with my prior amps I sold, and recently purchased a few others recently. Will retry in a few weeks. But, came a... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! A buddy picked up a set of the AP Crystal Solo interconnects too. He's now in his 3rd week of use, letting them play and settle in. He too reported they are notably more open and detailed than his prior copper ICs he used from Belden and others. M... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! @jtcf I know, huh?!,..change one variable and I create two more. Perhaps "Its the journey, not the destination" I guess ;) | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! rodman999994,051 posts10-08-2019 9:34amSylvania...two hole, bottom-getteredI have a quad of the 2-hole bottom gettered now and they do sound nice and airy for sure. Used them for years on three different amps. Keepers for sure. But, with AP cables... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! To @rodman99999 rodman999994,044 posts10-08-2019 7:30am@decooney- Off topic, but: what tube family, does your pre use?Preamp:6SN7 tubes on preamp. Two signal/input tubes and two driver tubes. A quad of N7s. Cary SLP-98 with F1 type of mods, caps, ... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! Update#4: After my updates to a friend who is a very practical and reasonably skeptical audio colleague broke down and bought a pair of AP Crystal Solo 1m interconnects for his triode amp system with horn speakers. He too experienced the overly o... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! @jtcf720 posts10-07-2019 9:46amI know!Crazy isn’t it?Letting them rest seems to be important too.It’s hard to retain my dignity and keep from gushing.They are very special.-----------------------------------------@b_limo OP993 posts10-07-2019 10:3... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! I thought I could only have one pair of AP Solo ICs max in the system, but after both pairs have been played beyond 100hrs and settled in more, both pairs are staying for sure. I guess the instructions (if read :) indicate up to ~300 hours of burn... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! @jtcf 718 posts10-05-2019 12:23pmThe Heresys were fun to listen to!This pair were manufacured in 1977.Great midrange but no detail on top,just hash.We figured new parts inside are needed,and some tweaking too.My brother was very impressed how the ... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! jtcf710 posts09-30-2019 12:35pm...it can start to lose tone and timbre and become overly airy?Not enough "meat on the bones" ?......discovered an entire layer of background instrumentation that was never there before.The vocals were just spooky,I ... | |
| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 Luis, Which 6SN7s are you rolling through your MA-1s? -----------------------------For my rig I settled on Sylvania Black plate 6SN7s for my preamp a while back, but once those let go down the road in a few years, I’ll be revisiting them again, ma... |