decooney

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A cable too perfect?
@zlone "...Keep in mind that I have used several sets of interconnects with this system already, and there was no issue with leanness."   Had a full loom of "great" cables like this once. It did not start out this way, but seemed to become inc... 
Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis
Thanks @photon46 for sharing and congrats on the amps and the journey. It will be great to learn more about your thoughts as everything settles in for you. Yes, agree what occurs might not translate to another - yet your thoughts are appreciated i... 
Pass INT-25, split decision and maybe option?
To @audiojan - There are plenty INT-25 units out there running perfectly well. Well tested they are leaving the factory. I live 15 minutes from Pass Labs btw, tons of it around me. Never heard of this kind of failure before, so once they check it ... 
PSVANE Mfg Co replaced my older 6SN7 CV-181 TII tubes
@milpai @marco1 this unnamed leader person at PSVANE Co shared over email that Amazon is the primary method they use to sell tubes in the USA now, even ahead of Viva. We got into a sidebar discussion about me having to return a pair of GL tubes th... 
Frank is gone. AVA lives on!
Thanks for letting us know.  Another pioneer in the industry will be missed.   Had the pleasure to speak with him a few times and during the quiet transition to the new crew.  Glad to read they will work to keep AVA going.   
PSVANE Mfg Co replaced my older 6SN7 CV-181 TII tubes
To @milpai thanks for the update and sharing your story too. You are now in the same position as me, waiting about your replacements, "if they will last". The only added context or hope I have is how this unnamed leader informed me they "do" ack... 
Bryston?
@cleeds @hickamore - good to know on the MD tuners. This topic may deserve its own separate thread. I was unaware of the new changes and support and such. I still enjoy my MD-102 in Black and hope to keep in going for a long time more.        
Pass INT-25, split decision and maybe option?
@bjesien 1 watt should give you 96db near the speaker so should hardly be conversational at the level you are setting it. Something is off.   Mute button on somewhere, lol.  
PSVANE Mfg Co replaced my older 6SN7 CV-181 TII tubes
Update-2: about 10 days mild play time on the new 2025 PSVANE CV-188 TII MKII (6SN7) tubes now. The leader contact at PSVANE manufacturing kept referring to these as the new "Art Series" yet they look like the former Gray and Gold TII MKII  tubes ... 
Bryston?
" @jaybe I just bought a 4B3 to go with my Sopras. I can’t get over the posters who base their buying decisions on a single comment from a stranger lol."   Did buy your 4B3 new or used? And if new where did you purchase it from if you don’t ... 
Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough?
Speaking of "how far they can push it", I wish I had photos on hand of my local 55-year tech [now retired], he let me borrow his self named "FrankenDyna" ST35 loaner amp once. It sorta looked like its original self in some ways, but not really, K... 
Bryston?
  @bslon "You don’t hear much about Bryston around here because the gear performs and doesn’t have problems." Exactly!   It’s not just about problems. Sometimes people have questions of interest and more. It’s easy to find Bryston amps and... 
Where to put best interconnects
First-best option is between source and preamp.   Second-best option is between preamp and amp.  Easy to test.  Put your best at preamp to amp first. Listen for a while.  Then, swap the best to the source-to-preamp, and notice the difference.    
Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis
@photon46 ...and Luxman m700u amps I also own but have that class A sound that distinguishes them from the others.  I peeked at the KWA 99 monoblocks some, kinda pricey, using the Exicon Lateral Mosfets, and not sure if they are more of a Class... 
Pass INT-25, split decision and maybe option?
@audiojan ..." these the most neutral, detailed, yet smooth cables I've tried."   Yep.  Exactly what the INT-25 is showing you more of too. More neutral, more detail, less bloom.  And so it goes.