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| Jadis I50 vs DA50 signature Those JA30 MKII amps with KT150s and ECC82/83 tubes look pretty darn tempting. I run a similar tube compliment (other mfg) using KT150s in front of big transformers with really good vintage input/driver tubes, top-shelf coupling caps - in a simple... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? And, you can bring 4 people in the room with 4 different setups and each one can like something completely different. We hear differently too. Funny, went to a high end audio show a few years ago. In this one room.., a top brass amp manufacturer,... | |
| Best tube preamp for Quicksilver V4 tube mono's (newest KT150 version) @mesch 2,026 postsDecooney,thanks for the support on my purchase decision. I have not tried tube rolling with this pre. I have owned it about a month. My approach is to live with it as is to enjoy and better understand what it is providing toward... | |
| If I can't afford a new Conrad Johnson pre amp... @oddiofyl 1,211 posts03-18-2020 5:03pmI have a conrad - johnson Classic 2SE... it is a great sounding pre. I love it , they can be had reasonably . It is void of any features like balance or remote but it sounds phenominal for the money. Qu... | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 @daveyfdecooney What you posted about the quality of the driver tube is exactly my experience as well. Right now,I am using stock EH driver tubes in my amp, but I have rolled in a variety of NOS vintage tubes...and the difference is not slight. Th... | |
| Best tube preamp for Quicksilver V4 tube mono's (newest KT150 version) @mesch Forgot to add, I have the Aric Audio Special. That Aric Special seems like a nice little preamp. Attention to detail, caps, adj gain feature too - nice. It’s great to see folks trying different preamps with the QS amps to get the best out o... | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 @dsholl1 There is just something about the KT150 I find too Hi-Fi sounding and cerebral.I wouldn’t characterise the Kt120 as dry at all. I think it’s a blend of a EL34 and a good 6L6. It just sounds a bit warmer tonally to me than the KY150 which ... | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 Check with the amp designer if you can before buying KT150s, fwiw. Test-1: In reverse, just for grins I tried KT120s in my monoblock amps specifically designed and optimized to run KT150s. Day-1 the amps were designed to run KT150s, big transforme... | |
| Extra power or cleaner power? Exactly. hilde45 also shared in another thread - he’s starting in a smaller room vs. future larger room (maybe), and this is where less vs. more power topic came up too relative to people asking about power and room size relative to his selected 9... | |
| Extra power or cleaner power? @hilde45Some (atma-sphere, decooney) have suggested on this forum that even a 60 wpc tube would be great for these speakers. So, here’s my question — As you may recall, the future-proof savings $ suggestion was based on some of the sidebar questio... | |
| Best tube preamp for Quicksilver V4 tube mono's (newest KT150 version) @fjn04 04-18-2018 8:12amI had the balanced and unbalanced V4’s. I really enjoyed these amps, though I have never heard the KT 150. I tried an EAR 912, and I can tell you from a sound and synergy perspective, it was a good match. I believe I had th... | |
| Mundorf Silver Caps 3rd Install in different amps. Ignored nay-sayers, worth every penny. >>Mundorf EVO Supreme SilverGold SESG (non-oil) coupling capacitors<< Installed in my last two tube amplifiers and now installed in my Monoblocks KT150 tube ampli... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Exactly, and there is at least one 30wpc Class A solid state amp that could potentially displace my current mono tube amps but won’t let myself near it. Well, maybe....ugh :) | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? I'll never forget the first time I swapped out my beloved 200wpc mosfet solid state amp (in disrepair) for a custom hand made 17-watt loaner tube amp - trying it on my speakers at home. Woah... | |
| Tell us about your KT150 experience For what it’s worth...Comparing, re-tubing an older KT88 based amp that will "accept" KT150s vs. an amp which was designed day-1 (with larger transformers, and higher plate voltages) to natively run KT150s optimally, "can" "sometimes" yield a diff... |