decooney
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| Traded Off my SLP-05 If you tried 3 different SLP-05 preamplifiers and all of the tubes listed above, and it was still not "open" sounding enough for you, it's likely something else in the system going on or a combination of things together yielding a less open result... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? To @billpete , I fired up the system later today and checked after work. Results, on a scale of 1-10, and 0 being room temperature at 68 degrees, and let's say 10 is scorching hot to the touch where you can't leave your hand on more than 10 se... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? @billpete do you recall how the power supply looked when unpacking it, and was the umbilical cord pinched or jammed inside the cardboard box or anything like that? Was the shipping box in good condition when you received it? Checking my own, yes ... | |
| 12au7 tube? @twoleftears Question: has anyone tried the Apos Ray 12AU7, which seems to be the new kid on the block making a few waves. Are you aware of who the OEM is for Ray tubes btw? Not to blow their cover but it’s fairly easy to search and find on... | |
| Traded Off my SLP-05 To @sqitis what brand/model 6SN7 tubes, and coupling capacitors did you have in your SLP-05? | |
| MDHT The MHDT Labs website is up and they still sell their DACs direct on eBay, I just checked. Two listed right now. I got to know June (the founder) a bit years back and bought mine direct, and helping several friends who own them today. Whenever the... | |
| Will a high quality preamp really make a difference in sound?? Also speaker cable +1 @erik_squires +1 @gregrolka In the past I gave moderate praise to my preamps for the overall result of sound. More recently swapping a few preamps in/out with different Class A solid state and mono tube amplifiers both, I came to appreciate... | |
| Sold Sold Sold Tire Kickers always want something, cry and complain, after it’s been sold. | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @billpete I seem to draw static charges and get shocks when no one else does. Your system likes you and is pulling you in to become part of the electrical and audio circuit now, LOL. On that note, surely you are well aware, in any case, be su... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 Nice easy find @billpete and this is good news, happy for you. Okay, let that baby bake in for a week with the supplied tubes and maybe turning it on/off a few times cycling the tubes hot cold a few times. Two of my own Cary amps and preamps had t... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @billpete do you think you'll just return it -or- possibly asking the seller to take it to a local tech to figure out where the power stops at the PS or tracing through inside the preamp with a volt meter etc - Was it flopping around in the box ... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers I've purchased from uncle Kevy and so have a few friends of my own. He's been in it for the long game for a long time and knows you're not going to pull the wool over on anyone and they simply want to sell people good products. Whether you like t... | |
| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question NEW Speakers and their initial stiff driver rubber or foam surrounds will loosen up, the capacitors inside all settle in with some good play time on them. Pretty standard for new stuff. Used stuff, no need to wonder or worry just play it and enjoy... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s I've got vintage and NOS tubes from all of these same people sitting in boxes my cabinets. Priors from AZ, some of Brent's very best curve-tracer triode matched triodes too. Each has its own character, and depends on the rest of the system. Wh... | |
| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question "@skinzy Interesting you found they lacked bass. I do not experience that. ". Yep. I wonder. Another symptom of those pesky Mundorf caps in the speakers. Long Long break-in. I did not get the more natural tone, warmth, depth of bass out ... |