decooney
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| When were the best tube amps made? Today, also with recent output and input tubes coming into focus past 3 years. If value is a concern, Quicksilver, Aric audio, Don Sachs, others + with a few small upgrades can be a great value with some patience and letting go of some of the vi... | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS @mm1tt77 Currently I’ve got a Zesto Leto pre feeding a Krell Duo XD - combo would be well above your budget so not suggesting this path, wanted to give a sense of my personal tastes when it comes to house sound signature. Exactly, this is the ... | |
| Help and Advice Needed: Cary Audio SLP-05 Preamp RMA Disaster @immatthewj Yuk, another Cary horror story. (And I am a owner of Cary products, including the SLP 05.) I’m a Cary Audio owner as well with three prior amps and preamplifiers with no issues, all of them with upgrades before and after purchase... | |
| Help and Advice Needed: Cary Audio SLP-05 Preamp RMA Disaster @joshua43214 Gotcha. Insufficient validation testing and shipping damage, would be frustrating for most anyone. Not the first time a combination of components, XLR, and a few things together produce a "unique" situation. It happens. One thought, ... | |
| Kt120 Vs kt90 Sound characteristics @stereo5 Maybe the second and third generation was better? A short reply of yes, maybe. Not totally sure but doing some quick research, if yours is the first generation, looking back found some audiocircle posts with members in 2013 liking the l... | |
| Help and Advice Needed: Cary Audio SLP-05 Preamp RMA Disaster @joshua43214 Post-1: "Cary is being resolute in stating that they have sold thousands of these preamps, never had this problem, and my case is unique." Post-6: "Also, Cary was finally able to replicate the issue with their cables and gear." ... | |
| Help and Advice Needed: Cary Audio SLP-05 Preamp RMA Disaster @joshua43214 This is only with XLR in and XLR out. While it might be implied here somewhere, going to ask anyhow just for grins. Have you tried this exact same test with a different dac using SPDIF digital coax out to your Cary SLP-05 pream... | |
| Kt120 Vs kt90 Sound characteristics @stereo5 I’m an ex EL34 diehard myself. Over time learned Tung Sol KT120s can sound really good with at least two factors present. Lesson learned here before making premature judgement. Burn-em in at least 200+ hours, no joke. They DO settle in ni... | |
| Advice for RCA Interconnect Upgrade? @lrlacosse I used a simple app on my iphone and a test cd. Probably not very accurate. Gotcha. I’d be tempted to ask SVS to review/advise and send you an updated pair of crossovers vs. trying to mask the issue with interconnect cables. Don’t... | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS @samureyex ...It’s just that reading the reviews of these fantastic SS amps make me really curious. A tube pre-amp with SS monos sound enticing but I’m trying to have less tubes in my life. haha. Gotcha. There were some helpful replies in th... | |
| Advice for RCA Interconnect Upgrade? @lrlacosse "This was done only on the upper and high frequency parts of the crossover. The inductors I wanted to use for the bass part are just too big and an external crossover would be needed. So, yes, probably my own fault for the bump in db i... | |
| Advice for RCA Interconnect Upgrade? @lrlacosse Thinking about upgrading RCA interconnects between DAC and Int. amp..Currently using CHORD Clearway 1M. What are you using between your digital source(s) and your DAC now? While I usually compare pairs of rca interconnects,... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @earthbound check here: https://linlaiglobal.com Clip, reference: LINLAI™ is a trademark belong to a NEW vacuum tube factory in China – formed by a team of engineers who officially exit Psvane prior to 2019. (This story script is an ‘encore’ of... | |
| From an MHDT to an Audio Mirror, quick impressions @wlutke hehe, unfortunately not totally the case. It’s one of many dacs in a stable each of us keep. I’m back down to 2 dacs and some other colleagues keep 4-5 around. Might be a sign each of these dacs offer something different to rotate in occas... | |
| From an MHDT to an Audio Mirror, quick impressions @wlutke Got it. And, so it appears you’ve not tried the other factory prescribed tubes (Tesla 6CC42 or Western Electric WE396/2C51) for the dac many have found to gel well the Orchid and no glare. The standard non-triple mica GE 5670 tube in that ... |