decooney
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| Kt90 Upper midrage forwarness @hiend2 you are not the first to report this about KT90s over the years. Agree with others here. EH new-production was a bit like that in my 6SN7 preamp and former KT88 amplifier too. Then, leapfrogged to KT120 and KT150s, and back to KT120s again... | |
| Streamer/DAC Atoll MS120 and Arcam ST60 @temmple you could try that Arcam ST60 from someone who permits 45-60 day returns rather than guessing. I'm in the separate Streamer and Tube DAC category myself now. May consolidate Streamer/DAC again later. Had good luck with all of my prior A... | |
| Recommendations please! @rnm4 imo your AI M3A preamp is worth keeping, and if someone such as @bigkidz can add a nice remote control setup and upgrade it for you too, this might be another serious consideration - - if your goal is a remote with improved sound. A g... | |
| MartinLogan Motion 60 XTi Test No offense, but I really don’t fully understand the point of that review -or- the odd shaped corner room setup in the third photo shown. Best to evaluate them in your own home. Proper amplification and reasonable room setup can change results grea... | |
| Finally made the transition to a tube preamp! Now if you can challenge oneself to keep it as-is, and leave it, you’ll be doing well. For others, curiosity sets in about different tubes, then different preamps using different tubes, then curiosity sets in about exploring various tube amps, an... | |
| CARDAS newsletter: Counterfeit Cable Warning! on FleaBay Cardas does not sell Clear Light any more. And, the current bid price of $12.39 should be another indication. The currently listed pair of junk fakes on eBay shipping from Shenzhen China don't even look close to authentic. Buyers, when they arrive... | |
| Which component to upgrade 1st ? @jasonbourne52 A change of speakers will always have a greater positive effect than any electronics. Check out Devore! Garbage-in = Garbage-out. Everything matters, not just speakers, if you care about how it sounds. | |
| Would you spend you money on modest brand new car or rather buy top notch vintage one? @roxy54 ..."he dropped it to a 9. I think that the best that you can call an amp of that age is a 7. What do you guys think?" Functional condition and age matters too, not just appearance for ranking. It also depends on whether it’s been upd... | |
| Large amp fan for Classe CAV150 A CAV 150 or any amp with 36 output transistors and 28 caps is likely to run warm to begin with, and bridged, well you feel it now. You are on the right path with a good fan if you must. I'd be tempted to run 1/2" spacers on the top cover and blow... | |
| NEWS FLASH!! Listening to Music is NOT a "Distraction." Music on a great system can also be a good distraction from something else. | |
| Carey SLP-98 @ozzy62 Interesting. My buddy had the AI Modulus 3a too, me the newer Cary SLP-98, and compared the two over time. While he changed out the stock sovtek 6922s in his AI, me 6SN7s, and another friend with Mundorf caps the newer 98, each of us found... | |
| Carey SLP-98 Heads up: The older version F1 editions originally inspired by uncle Kevy at UpscaleAudio back then sound quite different (veiled over, soupy) compared to a much newer SLP-98 from the past few years. A friend resold his older 98 F1 version and bou... | |
| My experience with the First Watt F7 @roxy54 I tried and resold a special edition amp a year ago that many raved about in their system yet it was nothing special in my setup. Was glad to pass it along for someone else to give it a go hoping for them they could find some kind of syner... | |
| My experience with the First Watt F7 Reading this older 2016 Absolute Sound article on the F7 led me to believe proper speaker matching and cabling might be extra critical. Also its noted ensuring the correct speaker cables are used, or the damping factor of the amp can drop notably.... | |
| My experience with the First Watt F7 Hey @wolf_garcia if you don’t mind me asking, which output tube set are you running in your Inspire to compare to the XA-25? The other reason I ask is I found my former DH Hot Rod Inspire with smallish transformers just not have the drive, sound s... |