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| Atma-Sphere M60 monoblocks + ML ESL 11 = Inferior combo @andy_wonderwall have you tried pairing up a really good tube preamp in front of your Bryston 4B3 amplifier? If not, this can yield another very nice result too. What preamp are you using with your Atma M60 mono tube amps now? | |
| Atma-Sphere M60 monoblocks + ML ESL 11 = Inferior combo @andy_wonderwall no worries, and sharing some of the same, probably should have mentioned I run custom made hybrid electrostatic speakers on dual mono tube amps myself. 6ohm, 93db sensitivity would seem easy to drive. Not as much as I hoped with p... | |
| Anybody watch Steve Huff audio on the Tube? He reports on the equipment he tries, sometimes with lighter comparison to others in the same product grade/class. Kind of like many of us, whatever we can get our hands on. I corresponded with him a on some cables, and his perspective was about ... | |
| Atma-Sphere M60 monoblocks + ML ESL 11 = Inferior combo Your 4B3 is the better ticket to the show for those particular MLs. | |
| Atma-Sphere M60 monoblocks + ML ESL 11 = Inferior combo @andy_wonderwall Look here, Agon 2016, a partially related thread and replies. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/using-tube-amp-with-electrostatic-speakers | |
| Cable recommandations +1 to what @soix shared, i.e. "what sound characteristics are most important to you?" @hausera If you have silver DIY speaker cables now, what about them do you not like, and what are you look for more of less of? Are they too bright for you, e... | |
| Cable brands that work well with Cardas? @jl1ny Cardas, bi-wire. And, it’s more of a personal thing, not to say that AP/Crystals would not be awesome, they are. I’ve had these same speaker cables across five different solid state and tube amplifiers and choosing to keep this part constant. | |
| Best place to insert a new higher end cable in my system? @bfoura Its a fairly easy listening test to try in reverse. Put your worst cable first at your source, and your best cable between your preamp < > amplifier. Try it for a week, then swap. See if you notice an improved sound with the best c... | |
| Best place to insert a new higher end cable in my system? +1 to what @akg_ca said. Start here with the first source. And the next best cable at your second preferred source is one approach. Try this for a while, then swap these two and compare again. And/or put your second best between your preamp <&... | |
| Zavfino Fusion versus Cardas Clear/Refection: anyone compare? Watch the video of what he does with guitars, internals, pickups, golden ratio.. the tone, overtones, timbre is so much more engaging than the same guitar in its stock form. We get a small sample of that with some of his better cable designs. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Look close, those two tubes are made and shaped differently too. -Flatter and wider top on the first one. -Rounder curves, top corners, on the second one. -Notched base on the second one. Smooth base on the first. -internal top section looks a... | |
| Cable brands that work well with Cardas? @decooney Cardas Clear digital from streamer to Dac, Clear Reflection Dac to Pre and Clear Reflection pre to amp. @jl1ny fwiw, I’m starting to revert to a similar setup to re-test over the summer. Having made some tube changes recently, I or... | |
| Cable curmudgeon The measurement-only people are looking for a number first from a limited mechanical device before they will allow themselves to listen for a difference. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @rocray a bit after I first got my 6sn7/cv181-TII psvanes, something similar happened. 1st time I tried them, fine out of the box. Later had removed them with barely 10-12 hrs on them. A few weeks later I re-installed them, at startup for about 45... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @vivatubes ...The E-6SN7 is an incredible tube and we hope that they conitnue to expand their line. Every single tube that we sell is genuine and we go through great lengths to ensure this... What is your testing process and procedure bef... |