decooney
Responses from decooney
| Life of KT 150 Tubes @vishu 1000hrs is premature. Which do you turn ON first, amps or preamp? Which do you turn OFF first, amps or preamp? Did you have a power outage/surge recently? | |
| Cary SLI-80HS or Jadis Orchestra black? @bobrock for the Cary it really depends on whether or not you are comparing with a base model unit or a fully upgraded version. The newer/upgraded versions can vary with upgraded Munforf caps, Hexfreds, and all tubes replaced. Put the stock tubes ... | |
| Just installed a bluesound node 2i , quality not so good Limited internal DAC. If you have good speakers and a transparent system, you'll hear the difference when comparing to a good external DAC plugged into the Node. Also, threads galore on this topic on Agon and other sites as you search more. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @rocray I keep waiting for the “honeymoon” period to end, but it’s not. That's awesome. Good to know. Keep on keeping us posted. Thanks! | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @lowrider57 only the last two pairs of small signal 12ax7 and driver tubes and this last quad of cv181s / 6SN7s were true premium boxed sets. The former Full Music 6SN7s were supposed to be premium match quads, two sets. Time will tell. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @lowrider57 oh, yes...that’s right... I do remember my local dealer mentioning that fact about the tubes that go to Peter at AN are more tightly matched.I’m sure he pays extra for it too. I had forgotten about that fact as I myself have resorted t... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @lowrider57 UK-6SN7, seems like it would be worth a go. I did read once the clear UK version might be more neutral, less lush, compared to the gray coated CV181-IIs like I have now. And, we know the sound changes in different amp circuits, amps. I... | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? They listen with meters over there, not with their ears.👂 | |
| Vintage Tuner-Only wonderful because it's the SOUND I grew up with?..... @jbhiller re: bass, just for grins I swapped over a pair of my better OCC copper interconnects from another component over to my FM tuner. Against all odds and specs of transmitted fm-radio signal, bass and inner detail started showing up. To thi... | |
| Vintage Tuner-Only wonderful because it's the SOUND I grew up with?..... @jbhiller ...So, do vintage tuners have a subjective sound quality that makes them enjoyable? Or is this the sound I grew up with, which is just great with faults. Yes, maybe a little of both. I sure enjoy my FM tuner, and there are times w... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Update: 100+hrs on the PSVANE CV181-TII (6SN7s), opened up a little more past the 100 mark. Now neck and neck with TJ Full Music 6SN7s in the tone and detail department, still smooth though. Now they sound more similar than different. Very sati... | |
| 1st Tube amp question Back to the OP question. As others recommended, best to keep all plugged in while breaking it in. Letting the caps and even new tubes settle in for a bit will give your new amp a chance before drawing hard conclusions on how it sounds. Best of l... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes hI @rocray I sent you a private message with a scale regarding tubes both of us are familiar with. No, TJFM are not bright in comparsion. The PSVANES are little softer than TJFM with my preamp and setup. | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression @immatthewj Yep, same guy and thread with that other preamp. A 1 of 500 kind of issue that finally got resolved I gather. The V12R is a little different beast. Larger main transformer, runs different f/e tubes instead of 6922, 12Bz7 TV tubes Denni... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression @xcool sounds like you've covered the bases and taking the next steps for resolution. After its fixed, since you've been through this twice on two units, I'd suggest that you push them to hang on to it for 3-4 more days longer, turning it on/off... |