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| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 @smodtactical many of the nice tube preamps mentioned so far could be good, even better with upgraded tubes and higher quality caps in them. Some providers offer their own optional upgrades when purchased new. Or, when buying used components, fi... | |
| I met this guy in a hotel room.... Fwiw, along the same lines, take a look at @hilde45's reviews of Fritz speakers. He's demo'd the soft and metal dome versions with favorable feedback, and I thought he did a video too as he was exploring monitors and floor standers. I've used so... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 @smodtactical If I too may offer a supportive angle about value and quality of sound some of the smaller lower-volume production builders offer. When we lock into a special preamp or special amplifiers, immediate resale value becomes less relevant... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 @smodtactical upgrading to the GE 6550 is supposed to be smoother and wakes up your AR ref5SE preamp a bit, assuming you are still running the stock tube in that spot. Call AR and ask them about how they use to reference the expensive 6N30P-DR / ... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @aricaudio fwiw, I followed a long 2-year case study on asian overseas DOA tubes. Went a different route on buying more direct and original packaging. Not buying from the lots removed and repackaged by US distributors or dealers when I can he... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @aricaudio ...I have tried the PsVane CV-181 (6SN7) TII which are very similar, if not identical to the ’guang Treasure CV-181. Hi Aric, do you recall how many hours you put on the psvane before they settled in and your final conclusions were ... | |
| McCormack dna-1 upgrade or no @koestner ..."The improvement was OK, but I eventually changed amps." Care to share more..., what did you change to that you like better now? | |
| 1st Tube amp question @immatthewj no, after DH left. There were other super capable designers that took over after Dennis. Capable ones too. I was just super disappointed more autonomy and empowerment was not given to a few individuals. The last one was truly helping c... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 @russbutton "What is it with people who think they have to drop $6000 on a tube preamp? That somehow anything less just isn’t good enough?" >>It’s a "budget" limit set as a guideline<<. There is nothing preventing anyone from pre... | |
| 1st Tube amp question @immatthewj ...support guy from Cary (this was a few years ago when you could actually speak to someone from Cary on the phone about issues) related to a Cary V12...". It’s a bummer, isn’t it... argh. That helpful person left the Co, I kept i... | |
| Western Electric looking for consumer feedback to make new tubes I replied, and their survey is missing key tubes. In the text box I reiterated the need for two output tubes and one input/driver tube not listed with traction past two years. Prefer to buy all of these made in America if they don't get too gree... | |
| Sad to say I need a new amp… Even the older B&K amps are closer to throw-away at this juncture. Enjoy as long as you can. Best NOT to leave them on, bakes the bits inside. I was sad to see my dual mono EX-4420 and later 3030 go for parts after the boards and MOSFET OPTs w... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @markusthenaimnut "...If I like them I’ll want another pair as backup." Exactly. It does present a unique challenge when we find something you like even "better". Makes a case for us learning to be content with what we have now. Not! LOL :) | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 Re: "Cary SLP-98" and "SLP-05" preamps and related "upgrades". TUBES: The overall sound, stage, presentation, tone, texture is easily changed with these tube preamplifiers by utilizing good matched NOS/vintage or quality new issue 6SN7s / CV181s.... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Hi @rocray Not sure at this juncture, and its because of how these tubes sounded in the first 45 minutes and the next 6 hours brand new. I’m more use to the sound being kinda strange first 2-20 hours on new input tubes like this. First, I’m wond... |