decooney
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| Is advice from a constant upgrader to be avoided Agree with what @geof3 said. Some folks upgrade components more frequently to simply try different things and learn. Curiosity gets to us all at some point. Keep in mind a few have been at this 40-50 years, changing less frequently over longer... | |
| Cary Audio SA 200.2 SE power amp (latest version) I had the prior non-SE version SA-200.2 and it was pretty quiet, did not hum. Nice amp. I reluctantly sold mine to go back to mono tube amps. Before you ship it out, make sure to plug it in to a comletely different wall plug, on a different cir... | |
| Thiel Owners @jafant vair68robert, Good to see you here today. Cardas posts are quite popular in our Hobby.Happy Listening! So true. And for good reason. Today I pulled out three new pairs of Cardas ICs I had bought and stored earlier this year for a second... | |
| Issue with Mc MA 5200 Amp Klipsch H. shutting down...STILL! Yes, DO try the amp with other new speakers and other speaker cables/connectors. The amp might be trying to tell you something. | |
| Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts? [@cetla416] I had a Pontus II in my system for about six months and it obviously blows away the DAC in the Node 2i that I use as a streamer now only. I don’t post much but I do research quite a bit in these forums. The responses about MDHT Orchid... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? @ihcho How about upgrading transformers? Do Quicksilver amps have high enough quality transformers and they don’t need to be replaced? No on upgrading transformers. They are good, high in quality and function. The bones of the amp, circuit,... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? Can be lower risk and higher reward when high quality-upgrade replacement parts of exact same specs are used and installed by a competent tech. Watch a Paul M video from PSAudio where they fully acknowledge even their higher end gear is all des... | |
| To DAC or not to DAC ? @mceljo I have upgraded the tube to a Western Electric 396A that I paid about $90, but I don’t think that I can hear a definitive difference from the GE tube that it replaced. By chance have you tried using better digi-coax cables? The GE and ... | |
| To DAC or not to DAC ? @fullers for a "plan-B" approach, you might be able to extend and leverage what you already own a bit more with some added effort before you leap on to swapping to other gear. It’s worth mentioning as this is a stepping stone option as an alternat... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? @grannyring Yes Solen Fast caps are made in France. They could very well be used by QS. They are the very definition of modest quality…at best. Dull and flat sounding compared to the better ones mentioned here. Used by many builders because they a... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? "@grannyring ...You can use the Odam 2.2 uf there. In this output position 2.2uf is perfectly fine. This position is not the same as the stage coupling caps we discussed not changing the value of."grannyring, interesting, I wanted to ask you about... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? Re: Mundorf EVO Silver-Gold (non-oil) version sku #80510 is smoother, .22uF 1000vdc, and is not "tipped up". Actually, the non-oiler version caps are better sounding than the Silver Gold Oil (SGO) version with oil in amps. Yes, the opposite of w... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? @grannyring Yes on the .27uf combo from Audience or Sonicap. Both should be a step up. I am basing this on the parts quality used throughout the amp which are modest. Someone is making the QS caps, but I am fairly certain they are not quite up to ... | |
| EL 34 @mpomerantz a jeffsplace review replacing the stock electro harmonix EL34s with Sophia Electric EL34 and KT88s, on the Leben 600X. Gives an idea of what room for improvement might exist over the stock EH for your type amp. Other member feedback c... | |
| EL 34 As noted, If you have not tried them already, listen to the new production Genelex Gold Lyon KT77s. Some of the vintage EL34s are getting to be long in the tooth or end up saving them away anyhow. The former EL34-BSTR made by Shuguang for the Ru... |