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| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming @golfnut2 "I will have anther go at swapping the input tubes, they solid though. Apparently the was ex display and never used, it certainly looked untouched out of the box. Just answer an earlier question, the Robsons sounded great through a PL Pr... | |
| Cary V-12 blowing capacitors The new techs there at CA need to read and relay the updated manuals they never re-published. All caps in those amps not only require replacement, the transformers are now starting fail. If there are hexfred diodes (upgrade) inside the amp, check ... | |
| Speakers for triode tube amps @twoleftears "Given the OP’s parameters, Audio Note are the obvious recommendation."Yep. I’ve heard the AN/E models (94-98db) sensitivity @ 6ohms paired with various 10w AudioNote and 20w+ Quicksilver amps. Sounded nice. | |
| Quicksilver Preamps? @oddiofyl fortunately some of the builders like mike at QS and a few others realized a while back the supply of good 12AX7s was drying up and others such as 12AT7, 12AU7 are more plentiful both NOS and new-manufacture too. I popped out my 60s Blac... | |
| Quicksilver Preamps? Some of the purist QS fans like the non-remote version claiming it sounds better. Have friends with both and they like them. Put really good caps in it and some nice tubes and decent interconnects and you'll enjoy it for many years. When you are... | |
| Quicksilver Remote Pre (6DJ8) & Cary SLP-88 ... Need Opinions No need for good interconnect cables when using a low grade Y-adapter. Mike re-wires the QS Linestages for those who prefer not to insert inferior y-adapters and extra connections into the signal path. @hilde45 has tested his QS Linestage with th... | |
| Quicksilver Remote Pre (6DJ8) & Cary SLP-88 ... Need Opinions I own the SLP-98 and have heard both the 98 and the QS Linestage on five different systems at least. Each Pre-Linestage has it's own presentation and they do sound different in stock form, and both benefit greatly from really good cap and tube up... | |
| Upgrade from Cardas Neutral Reference speaker cables @theo I had a unique opportunity a while back to demo several. I also demoed and tried Clear reflections, Clear Cygnus, Parsec, and others too after my decades use of "Golden" series cables, I was still missing something. Came close to giving up a... | |
| Upgrade from Cardas Neutral Reference speaker cables @theo I have been using Golden Cross now for about 7-8 years and have actually been looking at switching to Golden Reference.That’s partially what I did. Golden Cross was a very good match and musical with my brighter solid state amps of the past.... | |
| Poll: What's your KT150 bias set to per tube (ma?) @tsushima1 Appreciate you sharing your first-hand experience here. After my KT150s were fully burned in, moving from 45 to 50, now 60ma has shown a nice change with my current mono amps. Have not tried 65ma yet. May try it next. I noticed a nice c... | |
| KR Audio KT150 @tsushima1 okay, thanks for clarifying that. I too am curious about the KT170s and future remakes of the KT150s we might see down the road. With my system I've had to tube roll quite a bit (25 different pairs) with my smaller input and driver tu... | |
| KR Audio KT150 @tsushima1 I am merely pointing out that Tung Sol have produced a newer KT series valve with a greater power handling capability than their previous ‘king of the KT’s’ their KT150....You seem a little tense over an accurate statement of fact !Nah,... | |
| Upgrade from Cardas Neutral Reference speaker cables "Neutral Reference" is the only set in the lineup I had not tried from Cardas before I moved on to other brand OCC cables. @rlb61 your comment about it sounding "thin" is what I learned from a few friends, so I skipped them. Owned many others prio... | |
| KR Audio KT150 @tsushima1 tsushima1 Old News.... Tung Sol KT170 is the new KT king ( for now )~15w more per tube output capability, ok. How does a KT170 sound different or better than a KT150 in your amp(s) - please share more? | |
| KR Audio KT150 The KR KT150 showed up around 2018. TubeAmpDoctor and a few others selling them. Another seller registered to a site out of Virginia, USA. About 3-4x the price of a TungSol KT150. Argh.Lurkers tend to show interest until they realize the price and... |