decooney
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| 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... | |
| US Speaker Manufacturer MOST in need of a Great Designer?? @mattmiller McIntosh! Sanus Farber! JBL, Legacy Audio, Magnepan, Martin Logan, Totem Acoustics. Totem is not based in the USA. Montreal Quebec Canada | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? The best test is your ears, if you can. If someone can’t hear a difference, no need to believe it, or wonder, save yourself the $. As MC hinted above, its no members job here to convince otherwise. Go discover. I compared four different low, mid-g... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? If someone only tries low-grade low-cost cables and never compares them hands on to really good cables (in a high end system with great upstream components) you likely will never know what you are missing. Kinda like buying a really nice sports to... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? @georgehoffmann60 +1 for Peter at the CableCompanyAgree. A great option for new folks who are curious and wanting to demo first. Its not free. However, If I had to do it all over again, I'd start with 2-3 pairs of loaner cables from CableCo and s... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? @ozzy "I have found that as I improve my components the difference in the cables connecting them together matters."...Absolutely. |