dekay
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| Tube subtitutions 12AT7 for 12AX7 TJ: ECC83 is the same as 12ax7, so again this leads to checking if 5751's will work. This should lower the gain, and hopefully you will prefer their sound. Who knows, perhaps the gain will end up being user adjustable when you check with AR? I wou... | |
| Difference between SME 3009 VS. RB 300? Goroi: There were different versions of the 3009 (the later/lighter versions will limit the types of cartridges that can be matched up). Because of this I would not go beyond a 3009II (non-improved version) if considering this arm (from there on t... | |
| Tube subtitutions 12AT7 for 12AX7 TJ: ECC88/6dj8 is not a sub for a 12ax7. What model/version of the SP6 do you own and is it in stock form? Earlier versions used 12ax7's and later ones may have used both ECC88's and 12ax7s (can't remember for sure, but think that ECC88's might ha... | |
| Tube subtitutions 12AT7 for 12AX7 You might want to look into 5751 tubes instead which offer less gain than the 12ax7. Never heard of subbing a 12at7. Run the 5751 by AR. | |
| What's so bad about Sovtek 6922s? Well, the 2L is not a warm sound, IMO (neutral is more like it). Because of this I would guess that this is the type of sound that you prefer from your preamp. If you go to the FAQ section @ audioasylum.com and research your "Amperex" tubes under ... | |
| "EAR VS Cables" Trthp: Having that you are technically inclined, if you can solder/crimp then make your own cables. There are many designs available in the Cable Forum @:audioasylum.comWho knows, if you get your imagination going you may start voicing/changing th... | |
| What is the characteristic of diff. Triode Tubes? Ake: Excellent question and part of the difference is that ASL is running a pentode tube in triode mode. I am not very technical myself (though have been doing a little reading in order that I can refurbish my own tube gear) and my understanding i... | |
| Addicted to Audiogon? I am addicted to mulletsgalore.com. I will never get the TransAM down off the blocks if I keep spending too much time there. | |
| What is the characteristic of diff. Triode Tubes? Ake: There are triode "power" tubes other than the 2A3 amd 300B such as 45's and 50's (quite a few more as well).Yes, triodes can be configured as either (SE or push/pull).For more info on tubes and their applications read the article @ this web a... | |
| Is it too mismatched to pair Maggie 1.6 & NAD 370? A good amp to research is the (now discontinued) Anthem Integrated II. It retailed for $1700US, but often sells for $800 or so used (perhaps you could even locate a new one for around $1K)? This has more than enough drive for the 1.6's (based on m... | |
| Internal Speaker Rewiring Mot: I have been having good results with Kester 63/37 solder (mine is labeled organic core - whatever that is). A friend has noted that the Wonder solder is very easy to work with (quick joints with a 35 watt iron). The best thing to do (regardle... | |
| Need help with Quad ESL63/Gradient El: Here are a couple of sites/guys to try.http://home.pacbell.net/drquad/http://www.quadesl.com/index.shtmlDon't know much about them (the sites were stored on our "favorites" and I have not gotten around to going through them yet). | |
| What's everybody listening to this evening? We listened to an LP box set entitled "Folk Song and Minstrelsy" issued by the Vanguard book-of-the-month-club in perhaps the 60's. Artists/groups are: Leon Bibb, The Deller Consort, Ronnie Gilbert, Odetta, Cisco Houston, The Weavers, Joan Baez, J... | |
| Where can I purchase big band lp's? Update on the Time-Life box sets is that I visited a local thrift yesterday and the ones that they had (a 6 box set with 3 LP's per box) were not performed by the original artists (two local California Big Bands did the covers). This is not the sa... | |
| Where can I purchase big band lp's? Time-Life produced a 5 box set (The Swing Era) that would be a good start/basis for your collection. |