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| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? @rdk:Thanks for the detailed reply. Yes, the balanced lines make sense. But what I was considering wasn't changing out the phono stage, but how using a pre-amplifier would be different than simply using the Manley Steelhead phono stage as a pre-... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? Nice discussion. Thanks for sharing. Could someone please explain how I would be better served with a dedicated pre-amplifier in my system, instead of using the line input in the Manley Steelhead as my pre-amplifier? (Also does anyone know if th... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 tube rolling @atmasphere:Thanks for the reply. I must admit, I haven't read much of your website, but only the instruction manual that came with the MA-1. The amplifiers are a phenomenal match for the Sound Labs. I'm enjoying them immensely. Thanks for you... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 tube rolling One more troubleshooting note: I had an awful buzzing/loud humming coming out of one of my Sound Lab speakers. I switched MA-1 monoblocks, and the buzzing switched to the other speaker. Then I proceeded to replace all the output tubes, first seven... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 tube rolling For those who are interested, here is the link to another site, where tube rolling the 6SN7 voltage gain / driver tubes is discussed, as well as Ralph's input: Atma-Sphere MA-2 Amplifier | What's Best Audio and Video Forum. The Best High End Audi... | |
| Tube rolling ARC amps & Steelhead Reviving an old thread today: I've replaced my Philips ECG JAN 5687's with NOS Tung Sol D getter 5687's, and let the Tung Sol's burn in for 40+ hours, but the Tung Sol 5687's sounded "mushy" (if I can use that term), and lacked detail. I quickl... | |
| Has anyone done any business with Quads Unlimited lately??? That's a shame. I spoke with him in March, 2018 about buying a set of custom QUAD's. He spoke of his poor health, and mentioned how he was so far behind. Since I live in the next city over (1.5 hours away), I set up a time to go see and listen ... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 tube rolling @atmasphere Thank you for the reply. In my estimation, your direct contact with the people who use your products, and your willingness to share your time and expertise, shows that you really enjoy what you do, and your products reflect that. I ro... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 tube rolling @atmasphere:Thank you for your detailed response! Have your customers mentioned to you what changing out the stock 6AS7G tubes for either the Russian 6H13C or the Chinese (I assume ShuGuang) tubes do differently, for better or worse? Would you su... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? Anyone know what could be wrong for an intermittent vari out from the left channel on the Steelhead? (No sound out of left RCA vari out, but then after turning off and on, and hearing a very audible "click", everything works. Also had a complete... | |
| Review: Quad U S A ESL-989 Speaker Doesn't mark my credibility down: it makes one question the validity of spending more than 10k on a pair of speakers. What does that extra 200k do? Nothing that I can tell! | |
| Review: Quad U S A ESL-989 Speaker I have an almost complete QUAD system: I am driving the speakers with the QUAD II-forty monoblocks. My pre- is the QUAD QC-24, and my source is usually the Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista CD/SACD player. One weakness that I regularly notice is that at ... | |
| Review: Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD CD Player Hey, I understand your frustration with the new models, but just because BMW comes out with a new model every year, does that make the current model any worse? So, why have a double standard with audio companies? | |
| Review: Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD CD Player Hey, That's fine with me if they introduce a new model. One doesn't always need to have the newest model, otherwise you would be buying a new car every year. (But I suppose it would be more ideal if we could lease these players though, huh?) But, ... | |
| Review: Revel Performa M-20 Speaker It's been a while since this thread has been active, but I would like to agree with the concensus on the fine quality of sound that these speakers produce. I searched through dozens of high-end bookshelf speakers over a period of months, and these... |