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| Review: Quicksilver 8417 Tube amp Hello Halltyler. You have a pair of very fine sounding amplifiers.The 8417 versions are a good deal more musical than the later Kt-88 versions of the same amps.Very stable driving low impeadence loads due to their terrific out trannies.One of a ha... | |
| RU recording LPs on Reel to Reel ? Hey Frap. Good Post and well said.The Tandberg X-10 was tough to beat sonically as far as the semi pro decks were concerned, but mine were always in for service. The Amperex 4oo series decks were always the work horse in the field and sonically co... | |
| Supratek Chardonnay ins & outs Hello Lisbon. Email Mick at supratex, I am sure he will answer all your questions. | |
| amp for Meadowlark Shearwater's Hello Anti.Great choice in speakers,always sound musical and involving with good tube amplification.While I have never heard them with the CJ-50, I would hazard to guess that would be a great choice in the right room.Every tube amp we tried [MFA 1... | |
| RU recording LPs on Reel to Reel ? Hey Kublakhan. Great thread.While I don't have much experience in the digital format,I still record on a vacuum tubed Studer Revox G36 2 track recorder, and have for close to 30 years.It is imperative to record at 15 ips for top quality recordings... | |
| A Mullard question Hello Alex. Yes, Mullard made many outstanding tubes,some are legendary today. However.They also made a lot of mediocre tubes as well as some downright duds for audio applications. You never mention what "type" of mullard tubes you received. Outpu... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hello Petland. Regarding the RCA 5u4gb rectifier suppled. It will work- however it is a "directly heated" full wave rectifier and not recommended.I would consult Mick with regards to using it, Indirecty heated rectifiers[recommended] will prevent ... | |
| Are the better $$$ 845 tubes worth it sonically?? Hey Sutts. That is over 3000 hours /year. Now I understand your inquiry regarding nos 845 tube life. The good thing is: the nos 845,s are said to be good for 20-30,000 hours.Regarding the current KR 845...Who the hell knows? I haven't even heard t... | |
| Are the better $$$ 845 tubes worth it sonically?? Hey Sutts.Which vintage mullard? I found all the mullards great..but my favorite mullard is the box plate 8139.Retains that mullard tone in the mids with better resolution in the bass.If you are into tube rolling...you have to try a 60's Mazda chr... | |
| Are the better $$$ 845 tubes worth it sonically?? Hi Sutts. I have both the ASL-1009dt and the 1006dt and have the amperex 845's,rca 845's,centron 845's,and the chineese valve art 845's.My overall preference was the amperex copper based 845... however I did not find them significantly better than... | |
| Tube Rolling For ASL Hurricanes Hello Gang.I don't post very often, as I am a one fingered typer and it generally takes far too much of my time to respond.However: most veteran tubies know and understand that different tube types and brands do sound different in most audio circu... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hello Gang.It seems most supratek owners have rolled out the stock tubes for various brands of nos tubes to "synergize" their systems. The older gt versions of the 6sn7's seem to be the tube of choice and rightly so.Phono tubes as well. A lot of p... | |
| Time to get things straight. WOWZA!I am still wondering if this is just a ruse to ruffle a few feathers or a serious debate. Anyone involved in this silly thread live in Ontario's Golden Horshoe? IF so then lets do a shootout!I'll tell you what...My nephew still has my late f... | |
| Ok, so I mounted the Shelter yesterday........ Hey Oz. I have also heard or read that the 501 was bass shy and like TWL's experience,I found it to be the exact opposite, a bit lumpy on the bottom end ,not really bass heavy just a little too much bloom.Unfortunately... it took a good 40 hours o... | |
| ET 2 Owners - feedback please Hi Squidboy. I went to walmart and bought an automotive air tank and simply changed the fittings to accomodate the air hose from the pump to the tank.Then threaded an industrial air regulator valve to regulate the air out to the tonearm.Total cost... |