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| MHDT Labs DAC: Havana or Paradisea+ ? I recently picked up a Paradisea+ from a fellow a-gonner. I haven't had much time listening to it due to traveling, but I did have time to swap out the stock GE tube and replace it with an Ericsson 2C51 NOS tube. I managed to get the Ericsson for ... | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? I've heard the Vandys...I'd look for a pair of Snell Type AIII's, do the woofers if necessary and save about $1000 of your $2500.The Snells will have a similar sound to the Vandys...just a better version of it(imho). | |
| Vintage Snell Ci Loudspeakers, Replace or Rebuild I'd fix the surrounds on the ones you have. Snell used to do this, but may not any more.I'd suggest contacting TriState Loudspeaker. Send them a sample of what remains of the old surround along with the drivers if you can. It's helpful to understa... | |
| McCormack Amp Upgrades Tube540,Plz post your results of discussions with Steve. I run a stock DNA-1 and have had similar thoughts / questions. (I'm very happy with the DNA1 at this point...everything in front of it is tubed..pre..CDP..DAC). | |
| CDP to DAC cable Thanks, some good suggestions I'll dig into. Does anyone know anything about the Auricle Encore? | |
| New Patricia Barber cd "Mythology" I hope to be seeing Patricia in about two weeks, doing the Cole Porter set. She's stopping by locally & I think(?) I'll be getting a free ticket. Hope it comes to pass..I've ben wanting to see her for quite a while. | |
| Tube Rolling 12AX7 - Need Advice/Suggestions You might do some searching on A-gon as there have been quite a few discussions about tube rolling with the Jolida 100.Raytheon 5751 NOS is an excellent choice(I ran these until one failed, I've now found a replacement, but haven't switched back),... | |
| Pls recommend tube DAC I've been considering this myself...though I haven't tried one, you may want to look into the Tube Audio Design's TADAC. I have Paul's TAD150 pre & it's very nice...he has a good reputation. Paul has a try the DAC for 20 days & return it (... | |
| DIY Record Cleaning Solution "...Of course not - the manufacturers aren't going to tell you because they know you'll go out and make up your own cleaning solutions ...Do a search for the product's MSDS (material safety data sheet). If you can't find it on the web, then ask th... | |
| State of the art speakers from yesteryear. Snell Type AII, AIII, AIIIi | |
| most effective bass traps Do a search here for "superchunks"...you find all sorts of links. One of them has test results plotted. SC's will match or beat nearly anything out there for a whole lot less$$...and they can look nice, or invisible if you finish off the corners o... | |
| Bass traps? (to solve a suck out) Do a search on A-gon for "superchunks"If you're into DIY they do as much or most likely more (due to thickness) than any bass trap on the market | |
| Tube Rolling for TAD-150 Hoop,Did you try Siemens-Halske X7's or Sylvania T7-WA's (3 mica). If so...thoughts? | |
| Snell AIIIi - Replace or keep? Mainer,There's lots of options used at $1000...the question is what were they going for when new(it gives you some indication, but not all) & how well were they thought of at the time , or now. I think you've found out how they were regarded t... | |
| Snell AIIIi - Replace or keep? Mainer,Glad you came around to the right decision. I'm pleased with the fast & large response you received. The AIIIi's are older, but they are tough to beat. I doubt you could find a replacement that meets the smaller size need and still have... |