glow_worm
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| EL 34 tubes Definitely try TS el34b, great top end and rich mids. Also GL KT77 if they’ll work in your amp. | |
| What tests would you like all speaker reviewers to do for their reviews? +1 soix | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? I’m not sure where the op is seeing all these negative comments on PL. Possible troll? This post could be for any product, how about next time ask: Why is there no love for [Insert product name here]?I bought a Dialogue One from Kevin over 10 ye... | |
| Speaker sensitivity vs SQ +1 newres, well said. Speaker manufacturers ask for 10s of thousands of dollars, play fast and loose with sensitivity numbers, and (usually) don’t publish any impedance graphs. Mostly we’re left to hoping that JA has tested the speaker and publis... | |
| Raven Audio SC I’ve been thinking about giving these a try. One consideration is that they are “4-Solid Core 18 Gauge Wires per Conductor,” so this is a move to solid core as well. But is 4 per conductor a true solid core construction or more of a multi-stranded... | |
| Counterpoint SA 3.1 vs SA 3000 preamp Had a 3.1 for 30 years, took it out of storage and sold it a few years ago. It was known as a good phono stage at a value price. It was clean and neutral, but that’s an old piece of equipment, at a minimum you’ll need to go through it and replace ... | |
| Will a tube amp work well on Revel f208? BTW, Ralph Karsten at Atma-Sphere has written extensively about this subject on the Forum, I’ve found his input really helpful. Definitely read! | |
| Will a tube amp work well on Revel f208? Labguy,The attached is an excellent explanation about tube gear and speaker matching. He explains it far better than I can. A tube/speaker mismatch is a classic mistake that you want to avoid, it’s expensive and frustrating. I don’t know how your ... | |
| Will a tube amp work well on Revel f208? Millerc...“Its not impedance, its sensitivity you want to pay attention to....That is why sensitivity is the single most important speaker spec.”Completely wrong with regard to tube amps. So much has been written about this, hard to believe that e... | |
| Will a tube amp work well on Revel f208? HI risk, why take a chance? Best case your cutting it close here with 70ish watts, and speakers with these specs may not give their full potential without ample power. Decide on tubes v ss first, then find speakers. With the PL, I would find some... | |
| What are the speakers you very rarely find in the Used market(Audiogon or Anywhere)? You could try deciding on a couple speakers you are interested in and run “wanted” ads. I did this for a pair of tube friendly, fairly rare speakers and was contacted and bought them with no competitive offers. The only problem is that this took a... | |
| Tube rolling with Quicksilver Mono 60s -- from KT77 to KT88? KT 120? etc. Watch the highs on the GL KT88s. The bass is good, but really tiring, harsh highs. I tried them for close to 100 hours and gave up, IMO they were never going to change enough to be keepers. My small tubes include many of the vintage ones mentio... | |
| Thoughts on the most difficult instruments for speakers to reproduce? Steve...glad you were able to avoid an expensive mistake. Tweeter attributes are critical in speaker selection. Don’t laugh but I would always bring the ultimate tweeter killer speaker shopping with me, BST Spinning Wheel. The opening horns expose... | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular Also discussed earlier in this post is the GL KT77. Well worth a try as well, an excellent alternative to the 34. Great mids like the 34, but with extended top end and bass and very refined. I never have been able to decide between the 77 and the ... | |
| GoldenEar Triton 1 vs. Triton 1R I auditioned both some time ago. Before purchasing either, be sure to audition both, and pay particular attention to the tweeters. Use some recordings with challenging treble. |