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Tube Rolling for Pro-Ject SE II
I emailed the Sumiko/Pro-ject rep last spring and they don't reccommend 5751's. I wanted to try them for the low noise factor. On another thread someone else said they tried them in a Tube Box and got lower output and they ran hot. So sounds like ... 
Tube Rolling for Pro-Ject SE II
I have the previous model the Tube Box SE. I have tried a variety of tubes looking for a good sound.It came with a pair of Upscale Brimar CV4004 platinum tubes. Great sound, nice and warm, one tube went microphonic and I didn’t want to pay $$$ to ... 
Questions about Preamp Tubes
The only problem with tubes is you might get the bug and try different types of tubes to play with the sound. I now have 5 sets of 12ax7/cv4004 and 4 sets of 12au7/5814a tubes and having a blast :) 
Simple System for a Super Senior?
Look at the Music Hall Trio. An all-in-one setup but i have the MH CD25.2 and like the sound 
Should I try the Cambridge Audio 640p?
I dont think you will see much of an improvement. I have the PL2 and had the phono board and got a Parasound Zphono with a TT and did not see much of a change. The Cambridge gets mentioned in the same list with the Zphono. And a number of folks sa... 
Speakers for Modest Tube System
check out triangle 
Best budget phono preamp for Unison Unico?
Used Parasound Zphono for about $100.00 
Tube phono preamp help please.
I have a Pro-ject Tube Box SE and i upgraded to it from a Zphono. Good move love the sound but at 4x the price with about 2-3 times the sound improvement. 
tube integrated amp recommendations?
This is my first tube amp and i have not had the pleasure of listening to too many others (did hear a Dyanco at a store) but i looked at Jolida and Cayin and googled and search for all kinds of info.What i liked about the Primaluna was the auto bi... 
tube integrated amp recommendations?
Well I am going to suggest the Primluna PL2, although it does not have a remote (the Dialogue series does) or switchable to triode mode. But it does sound very good, can take a wide range of power tubes KT-88: 6550, KT-90, EL-34, 6L6GC, 7581A and ... 
best used cd $500 - $700
I second the Music Hall CD25. Very nice sound a bit warm and smooth. 
Airport Express wav file vs CD played thru iTunes
I think you need to use lossless/ACC files to get the same quality or close too as a CD. WAV, MP3's are compressed, look at the file size btw the two.We have been ripping CD at lossless and yes they take up a huge amount of space but in comparing ... 
PrimaLuna Phono ??
I had one in my PL2, it was fine. There was not too much difference btw it and the Parasound Zphono, the Zphono seemed to have more gain, maybe a tad more quiet. I got the Zphono with a TT so i sold the Primaluna plus the Zphono can be used with b... 
Tube Integrated with deep bass
A primaluna PL2 with KT88 tubes will give some solid bass, I have found though that i like the warm and fuzzys of the EL34. But the Stones and CLash still sound good. 
BEST tubes Pro-ject tube box SE II sumiko 12ax7
oppshe did not reccommend them