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| Tube question ...just to qualify my statement - the Russian MilSpec/Ei Yugo/RFT's are better sounding in my CAT MKII preamp (and associated equipment and room) than ANY other tube combo. Nothing against the NOS tubes, just happens to be that way in my gear wher... | |
| Tube question As far as how often tubes have to be replaced depends on how you use your equipment. I leave my tube amps and preamp on 24/7. My tube amps are 4 watts so heat is not a major concern.I replace the whole preamp set three times a year at a cost of ab... | |
| Difference between Forte 4 and 4A amp ? I owned a Model 4a - both face plate and back sticker were marked "4a". | |
| Best amp for Thiel 3.6 speakers? I have owned a pair of 3.6's for quite a while. The bad rap they get for "brightness" is because they are very resolving - what you hear is the equipment behind them and not the speaker. Unfortunately, they require state of the art amplification t... | |
| What Would you Trade your System FOR? Left seat in a B-52 over Kabul. | |
| Advice on installing dedicated outlets I personally have three dedicated isolated ground 20-amp circuits for my system. Two 100W mono block power amps occupy one circuit each and the other 20-amp ckt is for pre-amp/xport/dac on a line conditioner (this has the advantage of allowing the... | |
| To much power into one recepticle? Not only that, but you have to be mindful of what other devices are plugged into outlets on the same circuit. Max connected load should not exceed 1920VA for a 20-A ckt and 1440VA for a 15-amp. Make sure your equipment is not on the same circuit a... | |
| Looking for suggestions for a new matched pair of 2A3 tubes Best suggestion would be to contact Cary. As far as other alternatives, the "best" tube would be a pair of RCA Cunningham mono plates ca. 1930. These are extemely rare and even tougher to find in a matched pair. Almost just as good are the RCA NOS... | |
| Why no index to indicate proper listening level? I think the major problem is the hardware itself. Amplifiers simply cannot amplify the entire audio frequency spectrum equally - most will slightly favor the upper midrange/lower treble. Couple this with a tranducer's tendency to be flat in this r... | |
| Tube amp for a somewhat difficult load I have a pair of Thiel 3.6's (86 db and 4 ohms) with a pair of Levinson 20.6 100W mono's in a 13 x 24 x 9 room. While waiting for the factory to send upgraded circuit boards, I purchased a pair of Wright-Sound WPA 3.5 SET's for the interim. That's... | |
| CD Clubs -Press their own CD's? For a very informative take on this, refer to: http://www.stereophile.com/showarchives.cgi?55 |