gsm18439
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| Prefered 300B tubes for Canary Amplifiers Charles and I are on the same page, and we can only report our own experiences. When I got my Def 2 speakers, I first tried an EL509, then a 45, then a 2a3, and finally a 300b SET. . . the 45 and 2a3 SET with different manufacturer tubes. The diff... | |
| Prefered 300B tubes for Canary Amplifiers I do not know how many tubes that you would require or your budget or how you define "premium." However, in my experience in my 300b SET, the best tubes are the Takatsuki TA-300b followed by the Sophia Royal Princess. Both easily best the Shuguang... | |
| Great guys to deal with in the audio industry Anyone at Zu Audio - from Sean Casey on down. | |
| Best High Efficiency Speakers for full bass tone Zu Defintion 4s. My (overall) space is larger than yours. The bass is deep, tight, defined, and palpable. | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD I am in the camp of having more than one version - not only because of different overall styles and sonics, but also because of the almost unavoidable variability in quality of performance and sonics among the nine symphonies regardless of overall... | |
| CD player with Tube Output or Music Server I have enjoined two CDPs with tube output stages: EAR Acute and Ancient Audio Lektor Prime. Both companies' most recent offerings allow digital input; the Lektor Prime/Air also has a second analog input allowing it to be used as a pre-amp as well. | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Did Amtrans give an explanation?The US importer isAxiss Audio17800 South Main Street, Suite 109Gardena, CA 90248Tel. (310) 329-0187 | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup With my Def 2s and with previous electronics, I did some experimenting with spikes, footers, etc and found no major differences. The Def 4s currently sit on Yamamoto ebony wood footers that have little ceramic discs on the bottom - mostly to prote... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Hi Gary,You seem to be very satisfied with your Ancient Audio 300b amp and DEF 4 combination. Have you been tempted to try the First Watt S.I.T. amplifiers that 6 Moons has raved about?Regards,Not in the least - especially with the Takatsuki TA-30... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Although I have not heard the Druid V (maybe one day I will get the opportunity, but I am not holding my breath), I echo almost everything that Phil has said about the Def 4s. Having lived with mine for almost 1.5 years and driving them with a 300... | |
| Sophia Electric I bought a pair of Royal Princess 300b whose specs were stressing my 300b SET. (The measured mA was on the high end of the curve, and my Ancient Audio had a protective circuit that tripped after about 2 hours of use.) Because I live in DC, I visit... | |
| CD PLAYER I had an EAR Acute and liked it a lot. Now I have an Ancient Audio Lektor Prime and like it even more. | |
| Zu Defintion 1.5 vs Def IV Yes. But off axis listening is also good, much better than previous Defs. | |
| Zu Defintion 1.5 vs Def IV It was first published in the Feb 1996 issue of AD. I listen to classical (from Renaissance polyphony to modern symphonies, chamber and large scale works for chorus and orchestra, just not much opera), jazz, female vocals, classical and alternativ... | |
| Zu Defintion 1.5 vs Def IV My room is 24 x 14.5 x 16 high. The Def 4s are on the long wall and within a couple of inches of the back wall. However, the room is one end of an open plan that is about 45' long, albeit broken up by fireplace, kitchen, mezzanine study above the ... |