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| Shuguang Treasure tubes.... I am reclining in my listening room thoroughly enjoying The Rite of Spring due in no small measure to the Psvane 12AU7 Reference Vacuum tubes. I just recently purchased these new production tubes manufactured under tight tolerances in the Shuguang... | |
| Preamp modifications - who would you use? Phaelon is right on. I can't imagine better results than can be obtained by Bob Backert of RHB Dezigns. Bob will analyze the circuit design and implementation and recommend what he can do and how each improvement will effect the sound of the gear.... | |
| Sonic differences between CAT5 and CAT6 cables? I apologize in advance for any terseness present in this posting, but for Heaven's sake, forget about CAT 5, 6 or 6000 for that matter! There are so many fine sounding, well constructed, reasonably priced speaker cables available that using "compu... | |
| Calling Vandersteen Subwoofer Users I have a McCormack DNA-1 and two 2wq subs pugged into one Duet with very good results. The rest of the system receives its power from a PPP.Go for it!! | |
| Mixing different brand cables a good idea or not? After so much tinkering with cables and footers to "tune" my system, I have found that it may be best to select cables that complement the timbre of your individual components regardless of the manufacturer. One example, I have a Kimber Select 102... | |
| McCormack vs. Bryston amps Richard V. when demonstrating his speakers with a SS amp almost always used McCormack designs. When demonstrating with tubes he usually uses Audio Research gear.One advantage of Mc gear is that you can have it upgraded by SmC Audio as your budget ... | |
| Audioquest colorado sound to bright Stringreen,I don't believe AQ ever implied that interconnect break-in was not necessary with DBS. DBS helps to keep a worn-in dialectric sounding good even after periods of time when the cable has not had a signal flowing through it. | |
| Audioquest colorado sound to bright Hmmmm. I bought a pair of Colorado's to slightly tame the high end of my CDP. Compared to the Kimber Select they replaced they did as I had hoped. This is the first time I've heard the Colorado's described as "bright". | |
| Using McCormack amp with Vandersteen II I use an extensively modified McC DNA-1 with my 3A Signatures. A great match! The nice thing is, you could buy a McC amp now and have SMc Audio perform their magic on it at a later date.Any stimulus money out there for audiophile upgrades? | |
| 12ax7 12AU7 EL34 / KT 88/ 6550 upgrades for PL2 I do not have experience with your gear, but have found Electro-Harmonix 12AU7s to work very well in my heavily modified conrad johnson PV12L. Previous to them, I had been using NOS tubes which had a warmer timbre but they became noisy quickly. At... | |
| Recommended Shostakovich? Shostakovich is my favorite composer. His symphonies are treasures. They take the listener on an emotional rollercoaster ride and they make you think about what he is "saying. Without any question IMHO, no one "gets" Shostakovich like Ashkenazy. H... | |
| Advice on possible preamp upgrade Dwr,I am glad you are pleased with the results. Bob is one great guy to work with and he really listens as he works on your gear. Wait till the V-caps are fully burned in. Great detail and ease at the same time.Congratulations and enjoy!!hifiman5 | |
| best cables to use with conrad johnson ct5 & dna 5 I have a cj PV- 12L tube line stage (heavily modified) and a SMC A+ modified DNA 1 and have found Harmonic Technology Magic Link II interconnects to be a great match. I believe you'll find most postings about these cables to be positive regarding ... | |
| Pros/Cons of moving from CJ PV 10 to SS? After reading the responses since my first posting I would still advise you to contact RHB Dezigns and talk to Bob or his son. These guys really get it and will tell you what they can and cannot do. Remember, they are not part swappers. They diagn... | |
| Pros/Cons of moving from CJ PV 10 to SS? I would strongly suggest you at least contact RHB Dezigns who modifies cj and other hi-end equipment. They are real pros. and design their own circuits to maximize the original preamp. They modified my cj PV-12L and the openness and smoothness is ... |