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| What is the best place to buy tubes? Wow! Thanks for all the replies. There are some great suggestions here that I will try. I agree that I can't fault a retailer for the bad tubes from a manufacturer knowing that several manufactures of tubes have quality control issues. But I canno... | |
| Krell Intergrateds..how come nobody likes em? I had the KAV-300i and liked it. For solid state, the Krell used a little less negative feedback than most transistor amps, so it had a surprisingly open midrange and good dynamics. It also had the "signature" Krell solid bass control even if its ... | |
| VT-100 MkII matches best with what preamp? HELP I've tried several preamps with a VT50 that is similar in sound to the VT100, but lower in power. The Placette passive worked quite well as a budget choice if you use short, low capacitance cables. Transparency and resolution were high points here... | |
| Best real DSD recordings on SACD. Ok, the best "recording" that I've heard is, with out a doubt, "Purity: An Inspirational Collection" by the T Minus 5 Vocal Band (T Minus 5 Entertainment 72644-155555-7). This is the recording engineered by Ray Kimber of Kimber cables using his Is... | |
| The Great Cryo'd Outlet Test This was an interesting experiment. Sorry that I didn't have time to read it until now, but I have a few comments which may be of interest. (1) I work in a technical area and have had a lot of fun reading and speculating about the effects of cryo ... | |
| Best Line Stage Preamp? I am surprised that we don't see brands listed here such as Audible IllusionsConrad Johnson or VTL.Any praise for these?I've had both the passive and active Placettes (I think I may have actually bought one from Stehno) and there has never been a ... | |
| 6550C vs 6550EH in Audio Research amps Hmmm..., Yes, I'd also like to try the 6550EH. I just used the newly relabled 6550C from SED (the company formerly called "Svetlana"). One of the tubes was apparently poorly made and after use for a while, it suddenly shorted internally. It fried ... | |
| Best of the small speakers I truly understand your interest in speakers for smaller rooms. Many high end speakers I've heard do better in larger rooms (in the far field response). I've personally had speakers with larger woofers easily overwhelm smaller rooms with resonant ... | |
| Krell or Classe? I've auditioned both since I was trying to make the same choice. What I found was that the Krell sounded cleaner. |