immatthewj
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| Is rectifier tube arcing a problem? My first tube amp was a Cary SLA 70 which used a pair of CV729s/5R4GYs/CV378s and I remember when one of them started doing something weird (this was almost 30 years ago, but maybe it arced or glowed or flashed, I don’t remember precisely) and whe... | |
| What made you change to a 6SN7 preamp? "Unrelated to the thread topic but important to those looking to optimize their purchases regarding NOS tubes, Andy @ Vintage Tube Services is the guy. Give him a call, you’ll be rest assured he knows his tubes and upon ordering you’ll also find y... | |
| Need help picking my first tube amp "Always been tube curious, i hear so much about them that i have finally decided to try them in a cheap way. I have always been into music, amps, speakers, just never tried tubes." I guess that's kind of sort of the way it started for me almost ... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes At the moment, I am looking for an upgrade from my stock EH 6SN7s, but I am afraid that these are quite a bit out of my price range. I'd love to hear 'em, though! | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? The single thing that made the most radical change to my system was installing (to audition from a dealer) a Mesa Baron (dual mono block in one chassis) in place of my Cary SLA 70 (which is a basic stereo amp using 4 6550s & a couple of 6SL7s ... | |
| Looking for suggestions for a good and trusted tube dealer I sure appreciate all the feedback! Brent Jessee did email me back. I had described my system, the room, & my musical preferences and he replied: "NOS tubes will be far better than the EH tubes you are running now. I would suggest General E... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression "The SLP-05 has been out for quite some time. I wonder if Cary is going to come out with a new preamp anytime soon. I’ll be really angry if they do that in the next few months. 😀" I am usually wrong when I make predictions on this kind of thing,... | |
| Audio Research VT100 MKII retubing blew resistors This thread brought back some bad memories. 20 years ago I had a pair of second hand VTM 120s; they sounded great and could rock out or play quiet, but I swear that I crossed my fingers every time I turned them on. I got quite proficient at sold... | |
| Looking for suggestions for a good and trusted tube dealer Thanks, Wharf, it was basically with that in mind that I was wondering about Brent Jessee and also how ordering from Andy was working out these days. | |
| Need help picking my first tube amp Sorry I can't be of much help on that one, Mike. I believe Prima Luna is a Dutch company that manufactures their stuff in China, but I am pretty sure they don't start at that price range. The tube amps & preamps that I have had experience wi... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression I enjoyed your write up. I picked up a "preowned" SLP 05 from Cary 7 or 8 months ago. It was an upgrade from my ancient SLP 90. I am finally getting around to shopping for different tubes. Oh, and color me ignorant, or out of touch, but what i... | |
| What made you change to a 6SN7 preamp? Thanks lowrider & bigkidz! | |
| Looking for suggestions for a good and trusted tube dealer Thanks for all the input! I sent Brent Jesse an email earlier, describing my system & listening preferences, and asking him what he would recommend. I'll probably give Andy a call also. 25 years or so ago he did sell me some great sounding ... | |
| Need help picking my first tube amp With that budget in mind, you might want to consider used gear. For example, I just got this email from Cary Audio today, although I am pretty sure it doesn't have a headphone jack. You might take a look on ebay and see what all is up for sale. ... | |
| Looking for suggestions for a good and trusted tube dealer Thanks for the feed back. FWIW, I like his site. |