inna
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| 12au7 tube? I think, RCA black plates from 50s give excellent balance, at least in my amp. | |
| Do military/industrial tubes sound better than regular ones ? I just finished burning in new 12AU7 RCA black plates from early 50s to compare them to the RCA black plates from late 50s that I had installed. Both sets are matched. Earlier RCAs do sound better ! They have a slightly higher resolution, more d... | |
| What do you know and how do you like the RCA 5963 Black Plates? mulveling, I understand why some might not be particularly fond of Mullards, it is really a matter of taste and system match. I prefer somewhat loose vintage sound with silky highs and full bodied midrange. But perhaps even for me the full Mullard... | |
| What do you know and how do you like the RCA 5963 Black Plates? So, RCA 12AX7 black plates from 50s are not microphonic, I understand, I might want to try them too instead of Mullards, though I would not anticipate the improvement, but who knows ? | |
| What do you know and how do you like the RCA 5963 Black Plates? mulveling, I see. I thought you had all VAC electronics, or this is your second system. | |
| What do you know and how do you like the RCA 5963 Black Plates? mulveling, did you compare various RCA blackplates from 50s to Raytheon blackplates from the same time period ? I really like the RCAs in the driver section and how they work together with 12AX7 Mullards in the preamp. I was thinking about trying ... | |
| Spiritual/soul jazz from early 70s and later. By the way, John McLaughlin's compositions Life Divine and Sanctuary can be called spiritual jazz. Spiritual fusion, I would say. | |
| Do military/industrial tubes sound better than regular ones ? If they tolerate vibrations better , they should theoretically sound better, all other things being equal. | |
| Spiritual/soul jazz from early 70s and later. frogman and whart, thank you, that’’s a lot to explore. I am familiar with Alice Coltrane and of course I know Love Supreme. | |
| Mullard EL34 that sounds best Right. I certainly can live without Mullards, SEDs Winged are acceptable and still available for now. | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? Well, I gave the simplest possible answer to a complicated question, and I hear no objections so far. Just don't ask about the cost of 95%, it would be much higher. | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks scenario 1 - not always, not in my case. In my case the best power cord goes to integrated tube amp. scenario 2 - no sure, possibly. | |
| I find myself "tuning out" anymore.....is the magic fading? Maybe you are after a new sound, speaking of Paris. | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks Power cord is an extension of power supply not of wall wiring, so… | |
| How often to you clean vinyl and the needle? I treat records with Last too, once. They even sound a touch better than without it. |