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| 3C24 tube amp recently converted to 812 ouput power tubes. Grannyring, this is something Paul designed and built by himself, which I bought from him. I was very happy wiith the way the amp sounded, but perhaps due to the unusual mixture of tubes, and how they interacted with each other, Paul decided a ch... | |
| Which phono stage for Garrard 401 with Shure V15 lll cartridge Marite, I'm enjoying using a Garrard 401 with DIY plinth, Dynavector 501 arm, and Herron VTSP-2 phono stage. Cartridges are Audio Technica AT-ART 9, Dynavector XX2MKII (Soundsmith Retip), Acutex M320 III LPM, and several others as the mood strik... | |
| Happen to you? Gear chasing because the fundamentals were wrong. A couple of times poor amplifier choices left me feeling unhappy, but things are right as rain these days, so all is well. Regards, Dan | |
| 3C24 tube amp recently converted to 812 ouput power tubes. Thank you gentlemen. As one ages, things get tougher on a daily basis. Thankfully, music, and my system, I am able to enjoy better than ever. Regards, Dan | |
| 3C24 tube amp recently converted to 812 ouput power tubes. I should have added all the credit has to go to Paul Birkeland of Bottlehead. | |
| Then Play On I'll have to check them out. Thanks! Dan | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey Hello again Mulveling, Last night was a different sort of night. Although it didn't involve vinyl, it did involve one of my favorite forms of music, blues, and one of my favorite players of it, SRV. Since my 3C24 tube amp was recently altered b... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey Hello Mulvening, I just went through this recently when I purchased a (new-to-me) Herron phono stage (I couldn't resist when it came up for sale recently). After getting it installed, I was having the same issues you are having. I spoke to Keith... | |
| Center Channel Dialogue I am now 76 YOA, and I have no trouble hearing my center channel. For years, I used a rather small KEF center, and it worked quite well. A couple of years ago, I did a bit of upgrading on the HT part of my audio system. I bought a new KEF Q 650c c... | |
| Looking for advice, recommendations My tube amp was waiting on having some work done on it, so I ordered a Hypex UcD 400 stereo amp kit, and it's turned out to be one of the best sounding amps I've ever heard in my system. My 3C24 amp has had it's output tubes changed to 812 tubes,... | |
| I was happy with my system for 30 years; now I need a new amp...and more? For $600, I just built a Hypex stereo amp that is a great sounding amp for me, with my Herron tube line stage. Might want to check 'em out. Regards, Dan | |
| Forced to DIY Been doing DIY my whole life, much of it just to save money. And I have saved money, lots. But, once in a while, my lack of experience in a certain area or other of doing so, bites me in the ass. But, I learned a lot, and I have system I am very ... | |
| Herron or ? On a whim, without planning to, I bought a Herron Line Stage, it being unusual by the fact that it containd six 6922 tubes intsead of four. I don't have any clue if it sounds any different the later units that have four 6922 tubes. By itself, it ... | |
| How Important Are SOA Home Theater Processors? There can be a large difference in performance between a cheap surround pre and a better-made one. I had a Rockford-Fosgate surround pre, and after it died, I bought an Arcam FMJ AV-9 processor, large differnce in sound quality and performance. ... | |
| My analog journey - time for a new phono stage or? The Herron is only about my trird or fourth phono stage. I went digital only after it became available. Around that time I really didn't have much knowledge regarding turntable and cartridge setup. When I decided to get back into it about 12 year... |