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| Is the Shuguang 5AR4 any good? @immatthewj I don't remember how many spots you have that need a 5AR4 but if you have enough good NOS ones to fill those spots you only need one spare so concentrate on getting quality not quantity. Times are different than when I was buying... | |
| Is the Shuguang 5AR4 any good? No different than the Sovtek in sound or reliability. If they are good strong tubes the Amperex and the Matsushita will last a decade at least unless damaged by something. | |
| Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3 No hum on mine why do you ask | |
| CD Transports: anything in between? Cyrus CDi | |
| Preamp match for my First Watt F-7 amp. With 90db speakers the 18db gain from the Quicksilver line stage should be more than enough to drive the First Watt amp as loud as you can stand. I suggest you check your connections especially the output level on the Audiolab streamer. | |
| Preamp match for my First Watt F-7 amp. Don only makes one model now with a fixed gain of 18db | |
| Preamp match for my First Watt F-7 amp. There is a Supratek Syrah on US Audiomart that would do the trick if you can convince him to ship or make arrangements to pick it up. Has gain of 26db at max setting. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649834882-supratek-syrah-preamp-with-... | |
| Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3 Thanks Charles for now I'm having fun playing with different gear but sooner than later a thinning of the herd will have to happen. | |
| Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3 @charles1dad Will do as they will be in the same location for a few weeks at least though unlike the CDT2 the new unit won't have the hours on it. The units are going in two different houses in two different states in the end. The CDT2 Mk3 will... | |
| Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3 @charles1dad I have no doubt that the Pro-ject is a great sounding unit though not as robustly built as the Jays and I was attempting to buy one to do the comparison. In the process I have communicated with over a half a dozen fairly large v... | |
| Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3 At this point in time it's kind of irrelevant as to which one is better than the other as Jays is the only one who can actually deliver the product for purchase at least in the US. According to several dealers I talked to they have RS2 T back or... | |
| New Jays Audio flagship cd transport High Fidelity and 6 Moons both have units in for review with the High Fidelity review due in about a week. Alvin advised me that the units are shippable in 7-10 days just like the CDT2. As per usual the 6 Moons preview is up and is added to regula... | |
| New Jays Audio flagship cd transport Alvin Are they ready for immediate delivery in both colors? | |
| New Jays Audio flagship cd transport New distributor is just Alvin's business partner through a separate entity. If you read the info in the link Marvin provided you can see for yourself the differences. The CD mechanism itself is now selling in the $1k range. | |
| Don Sachs Owners Thread And that is the difference between the two combos. When you are matching tube preamps with amps and speakers you have to take into account the total gain of the combo or you will get hiss. If you have to get to that close a distance to hear it the... |