jackd
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| Preamp Deal of the Century @aldnorab I've bought two umbilical cords for the two preamps from Brad and they are a definite upgrade. | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations @tubeguy76 If the gain from the Erhard is truly 12db it will be just fine with the EX-M7 whose input sensitivity is 1.45 volts. | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations @tubeguy76 Not as long as there is not a gain mismatch and Erhard doesn't list the gain figure on their website. | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations For tubed preamp either the Supratek Chardonnay at $2000 base price or the Cabernet 6SN7 at $3000. For amps look at the Kinki Studio EX-M7 stereo amp at $2800 or the EX-B1 mono pair at $3700 or if you want an American made amp the Van Alstine SET... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread @aldnorab No not at all like that and you can change the character of the Chardonnay quite a bit depending on the tubes you pick. Another benefit is it's not as tube finicky as the first slot on the Sachs. I've had multiple pairs of tubes that... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread @aldnorab The Chardonnay is a more "classic/romantic" tube sound while the Cabernet is more neutral to my ears. Your Sachs, which I also still have sitting around, is somewhere in the middle but closer to the Cabernet. Either of the Supratek's... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread @tksteingraber Take a look at the Van Alstine SET 500 or the Kinki EX-M7. | |
| Supratek Owners Thread What speakers are you doing to be driving? I own both a Cabernet and a Chardonnay and have used at least a half dozen different amps. Also price limit if any? | |
| Holo Audio Red Streamer Check the thread at Head-Fi | |
| Supratek Owners Thread It was my understanding that if you have a Cabernet Dual you can only have adjustable gain on one of the two output tubes. Either 6SN7 or 300B but not both. | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Yes | |
| Does your IFi Zen Steam have Low Gain? @tksteingraber If you haven't yet reach out on the two Zen Stream threads on Head-Fi. In addition to the power users there using Roon an iFi employee participates there. Maybe someone there can help you. I have no knowledge of Roon and never h... | |
| Does your IFi Zen Steam have Low Gain? @tksteingraber After getting the factory reset to work and fix your original issue have you tried doing a complete reset of the entire chain to see if Roon will see the Zen Stream. Shut everything down all the way to the router and then bring e... | |
| Does your IFi Zen Steam have Low Gain? @tksteingraber Try going to this thread on Head Fi and following the factory re-set procedure and see if that clears your unusual problem off. Also not sure why you turn the Zen Stream off everytime you stop playing it. | |
| Does your IFi Zen Steam have Low Gain? Once you set the output volume in the iFi app and save it you don’t have to set it again. Mine has not moved in almost nine months. If your volume issue is when using a streaming source you might want to check for a volume setting in it. With the ... |