jackd
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| My experience with Kinki warranty Todd's always been great with me but if you are having a problem getting a part sent from Kinki to Todd then try contacting Ken Ng directly at Kinki as that's who Todd would have to go through to get the parts. | |
| 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. |