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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Mattnshilp: I guess the only way is for me to pop out the tube pair from my L6 and send them to you. Send me a note through my member name with your address and I can get them to you. Will be 2-3 days shipping, and a week to play and then 2-3 days... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I hate to sound like a broken record, but until you get the National Union VT-99 tubes in the Lampi, you are not even remotely close to hearing its potential. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Shawbrows3: yes, "trash" is very harsh. And that's how it was in my system relative to the NU's. I have started with components full of stock tubes and the designer is clearly proud of the sound in stock form. But experience already told me about ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Component "burn in" times are purely subjective. Having to wait 800 hours is absolutely ridiculous! 50 or 100 hours might easily be enough time for the component to perform mighty fine. Unless a component is severely flat or lacking extension at X... | |
| Counterpoint, Modwright, Aesthetix sound? I wonder where they would be today if that never happened.Actually, after the Counterpoint demise, Michael Elliot returned with a new company Alta Vista Audio which was a repair/update company of older Counterpoint products. This resolved all past... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Mattnshilp: as I posted here, if you are using the stock tubes, you're in for a shocker if you try the National Union VT-99. | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter Branislav…..what tubes did you have in the audio stage for the L6? If you are using the stock Sylvania VT-99, you need to put those in the trash! The L6 is very dimensionally flat and "distant" with these tubes. If the Lampi guys see this as their... | |
| Counterpoint, Modwright, Aesthetix sound? There were some issues with parts supplies with Counterpoint. Sadly, such events turned people off and that's understandable. But these were later resolved, and Michael Elliot continued on with the evolution of the 5.x into legendary performance p... | |
| Counterpoint, Modwright, Aesthetix sound? The Counterpoint 5.x preamp portrays space that the Calypso can not even begin to do. However, the Calypso has much more defined top-end extension and detail. Once you get used to a preamp like the 5.x, you will ultimately upgrade to a refined pro... | |
| Panel Sound Just a 'within panels, there is nothing better than..'.He doesn't give up, does he? | |
| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? Tbg, 5-15-14: "The Robert Koda K 10 is now the best I have ever heard"Tbg, 5-16-14: "I agree with Fremer, the BMC MCCI ($3890) is the best at any price"Ok, so in one day the "best" got bested. And I need to pay $13k for a power cord to truly appre... | |
| I'm gettin weak bass and dynamics in one speaker Swapping speakers cables is a lot more pain and effort than simply swapping IC connections on preamp from the source or to the amp. | |
| Panel Sound When I heard the SL last year at the Newport show, even with mediocre electronics, the sound was surprisingly quite good. I would hope that the setup next time (maybe this year) will be done with far higher performance electronics .at least a top-... | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house Waltersalas: Yes, for the moment I run the Mac Mini straight into the L6 with a Vue VU-3 USB cable.http://www.vuedigitalcables.com/product/vue-cables-vu-3-audiophile-usb-cable/I have an older Empirical Audio Offramp but it only has AES output. I w... | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house F1a: I believe the sylvania VT-99 are are the favorite tube from Lukasz. Trying other brands of this tube type seems to make sense. I will try a Raytheon and Tung Sol soon as well and report back. Then perhaps a few 6SN7 and try the rectifier tube... |