jafox
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| BAT VK-51 SE or McIntosh C200? Sotaphile: Even after your own observations with the Cary indicated that something did not sound "right" for you, you still went ahead and bought the unit because of everything you heard about it and a silly magazine review? Did you at least take ... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308 Part II Anacrusis, the issue of tubes is not only about tonality. Sit at a piano and hit a few keys. Do the notes abruptly truncate or do they gradually decay? Then listen to piano music through your favorite ss and tube phono stage, line stage and amplif... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308 Part II Dave_b: Please share with us the "pre and main stages" products you used to conclude that "tubes really do an amazing job at screwing with the signal" but that they do not do this at the source. And what source component do tube output stages rule... | |
| BAT P5 or P10 phono preamp I would not pay too much attention as to what could be labeled as overkill for a phono stage. I have seen recommended systems where phono is the primary source, the TT/TA/Cartridge is often upwards of 40-50% of the system cost with the phono stage... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308 Part II Tvad: Interesting as I only have experience with the same exact tube, the single-ring getter, Albert has noted. I have a variety of Mullard gold and steel pins but only steel Teles here so I have no experience with the gold vs. steel Tele.I bought... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308 Part II Tvad - I would be happy to ship a pair for you to play with but it sounds like Albert has the Fort Knox of these tube types under vault and key. I suspect he could ship you several different pairs to give you an idea far beyond me only sending the... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308 Part II Ah ah ah, Mr Tennis, don't get too ahead of yourself on assertions. There are many current models that respond significantly to tube changes. Could it be the resolution of the system used to evaluate the components and not the specific component u... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308, CCa, etc Mrtennis - When I owned the BAT P10 a few years ago, I never got around to playing with the many different tubes like I did after I got the Aesthetix Io. So I have no experience that may or may not match your findings with the P5. It may very well... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308, CCa, etc My tube rolling experiences with many tubed-based components is polar opposite to the comments made by Bartokfan. What exactly are people trying to wiggle out of? Quantifying how each and every brand/model tube will sound in each and every compone... | |
| Tube preamp as foundation for 2 channel upgrade This is an issue that I have thought much about as well. I also currently use a ss processor (B&K) and a 5-channel budget amp (Adcom) but also a Counterpoint ss amp for the front speakers with much refinement over the Adcom. And I too have Tal... | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. The LS5 MK III comes as 12 or 18db. I believe it is typically set in the factory as 12db. When I updated mine to 18db, I had to replace 8 resistors....it took about 1/2 hour of time. But if you want something more relaxed, the BAT models will do t... | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. The tube compliment for some models above has been incorrectly stated. The BAT 30 and 31 use 6 6922 tubes while the 30SE and 31SE use a quad of 6H30 tubes. The Aesthetix Calypso uses a pair of 6922 (6DJ8 work too) and a pair of 12ax7. So if Audfil... | |
| Why doesn't Musical Fidelity offer balanced output Bob - I thought you had no comment. And please define for me reality.This thread relates to home consumer products and not recording studio products. What recording professionals may need and use in a studio is for the most part, not at all what I... | |
| BAT VK30SE OR HOVLAND HP-100 I have no experience with the Hovland but I would be very careful with the VK-30SE. This has a very rolled-off top end. The 31SE upgrade, which was $1100 back in 2002/2003, was a significant improvement in this regard to this unit. Harmonic overto... | |
| Why doesn't Musical Fidelity offer balanced output The value for the CMRR only exists if we do not bandaid the signal path to achieve complimentary phases from a signal that started out as single-ended. If much degradation is done to the signal to create these 2 phases, there is likely more to be ... |