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| Best Tubes For Cal Alpha DAC Hi Greg...I also have an Alpha. I've tried several NOS tubes and like the Mullard CV4004s the best. I was actually going to sell the Alpha until I heard these tubes. It now is a 'perfect fit' in my second system. They improved soundstaging, brough... | |
| PC s and/or conditioners etc for BAT Hi Sharri...I've got a VK500 amp with Batpak hooked up with BMI Whales to a VansEvers Unlimiter. I use another Whale from the wall to the Unlimiter. The guys at BAT may be a little sceptical due to the amps sensitivity to power surges, lightning, ... | |
| Wasatch IC s and Speaker cable opinions I have (3) pairs of the XLR 205 interconnects and a 10 ft run of the LC 605 speaker cables in my system. They are Wasatch's top of the line cables. I am very impressed with their performance. They render outstanding detail without sounding harsh. ... | |
| What's your profession? Age? I'm a Service Manager @ a General Motors dealership. I'm 46 and plan to retire (this life anyway) at 55. I'm then going to open up my own hi end audio store and live happily ever after. | |
| SHUNYATA BLK MAMBA or WHALE ELITE? Actually, you're comparing two cables in different leagues from each other. I've had the pleasure of owning both cords. The Black Mamba is a very good cord rendering an improved bass response, lower background noise which allows you to hear more d... | |
| PS Audio LAMBDA II Transport Yes...I too had a Lambda transport and experienced the same problem. I sent it in for repair. It took PS Audio a pretty long time to get back with me on it but they did fix it. There were several problems with it. The logic board for the transport... | |
| Comment- "CD" Quality of DirectTV&DishN. I agree. The 'cd quality' they refer to sounds like it comes from a $125 mid-fi special from Circuit City. I only listen to my Dish Network music for background purposes only. Maybe if we consider the build quality of the satellite receiver as com... | |
| Line conditioners and ML ReQuests I talked with Gayle @ Martin Logan last year about this same issue. He stated that upgraded power cords and/or line conditioning would not have an effect on the speakers sound. Knowing how much better my components sounded with these upgrades, I f... | |
| BAT VK500 Gotta agree...I've had my VK500 for over a year now. It's been flawless and a real pleasure to listen to. If you decide to purchase it, note that upgrading your power cords makes a dramatic improvement! Enjoy... | |
| fm reception I've heard that NYC may have the most congested radio bands in the world so some suggestions may help your situation but may not cure it. If you are not trying to pick up stations from over 50 miles away, I would suggest a high quality dipole ante... | |
| Top Ten Interconnects of all time... Here's a new one for you. Zu Cable is a new company that is manufacturing some tremendous products. I have been fortunate to sample their interconnects and review them before they were marketed. I am so impressed with them that I will completely r... | |
| Any experiences with Shunyata Research? Paul...I've owned Black Mambas for about a year and also Cobras for maybe 6 months. I also have several Master Couplers in there to boot. There are some substantial differences between all 3 cords. The Master Couplers have improved bass response, ... | |
| Sonic Frontiers SCFD-1, Your Experience? I've had my SFCD-1 for three years. I have upgraded the tubes to Amperex 7308s and use a Shunyata Cobra for the power cord. With these two upgrades, this unit reproduces music better than a ton of other CD players out there. I hooked up a Wadia 85... | |
| Audio Research vs Sonic Frontiers Otis, I also have a Line 2 and have re-tubed it through Upscale. The back 2 tubes are Amperex 7308s with gold pins. The others are a 'different' version of Sovtek tubes as per Kevin Deal. They don't look like the stock Sovteks that I have seen in ... | |
| Best 12AX7 for CAL Alpha I was considering selling my Alpha until I tried a pair of Mullard CV4004s. These are the tubes that Upscale Audio recommended to me. I was surprised how this little DAC came alive after they had time to break in. A substantial upgrade over the st... |