jazzdude
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| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody yeah. I was recommending the Ken-Rad's 6SN7GT/VT231 or Sylvania 6SN7GT as signal tubes. I think Raytheprinter was looking for some suggestions on that also. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Mondie - I had a similar problem with my Cabernet. One channel would shutdown after 10 minutes of playing. It turned out to be a bad regulator tube. I replaced the tube and all has been good since. 10 minutes would be about the amount of time it w... | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Raytheprinter - the 5881 is one of the worst regulators. Better to go with 6L6G, 6L6GA, or 6F6G and they are less $ than 5881. Ken-Rad's 6SN7GT/VT231 or Sylvania 6SN7GT Tall-boy have the best weight. Email me if you need pictures of examples. | |
| sonic signature of Pure Note Paragon Question Brainwater - To be 'accurate' cables have to preserve the signal. Dryness indicates a loss of low-level resolution. | |
| Music from hard drive better than CD? Dazzdax - a properly configured computer makes an excellent transport. But I would always use an external DAC. There is just no way to properly shield/isolate/power condition the DAC on a PC soundcard. | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Ecclectique - it is great to see you active on the thread again. I tried the 6106 in my preamp for a week and it was very good. It opened up a bit after the first 24 hours but I didn't notice much change after that. Are we dealin with a breakin is... | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Jes45 - If you have an axe to grind with Mick then tell him about it. There is nothing we can do to correct any problems you may have. From my past experience with Mick he has always taken care of things that needed fixin. | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Bwhite and Fiddler - my intent was only to bring the heater current issue to the attention of SupraTek owners at large. However they act on that info is up to the individual. We are talking about a small amount of power. Less than 1 extra watt DC ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century The height of the powersupply will vary with the tubes you put in it. Without tubes it is 3". A gz33 or gz37 can be about 5" tall. Also leave room for isolation devices. So 12" between racks should do it. The preamp is a little under 9" tall from ... | |
| New Acoustic Zen Absolute cables This is going to present marketing problems down the road for Acoustic Zen. What are you going to call the replacement line? How do you top cables called "absolute"? | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody When I asked Mick about what tubes I could roll in the regulator position he said the heater voltage has to be 6.3v and the heater current can't be more than 1.5a. According to the western electric datasheet for the 350b it says the heater current... | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Here are my listening impressions of the 6106, GZ33, and GZ34 rectifiers in my system. These listening impressions were with the 6F6G in the regulator position. Beefy regulators with high plate dissipation may tend to reduce the audible difference... | |
| Best midrange on a high current SS amplifier Schussor - Sim Audio Moon W5. I see them go for $2500USD used all the time. Read the reviews on the internet. Email me if you have questions. I also own a Bryston 4B-ST and I had a pair of 7B-ST in my home for a week audition before I bought the m... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century It could still be another month till you get the preamp. After he finishes everything Mick will burn-in the preamp for almost a week before sending it to you. During this time Mick may also make adjustments to the pre if the sound isn't quiet to h... | |
| PC .wav player/indexer? I think foobar supports/allows tagging of wav files but it recommends against it since other players may have problems reading the files. |