jbhiller
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| Time For a CD Player Upgrade +1 on the Marantz ruby sacd/dac. Very smooth with great detail. The DAC is wonderful too. I run horns in my bigger system and have no patience for harshness, glare or fatigue. But, like others, I’m surprised your Rega is the culprit. | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? It would be nice if there were more retail sales partners based in North America (or Europe) who screen Chinese tubes before selling them. Yes, that’s probably the point of this post. We need more North American resellers who test for noise. Th... | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? I don't believe JJ tubes are a problem. I know some people think they aren't great. But I also know there are manufacturers who use them and not because of their reasonable price alone. JJ preamp tubes can sound amazing so long as they are quiet! | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? Thank you @tkrtrb125. I'm going to compare some Linlai to some NOS short and follow up. | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? Just bought set from Apos. Very attractive pricing and representations on quality. @audition__audio , Yes, that's true, but I've had a few issues with NOS tubes (test strong but microphonic). I have a sensitive preamp. What's more, I have hear... | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? Thank you all for the resources! @tkrtrb125 , the war has increased prices on reissue Russian made tubes. New old stock are more scarce. I do not conflate Russia with China or comment on their respective human rights records. | |
| DC Offset Issue in Don Sachs Preamp Thank you Ralph! The unit had some super microphonic tubes (CV181s) that sounded sublime but were so noisy that after several hours of low volume play, the tubes could pick up nearly any activity in the room and subtlety amplify it, which I've n... | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album That Emilou Harris Spyboy album cited above doesn’t appear to have been ever released on vinyl format. Darn. | |
| DC Offset Issue in Don Sachs Preamp Thank you everyone! Lynn, you are the man! don’t tempt me on those new models! | |
| DC Offset Issue in Don Sachs Preamp Thank you! I’m running 100dB sensitive horns with larger woofers. I’m currently playing the Sachs into a Marantz Ruby set to Power Amp mode. This hybrid setup sounds sublime. | |
| DC Offset Issue in Don Sachs Preamp Amp is used (3-4 years old) but new to me. Today, I swapped out the CV181Zs for classic 6sn7s, and things may be better. Would that make sense? Doesn't the CV181Z have higher heater current value than 6SN7s? | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 @nonoise , you are 100% correct on that integrated. It's superb. | |
| Have you heard the Goldring Ethos Cartridge? You cannot go wrong with the ART9 either. I LOVE that cart! | |
| Have you heard the Goldring Ethos Cartridge? I love the Ethos. It's a very balanced cartridge and that's a really good thing. The sound never gets old. I also find I just like listening to it. It's bigger and bolder sounding than my ART9 and Kiseki Purpleheart. The ART9 is a bit more po... | |
| Experience with Modwright products? Can you make it to AXPONA? An Illinois-based dealer I love will be there and will have it on display for use. |