jburidan
Responses from jburidan
| Best Speaker for classical music I'm happy with my Tannoy 15" DCs | |
| When to power off a tube amp? I unplug my 300B SET monoblocks when I'm not using them because they consume lots of electricity, and leave other equipment on 24/7. | |
| floor standing speakers with powered woofer Infinity Prelude MTS | |
| 6550 tubes Penta Labs solid plate (Shuggie KT88SC) was the only current production 6550 that I liked. Other than it, I liked only old stock tubes, such as Tung Sol or Philips ECG (Sylvania) 6550. | |
| Tube rolling Cary SLP-05 Have you tried the RCA input jacks in lieu of XLR? I find it preferable to use the RCA inputs. And then it matters not what is in the balanced buffer sockets. | |
| Tannoy Speaker Cable Synergy Cardas Clear | |
| which tube? Which speakers do you have? | |
| Speaker Cable Suggestion for Tannoy Speakers Cardas Clear is the best I've tried, but it's expensive, and the bi-wire version (Cardas Clear Beyond) is even more costly. Acoustic Zen Double Barrel is the second best I've tried.Whatever you do, look for UPOCC wire with Teflon dielectric. | |
| Wrong speakers Tannoy 15" DC is the best of the best. | |
| classical newbie Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra performed the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner. | |
| Tannoy Kensington SE vs Magnepan 20.7 Tannoy sensitivity = 93dB while the Maggie = 86dB, so the Kensington is much more tube-friendly and will perform splendidly paired with, e.g., 300B SET amps on all kinds of music. I'm partial to the combination of big Tannoy DCs with SET amps -- t... | |
| 24/192 Big Improvement Over 24/96???? My Cary 303/300 CDP has user-selectable upsampling. This feature allows me to tailor the sound of each recording. Not all recordings sound better at higher sampling rates. In other words, I think the answer to OP's question is unknowable. | |
| Power Cords: A Skeptic Looking to Dabble... I look for UPOCC wire, teflon dielectric and good connectors, e.g., Oyaide P-004 & C004. Unfortunately, you won't find these things for $150. Suggest you try Signal Cable cables. | |
| Preamp for Art Jota Cary SLP 05 | |
| SET amps ? Art Audio Jota HC with KR 300BXLS gives 24WPC and will drive any Tannoy 15" DC very nicely. |