jjss49
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| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse?... not if you have more money than time, and lack preferable, alternate uses of the money | |
| Jadis DA88S mkii integrated really don't hear much about jadis anymore... they were one of the truly great tube amp brands i see from the tas review bluebird was importer... that outfit has had a checkered history for the imported brands it has represented... many a maker ha... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? @dsper iirc - last spring when i was playing with the rme (before i sold it to a friend and hp listener), my setup was bluesound node 2i or innuos zen mini 3 as streamers, linestages c-j et5 or carver lightstar passive reference into hegel h20 ss ... | |
| Within a 30 day trial with Van Alstine SET 400; seeking comparisons @hilde45no doubt ava ss amps don’t image like a top notch tube amps... very few ss amps do (hegel, pass/fw in my experience come closest - but still not that close)suggest you call frank tell him what you are hearing and get his advice on those i ... | |
| recommendation for a high end analog system my money would be on differences in room and system setup | |
| Can’t use any other tube??!!? It's a pre-amp section that is sensitive to noisy tubes. Very common. Call Upscale audio and they will set you up with some good choices. ^^^ this ^^^new production mullards are not real old stock mullards, nothing to do with them other than the n... | |
| How far over the limit can I go One thing you absolutely need to keep in mind is to replace the 6550 power rectifier tube at 2000 regardless of whether you remove the 8 power tubes. If you don’t and that tube fails (you won’t hear anything in terms of sound because it’s not in t... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD uncle paul helps with some important definitions and explanation of 'current vs watts'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNoGVahHKg | |
| What is better, analog or digital? The quality of the topics at the top of this forum is very low or very old hat right now. C’est la vie.@lewm agree 100%so much pointless 💩-stirring - minimal substantive enthusiast discussion | |
| Preamps opinion your problem with the hegel and its volume control setting is one of poorly matched input sensitivity in your system | |
| Does tube testers tell how much life is left for tubes? different tubes age in different ways6dj8 6922 types, in my experience, get noisy with tube ’rush’ or hiss, and microphonic long before they quit entirely - not sure why this happens in the physics occurring inside the tube as time passes -- these... | |
| 3 Ingredients to a Healthy Audio Community @hilde45 life is short... just enjoy the music my friend :) | |
| What is better, analog or digital? one of the joys in life is having ability to not have to choose | |
| Power cable education needed i think a few clarifying comments in response to what has been posted might be warranted... try to perhaps shed some ’light’ on this thread, reduce the ’heat’1. many expensive things sell well, have many takers -- the fact that they do can have al... | |
| streaming devices, which would you buy? node 2i $500 (use as streamer, digital out)rca digital cable 1m $75mhdt atlantis with upgrade tube $900 (new from linear tube audio)hits your budget - will sound very nice |