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What tubes do I need?
you should consult your owners manual or literature for that specific preamp you own - don't rely on what the prior owner may have told youone number or letter off on the tube type it is an entirely different tube! close doesn’t count!!! 
Help a newbie understand
good thread, and excellent responses!!scott, have fun... enjoy!  
Just installed a bluesound node 2i , quality not so good
if u are using node 2i analog outputs - well then yes, the sound is mediocre at bestmost who are serious about good sound quality from streamed sources through the node 2i will use its digital output and run it into an separate dac 
High Performance Audio - The End?
@lukiluki you are new hereyour question should be asked on a fresh thread, with the topic shown properly in the title -- see the button above called ’Start a New Discussion’.putting it here in this discussion about something totally different is n... 
High Performance Audio - The End?
more heat than light here in this latest tussle around doug schroeder’s wordsa poor choice of words, no doubt, that has elicited negative responses, folks feeling talked down to - even if doug’s intent is hardly to have that effectreality is more ... 
Looking for a phono preamp that has volume control
great points from atmaspherei would only add that phono stage gain is the most precious of all gains since it magnifies the original and smallest signalso having more gain than you need at this critical point often introduces noise or distortion t... 
Newproduction power tubes: Reliablity
@johnssgood postwhat amp(s) are you running your kt88s on? curious to know... i have a number of kt88 amps - several audio research and a primaluna - hearing the different sound profiles of the various compatible tubes is fun to experienceas for m... 
What solid state power amp are you using with your Harbeth Super HL5+ speakers?
what is ceiling height routeman? 
For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question
@stringreen you called it right on SQ string...best of breed tube and solid state are very close now, and ever converging, because they both provide superb frequency extension, transparency, drive and imaging - they have just come from very differ... 
30w class A amp for Joseph Audio perspective 2?
tigerhow far you need to turn the knob on your amp volume control (12 oclock, 3 oclock etc etc) to get the desired volume playing into your room is a function of how sensitive your low level and amplifier input is to the signal being fed to it (an... 
Buying speaker cables on-line: Is this advisable?
another concept to bear in mind here is that the smaller the signal, the farther it needs to travel, the more important the cable carrying it will beat the extremes, for example -- low output moving coil cartridge output traveling through tonearm ... 
Amp Upgrade Advice
second van alstinesalso odyssey 
30w class A amp for Joseph Audio perspective 2?
another thread confusing amplifier power with input sensitivity 
Looking for a phono preamp that has volume control
i think that would be called a preamp with a phono stage...  
What makes a DAC so expensive?
@mvrooman1526 i am only asking specifically about the perceived sq difference from the streamer swap from node 2i to lumin - both feeding the same audio mirror dacyou are saying there WAS a difference, but very small, correct?  what was the differ...