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| Primaluna dialogue premium HP tube rolling suggestions to reduce brightness Just an FYI. I owned both the Mk1 and Mk2 versions of the vtl TTs. You may want to consider a pair of EICO HF-30s. same Output tube complement, but better transformers. The HF-30s handily beat the pants off the mini VTLs. best. | |
| Primaluna dialogue premium HP tube rolling suggestions to reduce brightness part of the brightness in the PL Dialogue and HP are the use of the SCR coupling caps. If you swap those out for Jensen Copper foil, you will get a midrange to die for and a 3 dimensional and airy top end. The first AU7 (center two tubes) will hav... | |
| 12au7 or 12ax7 would agree with atmasphere. That first tube (12ax7) will likely have the largest impact on sonics. Another option is the 12at7 which will lower gain a bit. but to keep everything in balance, you should change out the 100k plate resistor for a 33k... | |
| Kenwood KR-9600 years ago, I bought one of these brand new. Lots of power. Even back then, the PS filter caps were worked pretty hard, and were prone to leaking. may want replace those first before you power it up. | |
| Prima Luna Prologue 3 rolled some tubes and... try some better coupling caps. That amp will surprise you. | |
| Primaluna Dialogue HP integrated can't comment on the integrated, but have the HP power amp. Seems to be able to drive just about any speaker. I also removed the stock SCR caps and inserted Jensen Copper foils. The Jensens are much more musical and organic sounding than the scrs. | |
| A/B comparison McIntosh MC275 MK IV vs. MC275 MK VI If you want more mids, insert the Jensen copper foil coupling caps in place of the stock caps. no comparison. | |
| What is the resistor wattage used in the Dared VP-845? double the R value and parallel two 1 watt resistors to get a 2 watter... | |
| Primaluna amplifier Prologue vs Dialogue Anyone heard both? Worth it? in stock form, the dialogue premium is worth the extra money over the stock prologue. I own both. If you start upgrading caps, resistors, etc, then the gap is greatly reduced. The coupling cap upgrades are pretty easy. toughest part is selecting w... | |
| Tube Amplifier for Thiel As others have noted, you need current with the Thiels. Medium sized SS or tube amps are not going to cut it.There are 3 options;1. buy the big CJ or VTL tube amps, but that will run you some coin. 2. buy a big SS amp, not as good as the tubes, bu... | |
| Top resistors if a person installs the Vishays and hears too lean a sound, you are hearing what the circuit is really doing. hard to argue with a 30 db improvement in signal to noise. The main purpose of using vishay is to get a blacker background.I have re-wro... | |
| Opinion on the GFA 5802 with the 5800 series. Adcom started using some real power supplies. they have great dynamics and can drive just about any speaker. with some simple mods they can really sign. The 555 was an OK amp designed to a price point, not in the same league ... | |
| Recommendations for Speakers that sound like Snell that is a tough call as others have noted. Even if you spend a ton of cash, it does not mean you will get the great imaging the Snells have. I used to have 2 pair. finally sold one pair when I moved, so had to go to a pair of monitors for home the... | |
| Parasound PLD-2000 vs Parasound Halo P-3 The PLD 2000 also benefits greatly from component upgrades as do all the parasound amps and pres... | |
| Capacitor Size yep, Atmasphere is correct. The new caps for a given microfarad value and voltage are usuall considerably smaller than caps from 10 years ago let alone older caps out of 1970s or 1980s vintage gear. sounds like your repair guy is being honest with... |