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| Whats the FATTEST sounding Tube amp to warm up Lean speakers? Quicksilver mid monos wit KT 88s will do the job | |
| Emotiva xpa1 gen 2 with clsiizs If you need to make a change,I think you would be happier with more efficient speakers and keeping the Jolidas. | |
| Need advice on rich sounding cables Trying it now with Monopoly money,will post results after 100 hrs. of break in. | |
| CJ preamp upgrade suggestions A word of caution,the Focals can sound really aggressive/bright with some components.Hopefully you'll be able to audition before purchasing. | |
| What is Low Impendance for an interconnect? The dental floss that is grown in Montana would be the way to go:) | |
| Bias for Jolida 502 P Amplifier The higher you set the bias the shorter the tube life will be.I would leave them at 500mv for 50-100 hrs until it's settled into your system,then feel free to experiment.Some folks feel the sound is sweeter with a higher bias setting.Glad you are ... | |
| First amp. Check out Emotivia.They are direct internet sales only and are an excellent value for those of us on a tight budget. | |
| Has anybody tried using single solid core cables? YMMV but I also prefer solid core.ClearDay works best for me.I actually did hook up some 12 gage Romex(house wire) as speaker cables out of curiosity one day.The result was a smooth sound and no dynamics.Just as well,that stuff is so hard to work ... | |
| Cables for Rogue audio and B&W Harmonic Technology has a smooth treble and leans just a little to the warm side but still good detail.I am familiar with Rogue and B&W though I don't own your exact set up.Couldn't hurt to give em a try.Good luck to you! | |
| SET update Welcome to the world of tubes!Enjoy! | |
| Advice on selecting a tube amp I have Quicksilver midmonos paired with the Sunfire CRM2s and am very happy with this combo.I like to listen loud,unlike yourself so the midmonos might be overkill,the minis would probably work well for you.The Sunfires are easy to drive,never dip... | |
| Warm, Smooth yet Transparent Amp Go for the tubes!CJ products are excellent as are Quicksilver.You may,as Charels1 says,immigrate over to the dark side and fall in love with what tubes bring to your musical enjoyment. | |
| cleaning contacts with caig pro gold Clean with Deoxit first,then Caig pro Gold.Elizabeth is right,just a tiny dab will do it.Too much and it acts like glue. | |
| Where do the tubes go? Revisiting this thread after a couple of days what jumps out at me is how passionate we tube lovers are about our music reproduction.Because tubed equipment "gets" the soul of the music IMO.Do the diehard ss folks gush like we do?Aceofhearts,go ou... | |
| Where do the tubes go? My system is tubed from source to amps,and as Charels1 said the amp has the biggest impact.The speaker/amp matching is vital.I like the flexibility of changing out tubes here and there to improve the performance,no need to swap equipment.Good luck... |