jwblaschke
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| What tubes for ARC LS 5 preamp - 6922/6DJ8 amperex golden globe jan 7308s made such a difference in my ls 5 mk 2 that i retubed my vt130 w/ 7308s as well. my only comparisons are sovtek 6922 but the difference was huge so i'm shopping for more 7308s.jon | |
| Good moving magnet or cheap moving coil i have a clearaudio aurum beta s 11 as well as the dynavector 20x H. the improvement w/ the dynavector was so great that now i'm scheming to get a koetsu. the mc ( or perhaps dynavector) sound is something i'd never heard & wouldn't have belie... | |
| BAT VK-D5 or Wadia 860ix i own a bat vkd5 se but recently had the chance for an extended, sober listen to the wadia. i like the bat but, there is no comparison. the wadia is smoother, more extended, more lifelike & closer to analog. all this despite my view that my fr... | |
| channel imbalance in arc ls5 thanks for the ideas. just completed an orgy of cable & jack swaps to no avail. the right channel is hotter than the left. the ls5 is the source of the imbalance & i can't compensate by using separate sides of the 2 main outs. i didn't not... | |
| channel imbalance in arc ls5 thanks for the ideas. just completed an orgy of cable & jack swaps to no avail. the right channel is hotter than the left. the ls5 is the source of the imbalance & i can't compensate by using separate sides of the 2 main outs. i didn't not... | |
| Soliloquy 6.3 with which tube amp? i've run 6.3s w/ a bryston 4b and now w/ an arc vt 130. the bryston did give better bass control but the 6.3s w/ tubes give more lifelike acoustic guitar than any other system i've heard. | |
| XLR to RCA? Stealth made some cables for me cheap: XLR to RCA for my BAT VKD5SE to ARC SP9. They sound better to me than the same gear RCA to RCA via Nirvana, PAD & SR cablers I had on hand. jon | |
| How did U get into this expensive hobby? my son burned out one channel of the Dynaco amp I'd had since the early 60's ( the last time I'd paid much attention to gear). NY Times had an article about Rotel that I'd read earlier so i went to a local dealer to replace the dyna. the salesman ... | |
| Aerial, Dynaudio, Soliloquy, or ProAc s I movedfrom Linn Sara 9's to Soliloquy 6.3 . I didn't lose any of the Saras articulation which I liked but the base, richness and fidelity to acoustic guitar are phenomenal. I auditioned B&W and Revel & I liked the 6.3s much more. I think ... | |
| Recommended BLUES recordings try "preaching the blues" on mapleshade. terrific slide & piedmont blues + great recording. |