kevziek
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| Problems with Svetlana KT88 and Sonic Frontiers Nameci is right. Sonic Frontiers told me the earlier Svetlana KT88s had stability problems. ARC and other manufacturers will tell you the same. Present production Svetlanas are supposedly better, but some tube experts believe they are NOT the most... | |
| What is your most anal audio habit? I wash my hands with Dawn before touching any of my equipment. Next, I avoid touching my face while listening, because doing so can get skin oils on one's hands, which can then get transfered to the equipment by touch.Another thing is putting hand... | |
| Stereophile looses Jonathan Scull I never liked Jonathan Scull. Others in this thread have provided criticisms of him, most of which I agree with. He is a pompous, spoiled individual, whose pretentious reviews were both sickening and of very poor quality. I didn't feel he was trul... | |
| My New Bel Canto DAC 2 TBADDER, volume differences mean nothing. They are two different designs, and just don't have the same output. You need to listen to them at the SAME volume. I've a new DAC 2 also, too soon to give meaningful opinions, but it is clearer, more reso... | |
| Sellers Who "Didn't Know" or the Convenient Excuse As far as I know, Levinson and Bryston are the only companies with free, transferable warranties. | |
| LAST???? Has anybody tried this? Since I've been out of vinyl for quite some time, I have several unopened LAST kits. If anyone is interested, please contact me. | |
| Problems with proposed transactions? Although there are audiophiles who are obsessive about keeping equipment like new, there are a sufficient number of audiophiles who are not. I question sellers very thoroughly about condition, and have been told the unit is mint, no scratches at a... | |
| No Sellers willing to do COD anymore??? I often request prepayment on items. However, I have lots of good feedback. This doesn't mean I won't do CODs; if I speak to the person and make it very clear that I don't want to ship unless they are absolutely sure they want the item. What irks ... | |
| I'm Freaked Out by this Tube comparison Meby, I'm still sorting out the two amps sonics. The ARC has more definition in the high end, but sounds a little lighter overall. Power 2 a little fuller, voices sound weightier, but some of the clarity is gone. Both sound good, but neither is pe... | |
| I'm Freaked Out by this Tube comparison Any other Power 2 owners who experimented with 6922s out there? | |
| I'm Freaked Out by this Tube comparison The VT100 has very complicated adjustments for the 6922's, so placing other 6922's in it is not the best idea. I'm afraid of blowing a resistor. My guess is that if the adjustments are so critical, just throwing some other tubes in there will resu... | |
| I'm Freaked Out by this Tube comparison Swampwalker, Sovtek is a brand made for New Sensor Corporation of USA. The owner was in business twice. He came into bad times in the mid 1980's, closed shop, then he started New Sensor several years later. The tubes are made in Russia by, I belie... | |
| Comparing AQ Diamonds to the new AQ interconnects I owned Lapis X3 and compared it to Python. Python was substantially cleaner, bigger soundstage and even better bass. It is a bit brighter, but not objectionably so. At least with tube equipment, I am very happy with the sound. The guy I bought it... | |
| I'm Freaked Out by this Tube comparison I did make a slight error. The Sovteks in the VT100 are not of the same year as the other sets. The other sets are stamped 98-12 & 99-01. The VT100 tubes have no date, but the lettering and internal construction are identical. They are AR sour... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 2 or 1 compared to new SE Hi, Craig. How are you? As far as the Line 3 sounding forward, bloomy and diffuse, it sounds like you had a bad unit. No one has ever characterized it sounding like that; to the contrary, almost every reviewer has characterized it as having a some... |