kt_88
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| Vandersteen 3A and DENON 5803; COMPATIBLE? Nighthawk,I forgot there are people who have home entertainment systems, and don't have enough space for a seperate 2 channel system. I am one those that prefers a 2 channel system. My home entertainment system is a 20 Sharp tv.I guess it's a matt... | |
| Sense of life? Tubes? Calanctus,Don't know what to tell you. I read it in a book, perhaps the book was not very specific. | |
| Vandersteen 3A and DENON 5803; COMPATIBLE? I second the motion. Not sure why you would even consider running the 3a sigs with a receiver. Unless you plan to upgrade at some point.The McCormack will be like night and day compared to the Denon. Of all the recivers out there I think Denon is ... | |
| Svetlana vs Mullard EL-34's Mullard produces the most neutral sounding EL34 I have ever heard. But I don't think they are worth the money. You might want to try something out of Germany ( Siemens, RFT, Telefunken ) It seems easier to find a matched quad, and the sound is qui... | |
| Sense of life? Tubes? If I recall correctly, SS produces 2nd order distortion ( not pleasing to the ear ) While tubes produce 3rd order distortion ( pleasing to the ear ) 3rd order distortion is close to the distortion your would get by running you fingers across the s... | |
| BAT VK 5i and tubes, how to chosse? I have tried a ton of different tubes in the VK5i. I found no problems with the 6DJ8, but mostly I used 6922's I actually prefered Mullard over Amperex. For what it's worth to my ears there wasn't much difference between the high buck Amprex's and... | |
| Acurus - What happened and why? long I could be wrong, but the last time I chatted with a dealer ( sold ACURUS for years ) It was a finacial decision, and if I recall Mondial sold out? I think it was a case ( ACURUS ) of to many companies competing at this price point. I know there a... | |
| Quicksilver 8417 Tube Preferences Jeff,I'm not familiar with your amps, but I have tried tons of 12bh7's in amps, and have found sonic differences. You can buy them fairly cheap at ebay, if you want to try many different brands. I have seen some sellers selling a few brands at onc... | |
| Stereo Tube Amp Recommendations You might also consider the CJ Priemer 11. I think it is no longer manufactured, but I found it to be an excellent stereo amp. You can usaully pick them up for $1700-$2000 here at Audiogon | |
| Preamps: Rogue v. VTL v. Blue Circle sorry, forgot the thread link:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1068758113&read&3&4& | |
| Preamps: Rogue v. VTL v. Blue Circle Kck:You can find a VK5i for about $1700 if your patient. It does add a little colour to the sound, but so does every tube pre out there. But yes the BAT is has the slightest bit more. I was merely going by what you originaly stated in your initial... | |
| EL 34 based amplifier recommendations Try the amps made by Quicksilver Audio ( V4's, Silver Mono 60's ) Mike Sander's manufactures very simple, but very excellent amps. His amps are hand wired ( point to point ). If you buy a pair of V4's you will never look back. Well unless of cours... | |
| Preamps: Rogue v. VTL v. Blue Circle <<< OK, I am a bit of all over the map in terms of price, but I am looking for best value, not necessarily within a specific budget. WOuld like to be under $2K though. Buying used.My candidates are: Rogue 66 and 99 MagnumsVTL 2.5 and 5.5 ... | |
| EL 34 based amplifier recommendations Care to tell us your source and pre? | |
| Driving me crazy oops! I guess the SLP-94 employs the 12AU7, and 6C4. Boy do I feel like a dunce (*_*). But the SLP-94 is still quite an attractive pre.I will look into the Wretch a little, but I really don't like the ascetics of the Cary.Oz, if the VK3i is a bit ... |