longplate
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| Upgrade advise needed please A grand on a DAC would buy no real improvement over the DACs on the Pioneer and B&K. I'd buy a good used tube preamp and run the B&K through it. You'd be surprised at how much information is NOT passing through the B&K. You've got to s... | |
| Best tube pre under 1500? I think the Sound Valves VT-101i at $750.00 is one of the great bargins in all of hi-fi.It has that vintage tube midrange and great bass. IMHO the phono stage in it is worth $750.00. And it was one piece of gear that I didn't feel compelled to cha... | |
| Best tube integrated--Cary SLI-80, or? The magic of the SLI-80 was lost on me. I spent a few days with one and felt the CJ CAV-50 was much better at $2500.00 and the Quicksilver seperates at $2095.00, bettered it too.No question NOS tubes would have made a big difference. I did like it... | |
| The best sounding FM Tuner is..... The Marantz 10b is the best sounding tuner ever made. Anyone who would argue otherwise hasn't heard one that was working properly. You can buy a mint Mac MR-71 for under a grand that will make anything else in it's price range sound broken. I've g... | |
| Best EL34G tubes for Cary Audio cad 40M? This was discussed recently and nothings changed. I totally agree with AP, save for the order. 1-Amperex double D getter 2-Mullard fat base double getter 3-Mullard reg. base double getter 4-Mullard single getter. All of this is system dependent, b... | |
| Rate my Rack It's a rare solid state pre-amp that works with a tube amp. Keep the Mini-Mites, lose the LS-9 and get a tube pre-amp. The fact that you like the Chinese tubes is certainly cause for concern. Like I said earlier try some good 5751s, you'll get the... | |
| Rate my Rack I agree with Dekay, the Alpha is very sensitive to tube change. Using triple mica, black plate RCA 5751s I get a very dynamic hi-fi sound, which I prefer when watching movies. For music I opt for my Mullard 12AX7 longplates and their magcal midrange. | |
| Tube Tester Kara Chaffee sells and services Hickok Tube testers among other things. I can't say enough good things about Kara, one of the really good guys in the business. Check out his webpage at www.tubewizard.com | |
| Looking for a "Tube Guide" A few that I'd recommend would be "Tube Lore" by Ludwell Sibley...."Tube Substitution Handbook" by William Smith...RCA Recieving Tube Manual.."70 Years of Radio Tubes and Valves" by John Stokes You can buy these at www.tubesandmore.com | |
| Best EL34 ? Eight 34s for $200.00? AP, you stole these, good for you.AP is right about the improvement made by tubes versus those made by cables etc.Those of you who haven't tried a great NOS tube need to. Start with your small tubes, a 60s, or better yet a 5... | |
| Best EL34 ? If you found NOS GE or Sylvania EL34s they would have been made by Amperex or Mullard and would cost the same. Unless your talking about a US made fat bottle 6CA7 which sounds better in a guitar amp then a hi-fi amp. | |
| Best EL34 ? My favorite is the Dutch made Amperex brown base with double d getter for rock and jazz music. Who said EL34s can' have great bass? By far the most dynamic (except for the metal based 34s) with smooth, extended highs. For classical music and vocal... | |
| Best Sax Jazz A few more that haven't been listed. My favorite Lester young record (laughin to keep from cryin) has Lester playing the clarinet only.Johnny Hodges (Blues a-Plenty and everybody knows Johnny Hodges) Another great record is Paul Gonsalves (Ellingt... | |
| Best Sax Jazz What about Kenny G??Only kidding. I remember buying his first LP..yes LP. This had to be 20 years ago and in the liner notes he was being touted as the next Sonny Stitt.The Lp and he flat out sucked. He is a flyweight among heavyweights, timing is... | |
| Amp for Sonus Faber GP? I used to sell these speakers and only enjoyed them using tube amps. The Quicksilver Silver 60s at $2495.00 pr. were a great match with tight, well controlled bass and otherworldly imaging |