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| VAC 300.1a Tube Rolling I found the cryoed Shuguangs to be a bit quieter and slightly better microdynamics, but the overall balance the same as the standard Suguang KT88.Upscale Audio claim that the cryoed tubes have a better reliability profile, Vac also sells a KT88SC ... | |
| VAC 300.1a Tube Rolling My limited tube rolling included , Shuguang 6SN7, Black Treasure 181Z for the front.Shuguang KT88, Treasure KT88, Svetlana 6550, and Shuguang KT88 Cryoed.Black Treasures both KT88 and 6SN7 sounded warmer through the mids, Svetlana 6550's sounded c... | |
| Digital volume control question... Hello Micheal, based on my own limited experiences you will need an amplifier with an input impedence that is compatable with your Dac of choice but of suitable drive for your Maggies.Better if the amplifier is equiped with good attenuators so to ... | |
| Weiss is so underrated Years ago a speaker builder call Duntech built his then flagship $23,000 Soverign Loudspeaker, it used a $45 VIFA tweeter.When Mr Dunlavy was asked about this tweeter he responded, I know what you mean but it was the only tweeter I could find that... | |
| Stepdown transformer 240v - 220v These are the bomb, will do 240 or 220 at the push of a button on the front panel and regulate voltage. I have one , good stuff.http://thortechnologies.com.au/products/product/ps10-smart-power-station | |
| BRICASTI M1DAC DIRECT TO VAC PHI 300.1A OR...? Hey there, I use an Audio Research Dac8 directly to mt Vac Phi 300.1. The ARC Dac8 outputs 6.6 volts balanced, more than enough for the Vac.I use a server with Foobar which has a volume control built in.John Bent of Bent Audio (thank you John) adv... | |
| Tube buffer or tube preamp Without pregidous, buffers are usfull if there's an impedence mismatch.It may appear your pre is outclassed by the rest of your system, you could beg or borrow other species of preamps perhaps Pass or even Moon which may give you synergy or ARC or... | |
| Speaker Cables for Soundlab's &/or Electrostatics For interest sake I believe Sanders use Mogami coax speaker cable for their speakers, most importantly for low capacitance. I've seen an intresting white paper on his web site regarding speaker cables and electrostatic speaker iteraction . Below i... | |
| Custom Plinth for an older Sota Sapphire Most good sheet metal and steel faricators will have little difficulty with your project. However stainless will show any flaws in workmanship when polished. Stainless can be machined also but will cost 2 to 3 times the price of working with mild ... | |
| DSD Playback and DSD Database Good info, Thanks | |
| How can I protect ML 436 monoblocks amplifiers? I had similar problems here with unstable voltage. I solved the problem with a Thor PS 10 power regulator conditioner. Below is the URL to the unit. http://thortechnologies.com.au/products/product/ps10-smart-power-station | |
| Audio Research HD220 Here's a review from an Australian dealer-http://www.drhifi.net.au/Reviews/ARC%20HD220%20Review/1.htm | |
| I'm studying MIT cables I was having a conversation with an MIT dealer, he told me the MIT rep left $100k AU cables for him to evaluate. The dealers words were, ( OK they sounded a bit better but for the money you gotta be kidding).I can't identify the dealer for obvious... | |
| Best Way to Play Flac Files There are many free skins for foobar that improve it's appearence and function. most of them show album covers, I personally use this and coldn't be happier. http://techsplurge.com/3316/15-foobar2000-skins-themes/ http://customize.org/foobar | |
| Nordost Norse2 series Hi, I use the Frey 2 speaker Cables, their fast and neutral in character being even handed top to bottom. I belive the series 2 Frey are the equal at least to Tyr 1 which I have also heard . I'm told that Frey 2 is not as lean as Frey 1 although I... |