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| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? I suggest you look at either Don Sachs or supratek. They are within your budget and are handmade, with point-to-point wiring and are a very, very well-regarded on this forum.Look for a thread on this forum titled. Preamp deal of the century. And l... | |
| People and Place: A review of SW1X DAC SW1XLampizatorABBAS AudioAudio Mirror TubadorMHDT LabsAnd probably Audio Note should be in there somewhere. All these DACs share some similarities with respect to design philosophy and technical approach. And lately all of these are getting rave r... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? I think the question of whether a Z is better than a T variant is open for discussion and might depend on other system characteristics. Don Sachs, who builds very well-respected Preamps and buys a ton of tubes from China and uses them in his equip... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? That's pretty high praise for the Shuguang tube. | |
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? I think that all this attention being paid in this (very worthwhile) discussion might be drawing attention away from the fact that the stock Orchid is really super satisfying. You don't have to modify it at all to get superb, non-fatiguing music... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? I don’t want to derail this thread, but for those who are considering an Orchid you might want to do some internet searching for the TDA 1541A based DAC from Abbas Audio. Hand made in Ukraine and very competitively priced. Very nerdy parts selecti... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? I posted on this thread a while ago about installing a 6DJ8 in my Orchid via the 5670/6DJ8 adapter. I think in my post I mentioned. Something along the lines of the sound changing from that of a Baldwin Piano to that of a big Steinway. Well, I now... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? I haven't had a chance to compare the 6Dj8 to the Western Electric tube in the Orchid. However, 213cobra apparently has done that comparison and it was his idea of trying out this adapter and his opinion was that the six DJ eight variety was bett... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? @jzzmusician and I were talking and he asked me to post the following on this thread because it could easily have been overlooked on the MHDT Orchid tube rolling thread elsewhere on this Forum.I read with interest 213cobra’s idea of using a 5670 t... | |
| MHDT Orchid TUBE ROLLING I should have mentioned that I'm using the 5670/6DJ8 tube socket adapter available on-line. It did not require any circuit modifications.Also, now that I'm a couple of hours in, and listening to some orchestral music, the new tube continues to pro... | |
| MHDT Orchid TUBE ROLLING I have followed the recommendation made by 213cobra and have now rolled an Amperex made in Holland 6DJ8 into my Orchid. I know my new tube has not burned in at all yet.But out of the box I am hearing what he has predicted. I'd describe the change ... | |
| Are vintage DHTs an ephemeral object of desire? what amplifier is it? | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hicham/Joseph - You're still waiting on your preamp, right?I think you're gonna love it as Mick has built it. IMHO no real need to upgrade the caps. | |
| Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go? Not yet. We've had trouble getting our schedules to line up. Still want to do it. | |
| Tube tester...anyone own their own? I own two. My advice is to buy one that is already working and calibrated. Also, make sure that it can test the kinds of tubes that you want to test. Because not all testers are equivalently capable. This will mean that you'll pay quite a bit for ... |