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| Which Preamp Would You Choose? I suggest a used Supratek. Right now Echo audio has a nice used one near your budget. Very well regarded piece of equipment. | |
| Any reason to go with anything other than Sanders Magtech for Martin Logan Summit X I agree. His amps are incredible. | |
| Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung I just wanted to say that I think this is a great thread. Here's the reason, and that is that there is a very wide range of experience with tubes on this board. And this is a good opportunity for those who have more experience to shed their no kid... | |
| Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung Mozart,Sounds like fun and looking forward to the video. Question - what's the rest of your system? Aren't the Defy 7's unobtainium from the golden age? | |
| Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung Thanks for that. Next question:I often read about the need to let tubes burn in. Shouldn't that guide our thinking and evaluation process to ensure the comparisons are fair? Not sure how much burn in is enough... | |
| Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung jmolsberg -Thanks for that. I notice your reference to the shuguang WE6SN7. What tone are you getting from this tube?I like a balanced tone. Maybe tending towards *rich*. Or phat. I suppose that translates into a fully-fleshed-out midrange. But I ... | |
| Should the Tone Arm be Removed When Installing Cartridge? I own a Linn and am well aware of the Linn-advised paranoia about stressing or damaging the bearings. I supposed one *could* exert enough force on the bearings that they could be damaged, but - if one is careful and considers the kind of force exe... | |
| Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung Jackd,I am glad you have a nice supply of vintage tubes. And envy the fact that you picked them up two decades ago so you have a good Supply. But I'm curious what experience you have with the new production tubes to be sure that your opinion is ba... | |
| Power/Current: How much is realistic? I own a Sanders designed innersound electrostatic Amplifier. It is an older version of his current amplifier, though not as capable as his current Magtech. I have used it to drive quad ESL 63 speakers and it is a wonderful, very capable amplifier... | |
| New tube preamp I recently replaced my solid-state preamp with a Supratek Cortese. The Don Sachs model 2 was also one that I was considering very closely because of how highly it is rated. I suggest you mainly seek out a 6SN7 based preamp whether it's from atmasp... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century T_ramey,On my cortese gain is adjustable and there is a switch to take the gain control out of the circuit if it's not needed. I think this is common across all of the preamps. | |
| Upgrading Tube Preamp from Audio Research LS-7 - Recommendations for better soundstage? Have you read about the Don sachs model 2? Have you read the preamp deal of the century thread regarding the Supratek preamps? I'd add those to your list for your consideration. Both are very highly rated custom made by hand products from very sma... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Joseph - I'm very happy for you. Looking forward to reading your assessment and comments. | |
| 6SN7 variants circa 2019 - tone, longevity, reliability, value " You’ll find countless forum threads on various sites dating back to early to mid 2000s when good NOS 6SN7s were more readily available, more affordable. And, more recent debates the past ten plus years on various rebranded Chinese, Czhec, and... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Cool story. |