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| Power cord - 5 ft vs 10 ft ? Two days ago I borrowed a mains noise analyzer from my local dealer. I learned how much noise is on the regular ring circuit in my listeningroom. I was surprised at how much noise was on my dedicated 20 Amp circuit. Radio broadcast, static,etc. I ... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread I guess I will start with the obvious question. Did you try swapping the position of the tubes? If so, does the fault follow the tube? Just wondering if one might be bad. Start with the 300Bs, then make sure all the others are properly seated. Plu... | |
| The 300B World Fun thread. And yeah, it would be great if there was a website where 300B owners could share, obsess and research information on various amps and brands and vintages of tubes. BTW, Brent Jesse now includes the JJ 300Bs on his website and speaks p... | |
| Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp? @hi2alex2 Have you measured how loud you normally listen? What makes you think you need 80 watts? What kind of music do you normally listen to and at what volume level? I humbly recommend you download an app something like Decibel X PRO so you ... | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations @mikedc Did you ever measure how loud your normal listening volume is? If so, what did you find out? | |
| amplifiers tube vs. solid state I encourage you to track down a copy of Roger Sanders white paper - something like tubes vs. solid state. You can find it on the sanders sound systems website in the technical papers section. It's an excellent paper and he makes things very easy t... | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations @mikedc you’ve received a lot of good advice up above. And some good solutions proposed. I’d like to suggest an intermediate step before you go shopping for new speakers or a new 300B amplifier. I humbly suggest you download (if you haven’t alrea... | |
| Most desirable vacuum tubes for SET amps +1 @atmasphere Thanks for your insightful summary. It does seem that the lowly 1.5 watt 45 tube is becoming increasingly popular. I do have a question for you, though. When you talk about the distortion that SETs have, you also state that if they... | |
| Aric Audio Custom 300b PSET "I suggest you add EAT (bold, very fleshed out) and Takatsuki (refined, deep soundstage) to your list. You‘ll probably find the Sophias not at the same level as the above." Just thought I'd mention that JJ makes the EAT tubes. | |
| When were the best tube amps made? Over the last few years I have learned to appreciate the work of small, "boutique" builders. These talented artisan/engineer/enthusiasts can produce equipment that performs at an elite level. In my experience they are all working with vintage, ver... | |
| Luxman 509x vs Hegel H390 I suggest you consider how much power you really need. I used to run a high power SS amp that was excellent. Now I find that 1.5 watts sounds much better than I thought anything could. Of courses, synergy, listening preferences and the partnering... | |
| When were the best tube amps made? There are other aspects to this question. IMHO value must certainly enter the equation. All amplifiers are compromises on some dimension. Either with respect to size, weight, convenience, aesthetic considerations, system synergy. Nowadays there a... | |
| First Sound? I'm interested in this question too. Anyone out there know? | |
| My Medium List of Amplifiers and my Personal Review of Each ! I think it's great that you're doing this. However, based on my experience I think it would be appropriate for you to also tell us what your power situation is and what interconnects and wires you're using. Like whether you have a dedicated line o... | |
| Blue Note Tone Poet Series @alexberger730 Thank you for taking the time to post the videos. I haven't bought many of the Tone Poets but I think you've made a compelling case for the Joe Pass. |