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| Tube sellers My expectations are that an "NOS" tube will test the same as a new tube would and have a long life. I have noticed that some dealers are now selling tubes with very little flashing/gettering which indicates to me heavy usage. Others are just stati... | |
| Biamping thoughts and opinions I also own the Cyber 800s I think they are incredibly good. Not just for the money either. I have often wondered how much a powerful SS amp for the bass on my speakers would sound. I guess you just answered that question. | |
| Speakers for Electrocompaniet Nemo monoblocks? Just about any speaker you can think of. The Wilson speaker line is special and I am sure will respond well to the power. | |
| Tube kit for Nagra PL-L? Some good tube dealers also burn in their tubes then test them above and beyond the manufacturers testing. Jim McShane is one such dealer. You can find him over on Audio Asylum or a simple search. I sure there are others do you know which tubes ar... | |
| Mapleshade boards under speakers Bradluke, I think you are right on this topic. The wood is dense, heavy and essentially inert. When you connect your gear via pointed cones into/onto the wood, it stablizes the equipment, thereby dampening whatever vibration the gear may be experi... | |
| Jolida jd-502p Try the GE TM gray plate 5751 from the 50s. The bass is prodigious in my experience and several friends as well. The Sylvania 2 mica Gray Plate 60s tube also has more bass than the RCA BP. As far as 12AX7s go you will prolly have to go with true M... | |
| Tube preamp Yah go ahead and try it. The worst thing would be that you don't like it for whatever reason. Then you can sell it for what you paid for it and get the AE-3 I like so much. You can get the right tubes from any number of sources honest. BTW I was a... | |
| Personal speaker evolution My post of 5 years ago is a mess. I had a Lafayette all in one stereo system as a pre-teen. Then Klipsch Heresy's at 16 and C38 JBL Signatures with the 030 driver array and Wharfdale somethings in the 80s and 90s then Von Schieckert VR 2s in 2003,... | |
| Tube amp decision - Thoughts I forgot to add that you should recable with an entire loom (all cabling) with Cardas Golden Refs or similar Cardas copper cables. Everything will be nice and "toasty." I am quite serious, I think you will love it. For inputs use 50-60s Mullard Bl... | |
| Tube amp decision - Thoughts After reading all this I think you should really get a pair of NOLA speakers and the Prima Luna mono blocks with rolled NOS input tubes. You may even want to try rolling the outputs depending on whether you overshot the warmth target you are aimin... | |
| Frustrated with the sound of my system I was in a similar situation and I simply started replacing elements of the system. This is simply reality, the way most of us do it. I doubt few were able to buy complete systems all at once. It took several years but eventually ended up with a r... | |
| Tube preamp The AES AE-3 is really fantastic in my all tube set up. I cannot tell you how pleased I am with it. There is one thing you need to know however which is that the sound is highly dependent upon the 6SN7s you use. If you are not interested in rollin... | |
| configure amp 4 or 8 ohm to drive 6 ohm speakers I noted that despite the overall rating of 8 ohm impedance of my speakers, that the stated minimum was pretty low at 3.8. I tried the both 4 ohm and the 8 ohm taps anyway and liked what I heard with the 4 ohm tap. It made sense and my amps seem to... | |
| Jolida jd-502p I would simply try them out. In virtually every instance that I rolled a 5751 in for a 12AX7 it worked. The different sonics may or may not appeal to you but I really like them. You may want to start with recent production NOS JAN 5751s from the 8... | |
| best monitor for the TEAC CR-H500NT receiver? I have heard good things about the Monitor Silver in particular. I have some Hyperion HWS 585 which have a bigger brother which may be in your price range but the finish is Gloss Black (piano) except with very bright light and a wood grain can be ... |