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| audio horizons-Unhappy & Why Well he does say try to steer him away from the Audio Horizons, no reason given. He asks specifically for alternatives to think about. I am not commenting on how good or bad it sounds. He is suffering having to make major decision. Perhaps your re... | |
| audio horizons-Unhappy & Why For about $1K NOS Upscale and Audio Advispor you can still pick up the AE-3 a Cary sub brand. It uses a rectifier in the mkII and a pair 6SN7s. They are the least expensive tube and easiest to roll. It has remote but only rca inputs and no phono. ... | |
| Will cable & internet pollute our power? If power lines and the home circuits could carry radio frequencies why aren't our homes giant antennae nodes on enormous multistate grids ??? I guess dirt is a great dieletric ?? | |
| Reissue recordings with added tracks The remasters are of somewhat better quality if they pay attentuion. I like the audiophile samplers such as Burmester on occasion. What gets me though is the incedibly bad job some of the compilations do . It's as if they don't know that the speed... | |
| cooling my Krell monoblocks You let a cat spontaneously combust. Could you be anymore illustrative?? My word !As for the fan and clicks ask Krell to tell you what you can do beside ignoring it which you can't. Be very firm and ask them to get an engineer to tell you that you... | |
| would it still The simple answer is an unqualified yes if you turn a preamp on or off while the power amp is on you will hear a pop, of some kind. My current pre ( an original minor miracle the AE-3 )makes a soft pop but previously I had an ARC in particular tha... | |
| OT: Fine Writing Instruments I didn't list my pens but agree that Omas is a superior pen. I own 2 paragons a 360 anogiva 2 balogna and 2 ares Milord . I once smashed a parker Cisele in disgust . all fountain. The only BPs I have besides the junk pens are a Mount Blanc and a W... | |
| Very early Mullard EL84s with O-getters? Yes Viridian you are right I get those two confused. The one tube I need most is a real pain. Its the 7868 I know that number. The problem is that with a few notable exceptions I think that the counterfiet expensive 1940 -1980 tube replicas I have... | |
| How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system It is an expensive fix but if you use Cardas Golden reference ICs and the best Cardas or all copper speaker wire you can afford,the sound will warm up a great deal. No need to change decor. I second the liberal use of dampening stands platforms et... | |
| Any point in adding tube preamp to SS integrated? I would be very hesitant adding the gain that a preamp might add. If you can find the input max voltage and the voltage out of the tube pre I bet it will be far in excess of the capacity if you have an amp out or a pre in option which some older i... | |
| Very early Mullard EL84s with O-getters? Ah Uhhm....I think you better do some research re Charly before trying to speak with him. The 50s quad of Mullards I own all have small halo getters and Mullard type code etched in the glass. Try Tube Asylum it's easy to upload a picture and the f... | |
| Tubes - How close to be a 'matched' pair? A third on the "it won't make an audible difference."Tube matching is critical with auto bias circuitry on the output tubes.If it really isn't a true automatic biasing circuit but rather a one bias fits all. I avoid manual or fixed bias because th... | |
| Pope Holland Tubes for Cary SLP98P You have asked this question before. The simple answer is to roll them.Based on my largish experience rolling 6SN7s, I am confident you will find an big improvement over the Sino stock tubes.If you are real queezy about the bucks try some less exp... | |
| 12AX7/LPS Sovtek - I am very confused, please help It sounds like a simple dud. I hear from experienced dealers of new tubes that about 5% of them are rejects if Russian. I agree check it by using it but check it for shorts first | |
| could a different power cord cure sibilance? Lloyde if it gives you any comfort you are not alone. I switched from the phono stage built into an ARC SP 6B to a supposed giant killing Graham Slee Amp 2 SE.I too have sibilance whereas I didn't before.I can't fault the power cord because the Gr... |