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| Interconnects Audience or Analysis Plus I use a pair Audience AU24s between my CDP and Preamp with superb results. The two components are a Consonance Reference 2.2 CDP and a AE-3 pre- The pre out to my tube mono block power amps are Cardas Golden Reference ICs. I haven't tried Analysis... | |
| Second harmonics distortion? Just one question. Where did the notion of Jadis not sounding like a tube amp come from. Obviously as an owner of a couple of tube amps I think you are not wrong but incorrect. The DA-60 I have sounds great and is very difficult to clip. | |
| Any suggestions? Buying is very easy, selling is harder. Be patient and avoid others telling you what to like. Don't catch Audionervosa syndrome. If you like something that others don't, who cares, go with what you like. Now get out there and do some listening. It... | |
| consonance cyber 800 The output tubes in mine are the stock EH 6CA7s fat bottles, if you didn't get them go out of your way to find a set of 8 . These are true beam tetrodes and I love emn. Never thought I would like an Electroharmonix. The input and driver tubes stoc... | |
| How many of us look under the hood?? It was a somewhat jumbled question, in terms of temporal or time frames /organizantion..To be clear I used to look inside of everything I owned just for the fun of it when I first started out 33 years ago. Then the big hiatus for me while persuing... | |
| Low Noise Tube Suggestions The critical element is buying tubes from a dealer who checks out the noise level. Kevin Deal has a platinum or Phono level grade. Jim McShane on AA is very careful about tube noise. BTW 6201 are a ruggedized drop in for 12AT7s don't be afraid to ... | |
| How much better are MFSL disks? They have a much better resale value. That and they sound better too. I always regard them as high quality recordings for the reason any listener would. Run of the mill is a category I suppose that are made for DJs, the majority of other lables ar... | |
| Can tubes ever be as quiet Solid State I thank all off you for your insight thoughts and experiences. I would like to confess a bit more. My "big rig" is all tube and the tubes used are probably old stock not New Old Stock.I say this but do have many true NOS tubes. Nonetheless for all... | |
| component problems driving me from the hobby? Actually my message to you is very simple keep a good backup system around when things go south. It won't make you feel like it's OK when gear fails but at least you will have music in your life. I am fortunate as well thank goodness, and have rea... | |
| Recommended 12au7/5814s for Atma-sphere MP-3 My favorite is the 7316 sub for a 12AU7. I use them in my Jadis DA 60 but have rolled them into several different integrated amps with great outcomes. They are very good for upper end detail and have a soundstage that is unreal, in a good way. The... | |
| component problems driving me from the hobby? Sorry about the threadjack, But why do we say "one off"? I think of it as a single - more or less custom- piece of gear. Why not call it a one of? As in one OF a kind? One Off sounds terrible what went off? did it fall off etc.? | |
| Pops 300B tubes on turn on in my Vac I am a complete amatuer but it appears to be arcing which is very serious. Does this happen while playing ? Does any other tube you use do the same. If not I would pull these immediately. | |
| Gingko vs 4" Maple Platform How much does a 4" maple block cost? I must disclose that I know the owner of Ginko so I am biased in his direction. If you check it out you can see that using a true and meaningful measurment a precise and sensitive accelerometer shows how well h... | |
| With 15W tube amp, which speakers to use? The older Klipsch will play at high volume in a big room. I know this because I audtioned my La Scalas with the previous owners 3 watt amp. Those speakers are rated at 104 Db at 4 ft per watt. 104 decibels is unbaerable . The problem is that using... | |
| Avalon Eidolon and Krell, good match or not? No but heard them at an audio group members home many times. The power amps were tube OTLs the 120 watt/p/c Atmaspheres. I wouldn't be as shy as you have been regarding tube amps. The reason the VT-200 sucked is because ARC uses the EH6550 wich is... |