mikirob
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| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please I just stumbled on to this thread. Brings back great memories: After many years of SS I bought my first tube amp in years, it was 1996, I think, and I bought the remarkable RM10 MK II from John Rutan at Audio Connection in Verona NJ to pair with m... | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Mechans, thanks for the info, I will keep an eye out for them. | |
| Leben Owners: which speakers do you use? Franklinlg,Thank you for the thoughtful review of O/96. I believe I will soon be headed in that direction with any of Shindo/Leben/Sophia 300B. | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 No experience with those tubes, but I just put Amperex NOS Bugle Boys12AU7s in my Primaluna Dialogue1 and Wow! Wow! Wow! Just like the old song, "What a Difference a Day Makes," what a difference a tube makes! Huge well- layered sound stage. Tone,... | |
| EL34 upgrade Another nod for Jim McShane. | |
| EL34 upgrade Listen to Sebrof, I did same and was rewarded with much, much better sound. | |
| Cary v12 vs. Vac 80/80 vs. Music Reference RM-9 Agree with Bradluke0 description, my v12 is awesome with Infinity Prelude Compositions or Tekton Lore. Fabulous all around. Rolling tubes with this amp is fun, albeit expensive. | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Thanks for the info GrayF. If you decide to sell the Sylvania give me a shout out. Best! | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 GrayF, yeah, sell me the Slyvania 5751 and GE pair, that way you replenish some of your investment. That is one of the great pleasures of tube rolling, you can usually recoup some of your money if a certain tube doesn't work out. | |
| Speakers for Sophia Baby available in Italy ? Tekton speakers by Eric Alexander, sends his speakers worldwide, sounds great with Sophia Baby, fabulous in small rooms. For a good idea on Tektons read the forum thread on Zu/Tekton. It's about the Lore speaker, but it will give you an idea of ho... | |
| "Best" bookshelf/monitor for low-power amp? Well, you know Tekton...I have Eric's Tekton 4.5s as my small desktop system speakers, they are fabulous in my 14x16 home office. All the attributes you require, a little more bass would be nice, but it is fast and tuneful in this environment. Eri... | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 PS, if your price is right I will pick up Agon fee. I don't quite know how to do that , but I wll find out provided either of you want to sell the Sylvania or GE. | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Frogman, want to sell the GEs? How much? | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Great, tube, go for it, if you don't buy, sell them to me. | |
| Source for tube shopping? As a Cary V12 owner I can strongly recommend Jim McShane as well as Kevin Deal at Upscale. I never liked the EH tubes in my system, perhaps they sound good in your system; too bad the V12 has so many tubes, makes rolling a bit expensive. I do like... |