mmcgill829
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| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) I appreciate all the of feedback so far! Been busy coordinating an upcoming move so haven't had a whole lot of time to check in lately. Seems like the Bricasti M1 and Tambaqui are recommended quite often at this price point. The issue with the la... | |
| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) @audphile - I do not use the TWL power cables currently. The speaker cables do not run bright in my system. I used the mapleshade double helix for a short period to test and THOSE were very bright. They were very open, but the brightness with thos... | |
| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) @steakster - thanks, I am fairly confident it is the DAC that is bordering on the slightly bright side of things. I've spoken to another owner of the DAC (there aren't many of us!) who experienced some of the same brightness. Don't get me wrong - ... | |
| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) Thanks for the suggestions so far! @chayro - I will look into that thread, thank you! @veroguy - interesting, I have not heard of those. Will take a look! @sls883 - I did get to hear the new LTA DAC at SWAF a few months ago. Sounded pretty nice... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @paul_lindemann I'll see if I can track down one of the Tong Sols. I only need one 6SL& tube for my amp, so it shouldn't be too difficult, I'd imagine! | |
| SUT help @vacountryboy Since he didn't go into detail at all regarding winding ratios, I wonder if the different 'flavors' he could be referring to may simply just be a difference in gain between the different models - though the perceived difference betwe... | |
| Hana ML Phono Stage / SUT I recently started a thread regarding the same cartridge, with some recommendations in the replies from various people. These SUT threads tend to devolve into arguments over the merits of a SUT in general, so just keep that in mind. Here is my th... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @vthokie83 Please do! Would love to hear your thoughts (plus could be beneficial for others who come across this thread with the same questions). | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @vthokie83 The problem is they are aligned right in front of each other rather than side to side, so its a front/back distance that is the issue and it's quite close. I'm not sure I'd want to put anything but standard sized tubes there from a cool... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? The only bummer for me is that the Super 2a3 amp from aric has the 6SL7 and 6SN7 tubes too close together to accommodate these larger tubes. I'd love to experiment with using the linlai tubes in the amp as well. I could get away with replacing jus... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @1markr Will keep my eyes out for any of the Svetlanas. I've been waiting for the Linlai 5U4G to come back in stock with Grant Fidelity. Hopefully sometime soon. They're nicely priced. I have the opportunity to get some KR 5U4G tubes, but they are... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @vthokie83 haha! I totally get what you mean. Huge amount of value from Aric's gear. Interesting notes re: chinese tubes. I know that Shuguang is basically gone since they had a plant fire or something, and Linlai folks left PSVane due to a dispu... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @vthokie83 Congratulations! How are you liking them so far? I just finished trying the Linlai e-6sn7 tubes vs my sylvania 6sn7GTs and I actually wound up preferring the Linlais, believe it or not. In my system, they just sounded more open and air... | |
| SUT help Okay so maybe time to get back on the rails here... What exactly is the point here? None of this is doing any service to my original question, and seems more to be a debate about who is 'right.' The theoretical gear needed (or not needed) to 'pr... | |
| SUT help @tomic601 That is quite true! I am not of the camp that aspires to absolute purity above all else. Somewhere in the middle is where I like to land, so I’m not quite as concerned about being ’distortion free.’ I mean, most of my gear is tube gear ... |