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| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? Has anyone used the KR 54UG or Sophia Electric 54UG? Bonus if you've used them and compared with EML Mesh 54UG or NOS RCA 54UGs. | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @evank Interesting! Well I might be interested should you choose to move them, depending on cost. That's good re: the spatials. The new Q3 models (pretty huge) threw out one of the most 3D soundstages I've heard in person. Pretty magical! | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @evank Interesting! What didn't you like about them? What tubes do you prefer personally? Also side note - how do you like those spatial speakers? I heard their new Q3 at SWAF in March and was entranced, to say the least. @alexberger i typicall... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @alexberger I have actually looked into the Linlai e-6SN7. From reviews, they seem to be superb tubes. A bit spendy for new production, but if they have the performance to back it up, then it is worth it. In the Aric, the pre-amp tubes make an eno... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @carlsbad2 that and the fact that they are near $900/each, which is probably an even bigger deterrent. Lot of money to spend for a test! 😅 I assume they'd likely be pretty difficult to re-sell too, if they weren't the right fit preference wise. | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @carlsbad2 oh interesting. I'll take a look at those. I didn't even realize that was a thing! @tvad AFAIK 5U4G and 5U4 are one in the same. The G just refers to it being glass and the NOS G's tend to be the 'coke bottle' shape, with the GB being ... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? @carlsbad2 Thanks. My amp is 2A3 only, so 300B is not going to work in it. I'll check out the EML 5U4G though! @tvad I'll keep an eye out for those! | |
| Best 3A5 / DCC90 / CV808 tubes? quick update - I bought a few different types and experimented with different ones and there was a near zero discernible difference in sound, so any old one should do. :) | |
| Modwright PH 9.0X Tube Rolling Question Reviving a bit of an old thread here, but about to send my power supply in for the T upgrade and am looking into tubes... The Philips 5R4GYS has been recommended to me as a superb replacement to the stock one that comes with the upgrade, but I ca... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? @theflattire I'll see if I can track it down! Will be good to get some input into what rectifiers people prefer anyway. I bought the unit as a 9.0x from the factory last year (well, through a dealer). If the T upgrade would have been available at... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? @armstrod Thanks! Perfect. I agree re: the stock umbilical. It's not really fitting of a piece of gear at this price point. IMO the upgraded one should just be the standard for something like this, but alas. @theflattire thanks for your insight! ... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? @armstrod Thanks for the info! Just the feedback I was looking for. Glad to hear it is worth it. I was expecting the T upgrade to be a lot more than $500, so I was really surprised to see that when taking a peek. Did you just have to send the pow... | |
| WhestTHREE signature phono pre vs. ModWright PH 9.0X @davehg Thanks for the update and great info! I still havent decided on whether to go for an umami red or etsuro cobalt. My hesitancy around it is mostly because I have trouble justifying paying big bucks on a cartridge that will just have to get... | |
| Best 3A5 / DCC90 / CV808 tubes? @lewm Allnic DHT D-5000 DAC | |
| Best 3A5 / DCC90 / CV808 tubes? Sure, but are they any good? There's not really much information out there from searches I've done, at least, from users on if there were any they preferred, etc. |