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| SUT help @theflattire I think the Sound Tradition Live MC-10 uses HM-7s, but not totally sure. I can't find any info on it as far as if they are still made. The only pre-made SUTs I can find with HM-7 are Swissonor and they're something like $3300, which i... | |
| SUT help Oh - two others that have been mentioned to me in the past: 1. Sound Tradition Live MC-10 (but I don't believe these are still being made?) 2. Sculpture A mini nano | |
| SUT help @lewm Thank you for that - nice and simple! Makes total sense. The only reason I've wanted to try one out is to see if it will improve soundstage width/depth. I love the Modwright stage and the MC input is very nice, but I've never tried a SUT, so... | |
| 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... |