montytx
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| Looking for a softer tube You might try a 6211 if you can find them. It's a lower gain 12AT7. I'm also with the Mullard guys as far as finding them to be warm. | |
| great 70s country lps...audophile grade Haggard has always been very picky about his recordings and I suspect his stuff is well done. I have so very few country albums that I'm not sure. Another artist that I would look for is Don Williams. Everything I have of his is very well recorded. | |
| Bad Tube? Which one? Can you isolate the problem to one side or the other? If so, move the output tubes to the other channel and see if the problem moves with the tubes. You can do the same for the small signal tubes if needed. | |
| Budget Tube Integrated? + Tube related questions In a room that small, I think the Jolida 102b and PSB speakers would be just fine as I have used that combination in my home office in the past and it was very engaging. I ran the little Dared VP-20 mono amps for a time as well and they worked equ... | |
| Jolida 102B paired with Boston Acoustics A200??? I see no reason to be concerned unless you have a large room and like to crank up the volume. That's a real honey of an amp, btw. But, I'm real partial to EL84 valves. | |
| Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig Trying to evaluate gear at a hi-fi joint. | |
| How do you test different tubes? Tube rolling is fun and there is an endless supply of NOS, good-used tubes from all over the world. I would use cables as an example of what tube rolling is all about. Telefunken and Valvo tubes really are special. Whether or not they are worth th... | |
| small speaker for office PSB are gear and music friendly. If your musical tastes are more specific, I'd reconsider. But, if you need a speaker that can sound good across the board of musical genres and are budget limited, they are easy to live with. | |
| Do you understand your amplifier? I have a pretty good understanding of amplifiers and have over the years developed a preference for certain types of circuit topology. However, I moved to valve amplification several years ago and haven't really auditioned any of the newer amps. V... | |
| Speakers that excel at depth/layering/space ProAc and Wilson, though with completely different perspectives. Wilson is like sitting in the front 5 rows and the ProAcs more like sitting from the center. | |
| Advice on best small speaker for under $400 used Dynaudio Audience 52 | |
| The most important word of advise? I couldn't limit the advice to just one item of importance. However, I will limit it to just several of the most important.1. Start with being reasonable about what the size of your room will accommodate and choose speakers accordingly. Those big ... | |
| Do any speakers image/sound-stage close to walls? Wilson Duette. If you got the scratch. | |
| Pro Ject Tube Box Replacing Tubes Help From the photo, I suspect you need an Allen wrench to remove the long bolts from the tube protectors. Once removed, you can easily pull the tubes out by hand and replace. Gently rock the tube and never force it in or out. | |
| Tubes and light weight bass All I could find doing a quick search was that the Ushers are 4 ohm nominal. That could translate into well below 4 ohms and could explain the weak bass and perhaps truncated highs as well. Most likely, you have a poor amp and speaker match and mi... |