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| Line Stage Preamplifiers AX vs AU CJ's newest line stage says **triod**, you would THINK, = A X or AU or AT,,no employs a single 6922, which might bea triod, i don't know,,, buta single 6922 ina line stage??? how is that tube , the glory of true tube circuitry?and then read th... | |
| Line Stage Preamplifiers AX vs AU it really scrams READ ,, so at 100mu really SCREAMS the fq's. passing through... | |
| Line Stage Preamplifiers AX vs AU ck out the gains on this new CJ phono pre section,,wow, a wopping 54/40 db levels,,, = packing a punch for LP listening,, ..the aux for cd player is at 27 db. still way too high.. at least for my preference/needs/wants/desires..... The Cayin is ... | |
| Line Stage Preamplifiers AX vs AU From what I remember, for line stages AU, AY, are better, AX usually for high gain MM or MC phono stages. AT's for drivers. No AY's please, But OK so i can see a AX for phono section,, which is why i titled this topic, ~~Line stage~~ only.AU's... | |
| Line Stage Preamplifiers AX vs AU Yep, thats what i got from Richard Gray's explanation as he was modding my Jadis DPL, haven't heard it yet, but i'm confident i will much prefer the 12AU7 in the 12AX7 socket.You can raed through this thread and see most folks prefer the AU over ... | |
| AR SP8 mk2 high output volume AR SP8, has 4 12AX7's , 1 AT7 and 1 6922.yeah you could swap a pair of 12AX7's, and employ 12AU7's in that circuit.have Richard remod it for you https://www.arcdb.ws/model/SP8 | |
| AR SP8 mk2 high output volume Interesting subjecft. I was going to posta topic on this subject of **preamps with high gain** = maybe too much gainHere is my situation,,I just picked up a used Jadis DPL, , has 1 AU + 1AX + a cd buffer stage. anyway, I had Richard Gray look over... | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial mammothguy, thats a good point,We revisit oldies but goodies , like a walk down memory lane.. I recently added Carol King’s greatest Hits, as much as i love some song,s, its best not to put too much gain on the vol knob. We have fond memories fo... | |
| Should I upgrade my Tubes The 6550 will deliver all the same/or very close (= a superior balance bass to mids) bass as the 120’s, but also give you high res midsWhat i am saying isthe 6550 (kt88 = same tube, but I perfer the Svet vs all other 88 labs) is perhaps the finest... | |
| Should I upgrade my Tubes If your amp can accept 6550's Svetlana , go with those,, I am running the Svet 6550 in my Defy7, That tube has a solid reputation, and I concur lives up to the hype.The new and old are IDENTICAL,, no such thing as NOS Svet are superior to the new... | |
| USB sucks USB for a DAC??? Never.USB are for cameras, Cp's | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial I haven't listened to Simon &Garfunkel for a very long time for this very reason.It sounds better on a car radio.I I think, above, I touched on what you are saying here. Simon and Garfunkle on our higher resolution systems is not going to... | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial Remember the studio dubbed that song to havea certain spatial, **oceanic* effect.. Sail of silver girl, sail on by,,,so maybe with your upgardes, you might had the same exp i had listening to Diana Krall after adding a new component/upgrades.I c... | |
| 700.00 speakers new or used no | |
| What tube amp for Harbeth 40.1 That is actually a question. Does any of those amps I short listed run super hot? I ~~~HATE~~~ SET amps, Why?Extremely limited as to what speaker you can choose, not to mention to my ears they sound anemic. Push Pull are King of Tubes.I havea ... |