mulveling
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| NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp 1. The 5751 can be substituted for the 12AX7, but ONLY in the input position. Using it in the gain position will cause the phono pre to not operate correctly. By "not operate correctly" I am sure he means that the RIAA EQ will fall a bit outsid... | |
| HiFi satisfaction and/ or Musical enjoyment A lot of this gels so much with my experiences so far. It’s been a struggle, at times. Paper / pulp / fiber midrange cones rock! Done right, they sound so natural. I love (some) Tannoys, and my favorites all have that paper midrange cone. I also r... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... Isn’t it really tough for tubes to get along with bass drivers? Isn’t that the real challenge herein? For the most part, the tubes are fine. If they’re struggling for your power needs, you just throw more parallel push-pull pairs at it (VAC’s M... | |
| NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp @crawfishdaddi OK, now I see you have stated the result seems a bit too warm. So you want something with a bit more "zing". In that case, you should check out the following: Mazda silver plate 12AX7 (expensive) Telefunken ribbed plate 12AX7 ... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... Soo. Back to point. @mulveling, since you’ve had extensive experience with the 200iq’s and the VAC master preamp, what would be your next tube to experiment with if you were in my shoes? Also, good luck with Helene-hopefully she powers down some ... | |
| Phono Preamp Selection Used there are actually a number of very good sounding MC stages at that price point. I’ve owned the Dynavector P75 (any version - I had a Mk 1!) and PS Audio GCPH. Both very good. The GCPH had a little hum at higher gain levels but I understand t... | |
| NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp GE 5751 TM BP are very nice tubes. Looks for the "silver clips" variant that was produced only from 1952 - 1954. It has bracing clips over the plate "ears" that poke out past the micas. Way over-the-top construction. Then the penny pinchers took h... | |
| Tannoy Canterbury, KEF Reference 5, Fyne Vintage Twelve, SF Serafino (Although I remember distinctly disliking the GRFs. Didn’t have that Tannoy midrange “magic” to me.). That's funny, because the GRF is basically a repackaged Yorkminster SE - same specs, driver, and porting - and I felt exactly the same about Y... | |
| Tannoy Canterbury, KEF Reference 5, Fyne Vintage Twelve, SF Serafino I have Kensingtons in a similar size room with one REL S/812. I loved the Canterburys when demoed, but the dealer thought they might be a bit much for my room, though I must say they really energized the dealer’s listening room. I often wonder…th... | |
| Audioquest DBS - What Voltage? I’ve got so many AQ DBS cables, and have become short on good packs over time. Plastic clips break off, the old rubber bands die, those horrible 2010s packs turn to sticky goo, etc. And unfortunately, some of the old DBS plugs don’t fit into newer... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... When did this shift from rolling output tubes types to digital EQ and sources? Anyways, I do agree with @mijostyn that a good ADC + DAC conversion process can be extremely transparent. Rather shockingly so. I’ve heard this by playing my vinyl set... | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma I’m an unabashed loud listener, so this desire seems very foreign to me haha. But yes, as has already been speculated, increasingly exotic gear is not the solution - some from of EQ or a good "loudness" mode is probably the way to go. You’ve hit ... | |
| The Medical Explanation Of Why You Are Addicted To HiFi Audio Yes, dopamine (etc) is the magic stuff that makes us feel good. Healthy sources of its release (e.g. music, exercise to a lesser degree) seemingly have no downside. Unhealthy sources of it are far more potent, plentiful, and at the root of destruc... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... @orthomead Awesome! Very interesting results, and that makes me interested to try some KT170 down the line. I’ve moved on from the 200iQs to a pair of Master 300 monos in the big system (Tannoy Canterbury GR), and Statement 450S (older, non-iQ) in... | |
| Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable This line of discussion regarding offset and VTA is at times amusing, and at others tiring at best. I was listening to vinyl last night, and what i find is the SOTA with Agile arm is not only the best table and arm combination I have, it is satis... |