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| Which NOS tubes on my ASL 1009 for more warmth? SED is the brand name used by the original manufacturer of "Svetlana" tubes. The current SED's and old Svetlana's as essentially the same tube. They were made in St Petersberg. Around the year 2000+/- this manufacturer lost the use of its name (Sv... | |
| Suggestions For Classical & Symphonic CDs For some of the most incredibly beautiful music for strings Samuel Barbers Adagio for Strings is right on the top. It is included on lots of Barber CD's. Slatkin's on EMI is very good and also includes some other very popular Barber music. | |
| Which NOS tubes on my ASL 1009 for more warmth? FWIW, you can probably get a fair change/improvement with different 12AU7's compared to the stock Chinese tubes, but before I went there and before I would spend any big money for NOS EL34's you might buy some of the best new production EL34's, su... | |
| Tyler Woodmere II: any advices? Macrojack - I think it's fair to post your observations of the Tylers sound as you heard it along with a description of the environment in which you heard it along with a description of the equipment used to drive it. Critical information to those... | |
| Best recording of "Fanfare for the Common Man"? An absolute audiophile treat AND an excellent performance of not only the Fanfare, but Applachian Spring Suite and the Third Symphony is by Eiji Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra on Reference Recordings RR93. Simply outstanding! The 'Fanfare' will r... | |
| Has anyone lost their best friend? We can never be ready for death of a friend no matter how much we don't remind ourselves of their value. But that is how we grow to treasure more all of our friends while they are with us. I used to well up after they died, now I can do it just th... | |
| Tube amp with volume control vs. with a proper pre Basically the VC on an amp is nothing more or less than a 'passive line stage' without more inputs/outputs and one less set of IC's. If you have one with a high quality VC and only one source you MAY like it better than using a pre-amp. Personally... | |
| Unstable Imaging - Causes? Couple of comments, a suggestion, but not necessarily any solutions though. 1) Your original post talked about a shift in the highs to the right. I think this is consistent with your description of your room and speaker placement. I'm a bit confus... | |
| Tube Amp Help/Problem Nothing particularily unusual about your situation but it is quite possible to reduce the noise by getting 'low noise' tubes (assuming that you don't have them, or that you present ones are worn out). They cost more but are worth it. BTW, tube pho... | |
| Best tubes for sonic frontiers power 2? I've never heard a SF Line 2 nor do I really know what demands it makes on its tubes, either by way of ruggedness or noise. If noise/ruggedness is not an issue try the same tubes I mentioned as possibles for your amp. If noise and ruggedness are i... | |
| Are upgraded power cables really worth the money? Tvad's advice is excellent. Try one, if YOU can't hear A difference move it to another component and see if you can hear A difference. If after moving it to all your components you will have determined which components may be affected by a change ... | |
| Best tubes for sonic frontiers power 2? Ellyjr, First a caveat - I've never heard a Power Two in my home in my system. I have used and still own its predecessor, a SFS 80 as well as its larger brother the SFM160 the predecessor to the Power 3. I used Sovtek 6550's, GE6550's, SED6550's, ... | |
| Unstable Imaging - Causes? Does this high frequency shift mainly on loud levels? If so it is entirely possible that your cartridge or the combo of it and the arm is causing a mistracking which causes, for some ellusive reason I can't comprehend, some uneven and excessive hi... | |
| How much air into Townshend 3-D Seismic Sink FWIW, I haven't looked at my Townshend in years, but as I recall it had a small red led that indicated it was properly inflated and when the light went out it needed more air. It came with a wall wart to supply power to the led. It also came with ... | |
| Best tubes for sonic frontiers power 2? If your amp will sound 'better' by using 'better' tubes, how in your mind will the 'better sound' sound? Fuller, warmer bass; tighter bass, deeper bass; warmer mid-range, fuller/faster mid-range; warmer upper mid-range, smoother highs; crystal cle... |