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| Used audiophile preamp Perhaps rather than replacing the amps consider an upgrade with new high end capacitors in the audio path. Many have had success with this approach. Mundorf Supreme Silver, Gold, Oil (1200 volt versions), Miflex, Dualand, several others. Find a... | |
| My first Tube Amplifier My first tube amp was an early McIntosh. When I had children I had to put it away because they would play with the tubes. Later sold it, regretted this. I’m now 66, retired. When I was 35 and my children were older, I purchase a used Harman Ka... | |
| Can anyone help me remove a stuck fuse holder from my tube amp? Also, if the unit has been powered up recently, allow your capacitors several hours of “off” time to drain their reserved power, otherwise you might get a shock by touching the wrong stuff inside. Safety first. | |
| Can anyone help me remove a stuck fuse holder from my tube amp? Had this occur several years ago. Depending on the design of the fuse holder, it often is fastened to the chassis with a thin ring nut on the inside of your unit. If/when these become loose, the entire fuse holder will then rotate disabling your... | |
| BUYERS, What Issues have you had with Sellers and Listings that Prevent you from Buying? The yr 1975 6N23P Saratov Reflector Grey Shield Single Wire Getter Post tubes are considered by many to be amongst the best sounding 6DJ8/6922 tubes in the world. I understand this is an opinion, but it is shared by many. An extensive study in 2... | |
| BUYERS, What Issues have you had with Sellers and Listings that Prevent you from Buying? Have purchased about 150 Tubes for my pre-amp on e-bay in the last 6-8 months. Most from European/Russian e-bay sellers. About 30% have had issues from not testing as described, being rather noisy or microphones, to flat out fraudulent listings.... | |
| insurance and shipping with UPS The other point I missed is the huge misunderstanding e-bay sellers have with e-bay’s policy of “no-returns”. That means exactly what is says, returns, not refund. When a seller selects no returns on their profile it means they really don’t want... | |
| insurance and shipping with UPS This is my favorite unhappy subject. During the last 6 months I purchased 8 power vintage amplifiers on e-bay ranging from 30 to 77 lbs. Of those 8, 3 were severely damaged during shipment. When I purchase a power amp I make sure to message the... | |
| Tube Preamp PS: agree the Freya looks like one heck of a pre-amp. My own personal reservation with that amp is the limited tube options, saying that from having amassed a quantity of various 6922’s and 12ax7’s over the years. I would hate to part with the... | |
| Tube Preamp Gutenberg has a nice review of the LOKI. | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? May I suggest that rather than spend $ on new speakers check out the Schiit LOKI EQ at $149. Look at the reviews on line. In my H opinion, it provides an unmolested SQ that enables you to tune the frequency in 4 different ranges to your ear and ... | |
| Tube Preamp Low rider: Indeed a linear power supply may result in an improvement. Its a 16V wart. I’ve got 3 warts on my system. To date I’ve addressed this by doubling up a Furhman power conditioner with EFI-EMi clamps on all my plugs/connectors, and iso... | |
| Tube Preamp I just installed a Schiit Loki EQ device that sells for only 149 from the Schiit website. It has four knobs that have a decent click at dead center and are turned left or right to influence the EQ. Each of the four knobs controls a different EQ ... | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. A used NAD 7400 receiver has their 100 WPC “Power Envelope” which can peak to nearly 200 for sustained periods. I own two: of all the mid vintage NAD amps I determined these sounded the best. Read the on-line review by Ken Rockwell, he is an ind... | |
| Best vintage amps (late 70s / early 80s) under $3k? Mr D: But I understand you have a “new favorite” with the NUforce STA200. I’m curious, to compare notes, does it equal or best your previous favorite? Increasingly, after only 40 hrs run time on the STA200’s, I will find it difficult to place ... |