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| Preamp tubes or amp tubes will give more change? i don't agree that small signal tubes have more of an affect upon the sound of an amplifier. i have noted , using both vtl 120 amp, consonance amp and mapletree amp, that changing the output tubes have as much or more of an impact on the sound tha... | |
| Preamp tubes or amp tubes will give more change? In most all-tube integrated amps, the splitter/inverter tube (and often the gain multiplier tube(s) as well) are eliminated since the preamp section is wired directly into the amp section. So what you will usually see (at minimum) are a couple of ... | |
| Preamp tubes or amp tubes will give more change? All tubes anywhere in the system can affect sonics. That said, you want to first 'roll' those tubes that affect sonics the most (and choose what candidate you like best) and then the other tube positions as they affect sonics in descending order o... | |
| Headphone amp advice O_holter, this is EXACTLY what you describe, right down to the price ($500.)http://www.divertech.com/aslmgheaddt.htmlYou can switch between OTL and SET operation.It has dual headphone jacks.Separate power supply.I'm quite happy with my ASL HD-1, b... | |
| Headphone amp advice A tube unit represents an excellent (and possibly the preferred) choice for headphone listening, but portability cannot be a factor. In fact, I'd go so far to say that portability shouldn't be a factor at all in selecting a really good headphone l... | |
| My MC275 has a clueless sound-change... If you are driving your 275 through the single ended inputs, the V-1 splitter/inverter tube (12AX7) is IN THE SIGNAL PATH and has BOTH CHANNELS running thru it, making it the MOST important tube for sonics. AND, because that model 275 doesn't have... | |
| Best tubed pre-amp w/phono stage for ss amps? Where is the AudiogoN dictionary hiding? | |
| The ole fan trick. I don't think a (room?) fan is a big enough load (unless it's a whopper of a fan!) to burn in your power cable. And depending on the capacity of your conditioner, running a big enough load off it to burn in your cable might not be a good idea.You ... | |
| Top ten DD turntables of all time? A couple of things:First, I went to check out AA's alleged 'DD bashing' and couldn't find it -- could someone direct me? It's been years since I perused their offerings, so all I could determine was that they had no DD TT's for sale.Second, it's a... | |
| Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? What's good about OEM PC's? Nothing!Why? Two words:Underwriter's LaboratoryNow you know.You should all be glad most manufacturers don't waste your money (and their own) by providing anything more than the minimum necessary to meet UL rules.Don't g... | |
| Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? I've never been criticized for anything in my system because:A. Most of my friends don't know anything about hi-end audio equipment -- all they know is my system is the "best stereo I EVER heard!"B. And/or, "It's worth what?!@*"There WAS this one ... | |
| Is it the transport or DAC that enables HDCD/Red? While we're letting it ALL hang out ;-) I thought I'd mention the JVC XRCD. USA operations now being handled by Elusive Disc:http://www.elusivedisc.com/products.asp?dept=859I have purchased a number of these (at CES's) and found the reproduction t... | |
| What would you do with an awesome quad of 6BQ5? I just scored an Antique Sound Labs HB-1 OTL headphone amp that uses two 6BQ5's and it is really a sleeper soundwise. If you decide to buy a headphone amp that uses two of those Amperex, I'd consider buying the other pair. I'm using a pair of Sylv... | |
| Is it the transport or DAC that enables HDCD/Red? K: you need to add the "www."RE: Bob's comment about MS killing the technology. I don't know if that is so or not. but what I do know is that Keith Johnson's (co-inventor of HDCD) ReferenceRecordings site seems to be doing very well and of course ... | |
| Is it the transport or DAC that enables HDCD/Red? The reason high-end players/DACs tend not to decode HDCD today is strictly based on cost -- licensing fees. Yes thanks to Microsoft's purchase of PMD.. |