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| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... RE what Larry just said about the premium TFK, I have a general 12AX7/5751 question/poll(?) for those familiar with both (hopefully, but not necessarily, in the same piece of equipment ;-)In his famous "Tube Lore" article on AA, http://www.audioas... | |
| can I use a mark levinson pre-amp with my rotel If you managed to score a ML pre of ANY vintage (you didn't say;-) then it seems to me (optimist that I am) you should be able to afford a respectable amp to go with it. Respectable, meaning not necessarily even a used Levinson, but still, somethi... | |
| Sme arm "Bridge Removal" I HOPE you're talking about the "finger lift" and not the bridge across the main bearing!!It's true there are some who assert better performance w/o the fingerlift. "But ask yourself this *punk, are ya feelin' lucky!?" (I say be nice to your cartr... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... R -- I know, don't ya just hate when that happens! ;-) | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Rodman, I danced around with various 6201's after trying some 'normal' TFK and RCA 12AT7's (which weren't bad actually) and also a quad of Mullard CV4024's (which for some reason I didn't really like; which surprised me after all the good things I... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Rodman, when did I ever say they were the same tube? Anyway, if you're talking about the (little used) "amplification factor" curve, yes there is a slight difference, but if you look at the transconductance curves (Gm), the standard measure of gai... | |
| Which preamp is good for mcintosh mc275? Neil, you'd never get away with this heresey over on the Karma....LOL ;-)!Which is one reason I've returned to AG where people are truly interested in audio (most of the time) and satisfy their need for social interaction elsewhere, and in person.... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... I disagree that you'll need to compensate for the 5751's slightly less gain; because that difference doesn't really occur until past the normal operating range on the two tubes' curves. Most people can't hear any difference, and the military (who ... | |
| Which preamp is good for mcintosh mc275? Hey Finity ;-) First, I must disagree with the Mac preamp recommendations. It's a fine sounding combo, don't get me wrong, but it's important to know (if you don't) that the sonic signature/character of a system is (at least) 80% the result of the... | |
| MC275 Tube Rolling... The "A" designation simply refers to a filament configuration that allows the tube filaments (there are two "tubes" in a single bottle) to be connected in series or in parallel (to accomodate 6.3V or 12.6V power supplies.) In the 275, you can use ... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... To quote Ivor Tiefenbrun(founder of Linn Products), "If you gaven't heard it, you have no opinion."Right! And good luck getting anyone to send you a demo tube so you can form an 'opinion'!I'm more interested in how these TechTubes will sound. They... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... I had to laugh at Rodman's recommendation of the EAT 12AX7 as the only acceptable current production 12AX7. Oh, I'm sure it's an excellent sounding tube (haven't heard one myself) but what made me laugh was the fact that it costs $225!! So much fo... | |
| New filter/regenerator I suppose isolation transformers, like everything else, are made with varying degrees of 'quality'. And I don't really know what all those attributes might be (probably lack of hum/vibration would be a big plus ;-) Enough capacity would be the bes... | |
| New filter/regenerator JP: As I mentioned earlier (I think ;-) an isolation x-fmr + a voltage regulator is really all many people need, assuming their power isn't dirty (noise) and the sinusoidal wave shape is good ('perfect' is probably asking too much ;-) Elec. Specia... | |
| New filter/regenerator Husk: I'm sure you realize your equipment consumes quite a bit of power ;-) I don't know how loud you like your music, or how efficient your speakers are, but be careful using one EP and get another if you have to. In mono, your MBL's could (conce... |