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| Sun Valley vs Sun Audio 300b Any new developments to report? Did any of the above participants (or others) try either the Sun Audio or Sun Valley 300B amp? | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling @roncagg you read my mind. My first Leben developed an issue shortly after the first tube change (new production tubes though). That unit remains in repair limbo, so I still have no idea how the tubes could’ve damaged the amp (which of course make... | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling Lol. Because the music still sounds great, think I'll just take a wabi-sabi view on this one and direct my neuroses elsewhere (e.g., grills on or off? NOS or new? MM vs MC, etc). | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling @djspinner Yeah I seem to be on Brent's page (though I'd prefer @bjesien silence)... Leben #2 performs identically to Leben #1 in this regard: ear at tweeter has low level noise once the operation light comes on and it remains the same no matter ... | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling @djspinner Thanks for the engagement. Since you mention owning the same Klipsch/Leben combo, can you hear any tube hiss/buzz/noise from the tweeter? | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling @ghasley Unfortunately, I don't have wired headphones. But yeah, definitely shopping 5751s from Brent or VTS (good point on the speakers). In addition to the GE version, the Sylvania 5751 black plate, triple mica get some great feedback. | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling @bjesien Thanks again! That's *really* good to know... Tomorrow I'm supposed to receive my second, new Leben CS300XS (hence the original purpose of this thread). Don't want to go into the long, boring details of my Leben saga here (at least not y... | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling @bjesien Even with the Klipsch and ear at the tweeter? | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling @ghasley I bought the Genalex tubes from Amazon thinking (mistakenly?) new production tubes, unlike NOS, would be a low risk purchase. Viva Tubes filled the order and only matched the tubes. Again, the stock Sovteks produced the same low level noi... | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling Thanks @bjesien and for sure the Leben/Klipsch combo responded to different/better cables. Not a subtle change at all. BTW I can hear a slight tube buzz from the tweeter (with my ear to the speaker) with both Sovtek and Genalex tubes. Can NOS t... | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling Sage advice @ghasley ;) Replicating Leben’s limited edition tube set is at the top of my list. And yeah, I’m already loving the chime-like tone and want to keep moving in that direction. Probably should also add that with the stock Sovteks and Kl... | |
| Replacement for Shindo By 'Shindo closed down' do you mean out of business? | |
| Klisch Cornwall, Audio Note UK AN-J, Auditorium 23 755 I understand where br3098 is coming from, but discussing the characteristics/use cases of very different speakers seems to me more useful than quibbling over minor differences of similar ones. For the latter, the ultimate decision would likely be ... | |
| Klisch Cornwall, Audio Note UK AN-J, Auditorium 23 755 I’ve nothing useful to add, but a bump and to say I think that’s a great question, mostly because I’m kinda wondering in the same direction. Have read a couple of times that the 755’s aren’t bass-heavy music friendly (important to me)…but I dig th... | |
| Aavik U-150, U-180 or U-280 @arafiq What did you think of the Aavik when paired with your Harbeths? Did you like the performance at low volumes? I don't want to derail this thread, but any thoughts/observations you'd care to share would be helpful. Thanks in advance. |