pesky_wabbit
Responses from pesky_wabbit
| SET Shootout China VS The USA I had no doubt of your motives Charles, just thought an explanation was warranted. | |
| SET Shootout China VS The USA BTW the 307 tube is not a DHT but is in a fact a pentode tube. There are a couple of ways to turn it into a ’virtual triode’ with rather attractive plate curves.the equal of many a ’native’ DHT.. ie when configured in this fashion it can effect... | |
| Are tubes psychological? Like "I emit, therefore I am?" | |
| SET Shootout China VS The USA I’m glad I stocked up on 307A’s when they were relatively inexpensive. It was inevitable that they were going to be ’discovered’’ at some time. When used correctly they sound particularly fine into special edition Magnequest FS-030’s using the 4 o... | |
| SET Shootout China VS The USA I don‘t think the technology is an issue given that it is pushing a century…… | |
| Modern "Vintage" Sounding Preamps @rodman99999 is entirely correct. Loading any preamp with inexpensive Russian K40y-9 PIOs and Allen Bradley CC resistors will definitely steer you in the direction you want to head. K40y-9’s may have a strong enough signature to do it alone. The o... | |
| Modern "Vintage" Sounding Preamps From what I can gather the SP14 circuit is an Aikido, which is a John Broskie design noted for its neutrality and accurate, rather than overtly lush sound. Making a commercial product without crediting Broskie in some way is poor form in my book. | |
| Best speakers around $130k? For that money you could get some horns integrally constructed as part of your dwelling. You wouldn‘t be the first. Just think what all that extra wall cavitation would do to its thermal rating…….. | |
| SET Shootout China VS The USA @atmasphere I take it you have a 12AT7 LTP @ +-300V with something like a cascode 10M45S CCS below? Or are we talking fancy pants? | |
| SET Shootout China VS The USA @billwojo please don‘t go there. After only brief contact, some poor souls have lost their will to think…….. | |
| Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money? Delusional sense of self importance.…. | |
| How much gear do you own? This is one thread I feel a whole lot better after having perused. I no longer have that feeling of being TOTALLY batshit crazy. Just plain crazy will do it…… | |
| Looking for new speakers for large audio room Get some ATC actives and forget about speakers and power amps for the rest of your life……….. | |
| Monitor suggestions? From what you describe, ATC would really fit the bill. They have real studio monitor pedigree, and once you actually hear their bottom end, I don’t think you will miss the extension. Just my take. | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? All I can say is that any designer that references RDH3 as the foundation stone for learning about tube circuitry knows what he is talking about. |