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| Changing the 6550 power tube in a Audio Research Ref 6SE Preamp I have the ARC Ref 5SE. I use a new production Tung-Sol 6550. I preferred that to the SovTek 6550 although the difference was negligible and probably just due to the SovTek having to many hours on it. Surprisingly, I also preferred the new prod... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato Shocking how stupid and narrow minded people get as they age. But hey, be happy in your rut. | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! @lanx0003 I heard what I think was the Monitor Audio Platinum 300 a few years ago. I thought it was very good indeed. It was also something like $16K so above my price point at the time. I've never listened to any of their other models but I wo... | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! @lanx0003 Take a look at the latest issue of The Absolute Sound for their review of the SVS Ultra Evolution speakers. Tekton Moabs also punch way above their price point. | |
| Puritan PSM156 recommendation I have the PSM 156 and the Synergistic Research PowerCell 8 UEF. I didn't feel the PowerCell did anything one way or the other. I did like the PSM 156 but honestly it is simply very time consuming to swap 5 cords so any listening test is very su... | |
| Eversolo, can I do better? Innuos Zenith MK3 sounds a little better than A8 but I'm not a fan of either devices software. | |
| Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables @stephenjfoster For some reason you seem to think there is an element of religion or faith involved in any of this while forgetting that science is based on observation and experience. Now I agree with you that subjective experience should be vie... | |
| Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables @brunomarcs Thank you. Finally a post that actually contains useful information. I had missed that nugget of info buried in Furutech's marketing BS. For anybody else interested in this the actual text is: "Furutech specifies α (Alpha) Nano-Au-... | |
| Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables @richardbrand I am not a physicist nor do I own speakers that only accept spades. I'm certainly not going to argue that Furutech's marketing makes any sense. In fact, I would agree that it sounds more like nonsense. And if you read what I have ... | |
| Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables @gkelly The guy I borrowed these from showed me the invoice where he specified bananas at the amp end and spades at the speaker end. He must be the one in a million. And The Cable Company lets you specify terminations for each end of the cable a... | |
| Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables @richardbrand If you actually look at any website that lets you purchase these cables, instead of generalizing from other cables, you would see that you can specify whatever connector you want for either end. They don't "come" configured a specif... | |
| Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables @quickjack1234 The moment you step up from lamp cord, assuming the impedance, resistance and capacitance of whatever other cable you are using is the same, that is the moment you have left the realm of whatever it is you think can be measured by "... | |
| Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables @roadcykler You got to love the cable deniers who think they are in possession of an ultimate truth and who can't be bothered to even listen for the differences that their high school physics courses can't explain. Enjoy your lamp cord and if you ... | |
| Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables @gkelly As far as I can tell there is no writing on the cables that could be interpreted that way. @roxy54 Thanks. I suspect you are right but I would like certainty rather than probability LOL. | |
| Accuphase class A amps - going up the food chain from an A-48 to an A-80 or A-300? @soloaudio I have heard the Accuphase A-300s with Alexia Vs and they sounded excellent. Very musical and smooth while being detailed but not analytical. But it is a distinctive kind of sound. I liked them a lot but I would strongly suggest you ... |