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| Which amp for Cary SLP 05 I love tube components and the 6SN7 family. My concern with this premap is the output impedance of 400. I question the ability of any preamp with an output impedance that high being capable of delivering the bass correctly (tight with speed and ti... | |
| Stealth has a new top of the line speaker cable. Yes, that's right. It was Dream V10. Thanks for the post Ebm. I'll have to put lots of overtime in to upgrade. Best regards.Bart | |
| AMR CD-77 anyone tried rolling the tubes? Nice job Jason! I'm sure you understand that your conclusions for tube selection are system dependent (especially including PC's, IC's and SC's in that order in my experience). While you did a thorough job, there are some EZ80's that may be in the... | |
| Cat JL2 with blown board. Advice needed Those of you that are prone to buying bridges from con artists, read the following: http://www.classic-audio.com/marantz/mdampingfactor.htmlBart | |
| Which preamp for Symphonic Line Kraft amps? Dev,There is a guy from Philly that has auditioned a Karan amp (and preamp I think) in his system. He uses Ascendo speakers (M?) and a CAT JL2. He was very unimpressed with the Karan gear. His agon moniker is ubbyglubby (Bob). Let us know what you... | |
| Cat JL2 with blown board. Advice needed Dev,The SL doesn't run hot (not in my application or Jay's). It currently is offered in matte aluminum and black (chrome aranya is discontinued). The preis offered in aranya only. They make a tubed and SS pre.As expected the tubed pre does some th... | |
| Cat JL2 with blown board. Advice needed I suppose in some system that doesn't play below 100hz (I am thinking an actively biamped system where the CAT handles above 100hz) the CAT would be very nice. Even in a speaker that is relatively easy to drive, the CAT (with a damping factor of 1... | |
| Cat JL2 with blown board. Advice needed I have spoke with you about this problem in the past. I sold my CAT JL2 and use a SL Kraft 250. What I never realized before hearing the SL was how sloppy the bass from the CAT is! You never know what you are missing until you hear it! That is onl... | |
| Which preamp for Symphonic Line Kraft amps? I now use the SL Kraft 250 and the SL tubed pre. I previously owned a CAT Ult MK2. I have also heard the SL SS pre with the Kraft. Bombaywalla and Jay are both right.The SS SL with a 1 ohm output produces deeper tighter bass than the tubed SL or t... | |
| Review: Aria WV5 XL (Line Stage only) Tube preamp Great review (or was that a doctorate thesis) John. I already knew you could write on all things audio in a completely professional manner. You also did what many fail to do, try and maximize the components potential before drawing any conclusions... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? Thanks to Elberoth and Ethannnn for validating what any experienced tube roller figuered out a long time ago. PS tubes have a huge influence on the sound and the best NOS beats the best current production in a big way. I guess Guido and obgyn are ... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? Elberoth,The PS tubes have a dramatic imfluence on the sound. I agree with you about the 6H30, it is a shame it was used.ARC has produced a well balanced sound with it though. I don't know if I am correct or not Oneobgyn. I do not own the ARC (as ... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? Oneobgyn,You have tried them all? Really? Which have you tried?What amazes me is that people spend 10,000 on a preamp and then are offended that the best sounding tubes cost a lot of money. There are some good current production tubes but I do not... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? I will be swapping my $1200 Ming DA 2A3 preamp with a friend who owns a Ref 3. I had my pre up to his house for a comparison with his Ref 3 last weekend and it was a tossup. Some things done better by one and some better by the other. The tubeset ... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? Guido,Keep trying different 6550's (probably a voltage regulator). PS tubes have a huge influence on the sound (as you have discovered). You should go after some NOS Tungsols. I would be very surprised if they didn't outperform the SED's in a big ... |