radicalsteve
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| Spectron III SE vs. Signature III SE MK2 Rkmcv - it was the Mk2 I tried before discussing with Simon at Spectron prior to buying the III SE sig. I was thinking of upgrading the Mk2 I had, but clearly the right decision was to go with the Mk III | |
| Spectron III SE vs. Signature III SE MK2 Great decision - give it at least 500 hours for full benefit - that is for the caps to burn in as I have implemented Bybees elsewhere in my system and the impact was immediate. | |
| Spectron III SE vs. Signature III SE MK2 I did try the SE but the balanced in was better in my system - more dynamic and lively, probably the cables - 15' run - Transaparent XLR v Harmonic Tech SE | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? I did try the Tung-So in my Ref 3 and went back to the SED 6550C rather quickly. In power amps the Tungs were better but the Ref 3 seems voiced for the SED 6550C. I also found the Tung more noisy. I am using a Tube Store SED, but the best so far h... | |
| Spectron III SE vs. Signature III SE MK2 Hmm, that is a good question!I really can't fault the new amp or ask for more - especially as I put a personal emphasis on transparency, crystal like sound, drive and control, but of course no glare or strident tones. I must say that for me, the M... | |
| Spectron III SE vs. Signature III SE MK2 I recently had a used mark 2 for a couple of weeks but it had some issues, not related to audio performance, and I returned it to the owner. On the basis of that experience and several conversations with Simon at Spectron I replaced my monoblock S... | |
| Spectron Musician III SE Mk.2? What Changed? Wow - let's not get too bent out of shape here. Clearly Simon's response was flippant - that's OK too sometimes on a board such as this!!For those watching from the sidelines 2 basic perspectives after having recently bought my first amp from Spec... | |
| Getting Rid of Transformer Hum I had a similar problem couple of times. First try and lift the ground anyway - in a safe manner of course. I would suspect though that you have some bad DC on the line - try plugging the amp into a different circuit in your home. You can also try... | |
| Spectron Musician 3 First Impressions? Baranyi,I am using the Stages - easier to drive than your Scintilla's! | |
| Spectron Musician 3 First Impressions? I have just acquired the new Spectron, with the full upgrades Simon offers on new units and just passed the 200 hour mark - but I believe there is still some settling down to occur. Us audiogeeks are always seduced by our new toys, so I will try t... | |
| Best tubes for sonic frontiers power 2? I changed winged Svetlanas for the new Tung-sol 6550's in my Power 3's and they are a much better tube all around. Better low end definition, smoother mids and extended, sweeter treble. A significant upgrade and I was surprised that a variant powe... | |
| Teres 260 or Galibier Serac? Just to follow up on the Verus I agree with Wiliamds as I compared it with silk and belt drive on my Micro RX5000 - which has huge rotational inertia with an additional Audiolife platter. The Verus gives more stability and definition compared to t... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 3 pcX upgrade I retubed with Reflektor 6H23P-EB - very low noise. I agree that a a pair of some nice Bugle Boys or Siemens in the critical position will give that "air" and timbre but at the expense of noise as well as rythym & control which manifests itsel... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 3 pcX upgrade Have had PCX SE+ upgrades done on Phono 1; Line 3 and Power 3's - in each case the improvement is noticeable and brings the units up to world class standards without changing the sonic house sound character of dynamic, lean accuracy, transparency ... | |
| What tonearms work with denon 103r? I have had some old denons eg 301 in the 80's and loved them. Recently I came back to Denon with a 103R I never found anything to get excited about until I put the 103R in an Ikeda 407 and then WOW .... suddenly the stiff cantilever and low compli... |