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| tube upgrade for first sound I purchased a used First Sound Presence Deluxe Mk II 4.0 about 2 years ago. I had it upgraded in December 2004. In the 2 years that I have had it, I didn't do much fooling around with NOS tubes. I listened to the stock tubes and after a short time... | |
| What tubes does CAT SL 1 MKii sig use? The CAT SL-1 Signature Mark II, when delivered as a linestage, used 2 12AU7's (ECC82,E82CC, E182CC etc.), 2 12AX7's (ECC83, E83CC, ECC803 etc.) and 1 6DJ8/6922/7308 (ECC88, E88CC, E188CC etc.) or 5 tubes in all. | |
| Theta DS Pro Gen V - can you tell me about it? I have a Va. The V and Va are classics which still hold their own today. I understand the V may be slightly behind the Va. Although it is a 20 bit which doesn't upsample, it is extremely dynamic, has great bass and midgrange clarity. The highs are... | |
| Cheap Backup Amp Needed Thee is a Forte Model 4 available on sale right now. The owner is looking for $600 shipped. I can say that this is a very good amp which does very little wrong. It is better than the popular class B amps such as McCormack (unmodded) and Aragon and... | |
| Snell Type CV comments? I had them for a couple of years. I can characterize them quickly: Boomy bass, a beautifully sweet and clear midrange, rolled-off highs. Not a bad speaker by any means, but there are better out there. | |
| Kimber 8TC bi-wire opinions... Six or seven years ago, when I re-entered the high end, I bought Kimber 4TC/8TC biwire. It was just too bassy. Selling that cable and buying 4TC/4TC biwire did the trick. This is a very neutral cable, with no emphasis or de-emphasis which I can de... | |
| Preamp Recommendations Lamm, Ayre K-1x, BAT 31SE Edmund, Yes, the full name of the standard model is First Sound Presence Deluxe Mk II 2.0. I don't know how much better, if at all, the 4.0 is over the 2.0. I have only heard the 4.0. Moreover, the F.S. linestages have many options in the sense th... | |
| Preamp Recommendations Lamm, Ayre K-1x, BAT 31SE Artg, Understood about your requirements. Still, I think you should hear as much of the quality gear as possible in order to see if the gear that you end up buying measures up.A CAT can be ordered with XLR out, but it will not be balanced. Not sur... | |
| Preamp Recommendations Lamm, Ayre K-1x, BAT 31SE I have heard a lot of the preamps that you are either considering or which have been referenced above. I have also included below some models which are relatively close to ones which you were considering or referenced above:BAT VK-51 SEVTL 7.1VAC ... | |
| Convergent Audio Technologies...ph and address??? I am pretty sure that CAT will only upgrade a Mk II to a MKIII, but not beyond to an Ultimate or Ultimate Mk II. Too many parts changes. Let us know, though. | |
| sonny rollins I have seen him twice in about the last year. Even thoughhe is well into his seventies, the man can still blow! Heis a national musical treasure who manages to combine great virtuosity and technical skill with the joy that he so obviously puts out... | |
| Jazz station recommendations, please. hhtp://wbgo.org Newark, N.J. | |
| Pass labs X600 I would suggest that you save your money and consider a Pass Aleph series amp. If you need a lot of power, you can wait for used Aleph 1.2's to come up for sale on Audiogon. These monoblocks are 200 watt/channel of pure class A, unlike the X600 wh... | |
| What's Your Favorite Rollins album? In descending order:1. Saxophone Colossus (JVC XRCD)2. Alfie (Impulse)3. The Bridge (RCA/BMG or Bluebird (reissue))4. Sonny Rollins in Japan (JVC XRCD)5. The Contemporary Leaders (JVC XRCD)6. All the Things You Are (RCA/BMG or Classic Records?)7. ... | |
| CAT SL1 Legend or First Sound? There is a new CAT preamp, the Ultimate Mk II and I have not heard it. If there is a CAT SL-1 Legend, I have not heard of such a unit. I imagine the Legend which was mentioned in the title of the thread could be the Legend preamp from Legend Audio... |