reb1208
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| Belles 21A upgrade I had a 21A on loan for an audition and it was the stock unit. I don't remember what the stock output coupling caps were. But definitely remember seeing several Orange drops. I advice replacing those caps as well. They tend to blunt the transients... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Finding quiet, high quality, good sounding unused tubes. | |
| Musical fidelity A5.5 Vs Arcam CD 37 Then its time to start rolling. | |
| Musical fidelity A5.5 Vs Arcam CD 37 I advise you clean the tube pins on those stock Phillips 6922/6DJ8 tubes. I had an A1008 cd player for a short time, so trust me on this. Better yet, replace those tubes with your favorite NOS. | |
| can a tube-o-phile be happy with ss? I think you can follow the advice of Phd and find happiness. Again, the tube pre-amp is the key. A SS pre hooked to a ss amp is a no go for me. | |
| Let's hear about Elrods new Silver or Gold cables I know nothing about these power cords other than what I've read here. However, based upon my DIY experience building power cords. It would not surprise me if this series of cords has substantial shielding and dampening of the conductors. That wou... | |
| the classic tube sound & the modern tube sound Mr.T,"Cary slp98 pre-amp, various tubes - This is supposed to have something of the "good old tube sound." I didn't care for it. Many other people love it. Maybe I couldn't find the right tubes for it. But mine had silver wire in it, and it sounde... | |
| Clarity Caps vs Kimber kaps Not such a pioneer, as a good listener and tweaker. The base capacitor of my choice is metallized polypropelene. See we actually do hear alike!Good Listening. | |
| Clarity Caps vs Kimber kaps Again, it is an art as to avoid the perception of time/phase shift when bypassing signal path. In fact, in my pre-amp I use 3 output caps. The art is to make the sound that passes thru them come out as whole. One trick I use is to make a mechanica... | |
| Clarity Caps vs Kimber kaps Dave,My mistake. I just checked, indeed the .015uf cap I am using in signal path is a FT-1 .015uf/200v(not FT-2-no such thing) Interesting is that I also have these FT-1 in .022uf/200v but prefer the .015uf. In fact I prefer the Russian FT-1 .01uf... | |
| Clarity Caps vs Kimber kaps Russian Teflon FT-2 .015UF/200v bypass caps in the signal path are the finest sounding IME. I'm using the FT-1's in the power supply as those don't quite thrill me in the signal path. I've yet to hear a single output coupling cap that beats out a ... | |
| RB-301 Spring "ringing" when VTF set to "2"? You may hear the spring ring when tapping. But where is there evidence that the spring rings when playing music? | |
| Best Transport under $2500 At the asking price, this MF cd player looks to be a no brainer. Philips CD-PRO 2 top loading mechanism. No AES balanced out though.http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1244938396&/Musical-Fidelity-A1CD-Pro-Top- | |
| Copper Sleeve over IEC I'd like to suggest that those with DIY skills, solder the connectors to both ends of your power cords. Often times, the screws will loosen even on high end connectors. The results are audible and I always use solder only connectors on the IEC end... | |
| No output on New LS26 Glad you got a replacement. I had that same problem with an LS25 and it was a defective mute switch relay. |