rgurney
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| Manley Steelhead Tube Rolling Cjfrbw - you are correct. The 5687 is a substitute for the 7044. I tried the TungSol 5687. It is punchier, more forward, yet not as smooth and warm as the 7044, IMHO. I will try some NOS 7044 tubes in place of the stock tubes to see how they sound. | |
| Manley Steelhead Tube Rolling Has anyone had experience with tube rolling the 7044's as well as the 6922's? A poster on the Asylum is using TungSol 5687's in place of the 7044's and getting great results. | |
| BAT vs. Mcintosh? You didn't say what the rest of your system is, other than speakers, and why you think you need an upgrade. As many have stated, the VK-60 is a superb amp. If you wanted to upgrade from that, you might want to somehow get to the VK75SE, slightly m... | |
| Graham tonearm tweaking Sirspeedy - The mainstream audio press may have dropped the ball regarding Graham fluid damping, and its affect on bringing out the best in that arm, for a variety of reasons. Trusting that the designer knows his product well, it has not been mad... | |
| Graham tonearm tweaking I was the one who started this thread topic back on 9/30/04. Many responded, but it was SirSpeedy who rose to the occasion and has developed the most informative and detailed analysis regarding this tweak. My hat's off in tribute, SirSpeedy.This '... | |
| Graham Phantom vs the Graham 2.2 Strapper - What is the 'effective mass' of the Phantom compared to the 2.2? | |
| Mcintosh C2200 VS Mcintosh C200 S STATE ? I have to agree with Hassel in all respects. I have actually owned both and still own the C200. I use a Transfiguration Temper W with the MC phono stage and it works well. The C200 is all balanced whereas the C2200 is not. Replacing the bulbs insi... | |
| McIntosh MC275 as Monoblocks - A Good Idea? I have to agree with Velo62 and the others above. Given your preference for heavy metal CD's, adding another tubed amp (MC275) still wouldn't sound as good as adding a Mac SS amp.I do indeed run two MC275 IV's as monoblocks driven by a C200 Pre. B... | |
| Anyone hear the McIntosh MC275 mkIV You're right, Ron-C. The IV is not dependent on exotic tubes for "good" sound. However, some NOS tubes could make it better, depending on sound preference. I have used gold pin Sylvania 5751 and 6201 with excellent results, better than stock. I pe... | |
| Anyone hear the McIntosh MC275 mkIV I have to agree with Honest1 in that the 275IV is very smooth and grain free. Given the stock small tubes, it could accentuate the upper mids; however, like any other tube amp, it lends itself to tube swapping. Changing to NOS small tubes can brin... | |
| VK-51 backpannel question Agree with Beemer above. The magic of BAT is fully revealed when used in the balanced mode with balanced connections. Using single-ended adapters is a compromise. | |
| Mcintosh mc275 vs Mac2102 They basically sound the same leaving the slight power factor out. I have had both. 2102 - nice blue meters but hassle of changing bulbs when they invariably burn out; nice binding posts for various speaker cable attachments.275 - the IV version i... | |
| Graham 2.2 damping fluid amount? SirSpeedy - another thought.Once you got your arm dialed in for a particular cartridge, did you have to change the amount of damping fluid if you changed to another arm with a different cartridge attached? | |
| Graham 2.2 damping fluid amount? Wow! I'm glad I asked. Thank you SirSpeedy and 4yanx for your expertise. Your statements make very good sense but little is said about damping and its adjustment in the Graham manual. 42659 - if you find out what that other fluid is that is purpor... | |
| BAT VK75 / VK75SE Question I have my VK150SE amps sitting on Symposium Accoustics Ultra Platforms, with Virtual Dynamics Nite II power cords. |