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| Friends, who has headphones with the 1/4" maleplug Any headphones designed for studio/Pro use(ie: Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, Denon, Sony, MB Quart). | |
| Tube Break-In sound character change Though this article regards the actual 300B; you'll probably find the info on burn-in helpful: (http://www.stereophile.com/features/229/index2.html) | |
| High Quality Fuses: Real Gains? Hi-Fi Tuning fuses are not intended for speaker protection, but rather as an upgrade for AC power supply, or B+/rail voltages(though they MAY provide some audible differences in speaker apps). Best place to begin experimentation is the AC mains fu... | |
| Upgrading wall outlets As you have now realized, based on ACTUALLY TRYING THE UPGRADES YOURSELF, and on your own AURAL ACUITY; improvements to your power supply(whether internal to the components, or to your AC source) can yield obvious and audible benefits. KUDOS for i... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? California Audio Labs(Had a couple Icons, then an Alpha/Delta combo), Dynaco(David Hafler and his tube designs/kits were excellent learning/teaching tools), Acoustat(Wish I still had my Model III's, and the room in which they resided. Wonder how t... | |
| High Quality Fuses: Real Gains? Some previous dicussions on the same topic: (http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1267760833&openmine&zzRodman99999&4&5#Rodman99999) (http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1246453097&openmine&zzRodm... | |
| Uber quiet tubes for C2300 pre I've only purchased power tubes from Upscale(NOS and new production, over the past 12 years), and have had nothing but good experiences and performance. Never small signal tubes, so- no comment there. I HAVE BEEN purchasing NOS small signal tubes(... | |
| Replace RCA connectors WBT manufactures RCA jacks for chassis and PCB mounting, that make installation in MOST gear a breeze. Been there, done that, numerous times. There ARE pieces of equipment out there that are exceptions, however. Definitely open your chassis and co... | |
| Uber quiet tubes for C2300 pre Some facts on subbing the 5751 for the 12AX7: (http://www.upscaleaudio.com/GE-5751_p_47.html) (http://thetubestore.com/gainfactor.html) NOTE: What is said about changing the sound of a guitar amp will also apply to an audio circuit. Bottom line: I... | |
| Uber quiet tubes for C2300 pre The last time I bought anything upper crust from the 12AX7 family, in a Tele or Siemens, I got them from a seller in west Germany. He had his own website then, and I dealt with him a few times. Now he sells on eBay as 'audiotubes_de'. Very reliabl... | |
| Uber quiet tubes for C2300 pre Try some NOS Telefunken ECC83(smooth plates), 50's or 60's Siemens or Telefunken ECC803S(expensive) in the phono section,for the ultimate in accuracy and low noise. The ECC803S was manufactured specifically with those attributes in mind. Amperex a... | |
| Cary SLI-80 Signature - Tube Recommendation Mullard rectifiers have always given me the most enjoyable reproduction, and longest life(by far). ie: (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5U4G-VINTAGE-MULLARD-NOS-BROWN-BASE/310178367066) | |
| Cary SLI-80 Signature - Tube Recommendation here is a good resource for data on 6SN7's, and their charcteristics: (http://home.att.net/~chimeraone/6sn7sound.html) If you desire clean, accurate sound(no added warmth): find a pair of BOTTOM GETTERED Ken-Rad JAN CKR or Sylvania JAN CHS, VT-231... | |
| Pathos In Power - Tubes???? The first owner may have had a source device that had a higher voltage output than he appreciated. The 12AU7 would have exhibited a slightly lower gain than the 12AX7. He may have preferred the sound of that tube, to what was provided by the desig... | |
| Hi-Fi Tunig Fuses & Parasound A21 The best way I can describe the difference is, "more organic". ie: Vocals sounded more as though they were coming from an actual body(chest resonance), upright bass had a woodier body resonance, I could hear more skin and stick on drums, could sen... |