rodman99999
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| Aestheix Calypso owners,tube advise needed 2nd what Samhar said about buying NOS, and the mentions about low noise tubes. Kevin at Upscale is very stringent in his testing procedures, and his noise grading is spot-on. You are assured of getting exactly what is stated/promised from him, in ... | |
| Dynaudio breakin period They'll get better faster, the louder you play them. Lots of bass is good too. | |
| Can you lower gain requirements on tube amp? Hi Tholt- Your CDP's voltage output depends on the recording level of the disc being played. Some aren't putting out enough to adequately drive your system. I REALLY enjoyed my Placette Passive with certain discs. Others just didn't get it. That's... | |
| Can you lower gain requirements on tube amp? Your only option, if you want to continue using the equipment mentioned, is to up the output voltage of your source(which you didn't mention). Do you find that some of your recorded material provides adequate SPLs? There's a wide disparity in reco... | |
| Are mono tube amps my best choice? Kevine- I'm using a pair of modded Cary SLM-100s on top, and a modded TransNova 9505 on the bottom. A modded TacT RCS 2.2X does the crossover and room correction duties. By, "correctly" I mean balancing the levels of the top and bottom, as the pow... | |
| Are mono tube amps my best choice? I should have stated, "Done correctly; one can enjoy the speed, definition and dynamics of SS on the bottom and the delicacy, timbre, liquid mids, open sound stage and natural decay of notes that tubes can provide on top." | |
| Are mono tube amps my best choice? Kevine: I've been actively bi-amping my home systems since 1980, and most of that time with tubes on the top. Done correctly; the presentation is excellent. | |
| Are mono tube amps my best choice? Even at a sensitivity of 93.5db(2.83V), I wouldn't bother with a 9wpc amp(or pair) for viewing movies with your speakers. There just couldn't be enough bass drive for any realism. You never mentioned what listening levels you enjoy(BTW). Yes- It's... | |
| Pope Holland Tubes for Cary SLP98P Some excellent notes of the 6SN7 family of tubes(and their presentations), most of which I can verify from personal experience, having tried all the top contenders: (http://home.att.net/~chimeraone/6sn7sound.html) Contact Kevin at Upscale regardin... | |
| Speaker cabinet construction.. Few understand that a transmission line IS NOT simply a vented enclosure, and that a properly designed TL can afford some of the lowest distortion bass available. The transmission line speaker was first described and patented in the 1960's. In a c... | |
| Synergy Mapman's definition of the term is the accurate one. Many use the term in a semantically incorrect way. There's really no way to predict or quantify if the sound/presentation of one's audio system will be, "greater" than the sum of it's parts/effe... | |
| Are mono tube amps my best choice? Your speaker system has the efficiency to work well with tubed amps. There is much musical enjoyment to be gained by making the switch to tubes, IF you don't mind the minor added maintenance(personal viewpoint) that tubes require. I'd strongly rec... | |
| NOS 12AU7s with Ayon amps It depends. If you like a warmer, sweeter sound; go with something from Britain(Mullard/Brimar). If more detail and transparency is your cup of tea; something from Germany(Telefunken/Siemens). Amperex offerings will get you somewhere between those... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Tvad- Further; making that statement would seem to imply that the individual had listened to, "most tube based components" that have been manufactured. A premise that I highly doubt! | |
| one large cap, or a few added up? You might want to be a bit more civilized. Try this:(http://phonoclone.com/diy_rack.html) Read the last line, as you will be dealing with non-polarized caps(forgive his spelling). |