rodman99999
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| What do you see as the downside of tubes? AMEN!! | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Dopogue- I had always used Phillips ECGs for power tubes, until the prices and availability(you try and find a NOS, matched octet of KT88s or 6550s of anything, anywhere), made that unrealistic for me. I've been VERY pleased with the latest intera... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? I haven't found a "downside" to tubes. My love for the sound of the real thing, and the frequency at which I get to hear it, demands that I get as close to it as possible at home. Ditto the cost of the best NOS tubes. My view of their cost is dire... | |
| Need to replace Subwoofer volume control Find a REAL electronics supply store in your area, and purchase some residue free contact cleaner spray, like CaiKleen 41 by Caig. Shoot some up the shaft, and work the control back and forth for a while. Sometimes just working the pot back and fo... | |
| I'm beginning to wonder... FLUSSSSSSSSSSH! | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Krauti- Here's an informative article that will give you some idea about the presentaions of various 300Bs: (http://www.stereophile.com/features/229/) Pay attention to the paragraphs concerning burning them in before critical listening. Many attem... | |
| I'm beginning to wonder... HEY- This is America!! Speak Spanish!! | |
| Can I use my passive preamp with tube amps? Perhaps he wants his music to sound real, rather than to sound like audio. He did say that he prefers the sound with a passive. Stan's comment is right on the money. The goal used to be called, "straight wire, with gain." | |
| Jadis with Telefunken 12AX7/ECC83 tubes The Teles and Siemens are known for their transparency, and faithfulness to the original signal. If you desire to retain the clarity in the top end/spacious sound stage, etc., but want to add some warmth in the mids: Try some of the NOS Amperex/Bu... | |
| Can I use my passive preamp with tube amps? If you're asking why he'd want to go to tube monoblocks: If you really need an explanation, you wouldn't understand. | |
| Can I use my passive preamp with tube amps? Passive attenuators can be very transparent/faithful to your signal, regardless of amp topography. In addition to the above: Listening satisfaction will depend on the output voltage of the source/sensitivity of your amp. If the source(CDP, DAC, ph... | |
| What kinds of tubes I can use? I have no idea of the quality of your amp, but- As I stated at the end of my other post; there are numerous things on which good sound staging depends. To be blunt; Coming from China(or anywhere. China just makes it more likely), your amp COULD co... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? What Semi said, times 2 | |
| What kinds of tubes I can use? Here is a site that describes the presentation you can expect with various 6SN7 tubes. (http://home.att.net/~chimeraone/6sn7sound.html) I've personally tried all the top 6SN7GT/VT-231 variants mentioned, and have found the Sylvania 6SN7W(tall bott... | |
| You can't have too many apostrophe's Paul- I'm not the one that has trouble understanding, or that's bothered in any way by context error. No need what-so-ever to "clear things up" for me, Thank you. As I mentioned; It's obvious you can't contain yourself. SEEK HELP, and ADIOS! =8^) |