rodman99999
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| which XLR cables? If both ends of your audio chain(ie: source to pre/pre to amp) are fully balanced/differential in construction: There are obvious gains to be had with regard to noise/RFI/EMI. That's IF your system requires long cables and/or resides in an environ... | |
| Best 6922 for pre If you enjoy a very linear, extended freq. response(without glare or bloat), liquid mids(no coloration) and wide dynamics: The pre-1968 Siemens CCa is the tube for you. The ones manufactured after '68(silver plate under getter support and internal... | |
| Retro Hi End Trivia Question Mr C- One such clamp was the Orsonic Disc Stabilizer(DS-250), which I'm holding in my hand at the moment(black body, silver button and all). | |
| SET owners, need help with Rectifier tube Third on calling Kevin at upscale, and I also agree on the Mullard rectifier(though Kevin has none listed for your amps at the moment). I've found them to affect the most improvement, and last the longest also(Blackburn plant). | |
| need help on transparent sounding 12au7 tubes Scar 972- Please let us know what tubes you end up with, and your observations. Tvad- What ever you enjoy is just fine with me(I don't have to listen to it). Rock on! | |
| need help on transparent sounding 12au7 tubes It's been my experience, over the years, that any equipment with nine pin Mullard or Brimar tubes installed had an added warmth, sugary glaze or "tubey sound"(as the originator of this thread put it) that simply does not exist in live music. Said ... | |
| need help on transparent sounding 12au7 tubes You will have NO problem finding low noise/non-microphonic NOS tubes. You just have to shop with sellers that know how to test for such things. Kevin Deal is one of those that is most fastidious with his testing and grading (http://www.upscaleaudi... | |
| digital eq/room correction trade-offs Here are some opinions from people that have ACTUAL EXPERIENCE with the TacT RCS system. I've only included the RCS 2.0, as you've not mentioned any desire to actively bi-amp. Note the dates, and that many improvements have been made by Boz since ... | |
| Amperex 7308 vs Siemens 6922 sound differences Actually quite a number of sellers handle USA made Amperex(PQ) 7308s, Kevin being one of them: (http://www.upscaleaudio.com/product.asp?itemid=100&catid=42) If you want a treat, find some Siemens E188CCs for your CDP. A step below the CCa, but... | |
| How do you break in a preamp You can accomplish the burn-in process either way. I'm too impatient, and don't like to sit through the transformations that take place, to listen for 200 hrs while components burn. I just sample for a while every day. Whatever your signal source,... | |
| Is there a truly musical multiple CD player? You're NOT alone when you speak of, "real music"!! There are those of us that still listen to it often enough to know what it sounds like, and seek to recreate the illusion at home. If that sounds, "snobby" to those that don't: So what? Facts are ... | |
| digital eq/room correction trade-offs My BAT VK-D5 has a tubed output stage(fully differential) that I've stuffed with six pre '68, NOS Siemens CCa's(wonderful, lifelike reproduction). It's digital out is a BNC connector. I've not tried the BNC to my TacT for lack of a suitable interc... | |
| Are contact treatments worth the money? Mr B- As I stated: Music signals contain much more information than simply frequency, and many components of said signal are not quantifiable(but very audible). If audio(or electrical) connections did indeed provide optimal transmission: contact e... | |
| Are contact treatments worth the money? Viiu- The key to avoiding the problems you've encountered in your use of a conductive product is the term, "sparingly". Many have applied much more than needed, with the same results as you. KUDOS on not throwing out the baby with the bath water. ... | |
| Are contact treatments worth the money? This may come as a shock(no pun intended), BUT- Electron Microscopes were NOT so named because they can actually observe electrons. =8^) |