rodman99999
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| Why are older tubes so much sought after Trelja- I gave my son my ST70 some years back for his birthday. He ended up with RCAs as Sylvanias weren't available when the ones in it bit the dust. Everything else in the system was different, but- They sounded like an excellent tube(especially... | |
| Speaker Break-in Yes- Any source will do, and- the more bass the better. If you place them facing one another, close together, with one cabinet hooked up reverse polarity: You can play them louder and shorten the process. The out of phase wave fronts will cancel s... | |
| recommend excellent balance XLR cable for me plz? Lobster king- One of the nice things about purchasing pre-owned Kimber products is that they are easily sold for what you've got in them, in the unlikely event that you don't like them. Based on what you claimed as your prerequisites, I believe yo... | |
| Cable question If you are pleased with the presentation the cables are affording you w/o the biasing active- Why the hesitation? Purchase and continue to enjoy them. Try replacing the batteries, and if there is no audible improvement- Nothing will really be lost... | |
| recommend excellent balance XLR cable for me plz? Kimber KS-1130! | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Trelja- Just curious what 7199's you're using. I owned(and modded) an ST-70 for about 15 years and found the Sylvania and Phillips ECGs to be the best. Have you installed a NOS 5AR4 yet? Talk about another revelation! I used a Mullard in that posi... | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Good answer Tvad! There are less than a handful of companies now producing tubes that compare with NOS in quality of materials, care in manufacture and sonic performance. Here's some info and an idea of what that quality and care cost in today's d... | |
| Power cords and soundstage Mr P- I don't actually expect you to learn anything from this, as your "mind" is already made up, but- let me introduce you to something called, "science": (http://www.columbia.edu/itc/chemistry/photochem/spin/08.pdf) As I stated earlier, and you(... | |
| 6922 Recommendation for my BAT VK-3iX Preamp With the Siemens CCa's(pre 1969 ONLY- the later CCa was extremely strident), you will hear the music, not the system. Transparent, extended in both directions(without bloat of glare), liquid midrange, excellent imaging and soundstage. They were a ... | |
| Power cords and soundstage A properly designed power cord(ie: Teflon dielectric, counter-rotating geometry, etc) will reduce or eliminate intra-conductor interactions that add noise and distortion to audio signals. The right geometry will cancel unwanted magnetic interactio... | |
| system testing discs????? I suppose I should have addressed the question of an SPL meter with regards to the discs. I guess you could use one to analyze you system's lower end response with disc CHE 151's sweep tone(from lower mid to 20 Hz), but keep in mind how terribly i... | |
| system testing discs????? Most of the Chesky discs' tests are conducted using your ears as the only "equipment." Some also contain test signals that are recorded at very high levels, and require an oscilloscope or wave analyzer to be of any actual use. Turn your volume dow... | |
| Leave solid state amps on? Or turn off everytime? Absolutely- Leave them on. | |
| ideal tube for VTL mono 100 amp. monoblock Another thing: If your power amp has user adjustable bias- Check that and confirm that it is within spec. Low bias will result in an un-dynamic, recessed sound from an amp. | |
| ideal tube for VTL mono 100 amp. monoblock Replace the Mullards with either NOS Siemens or Telefunken 12AU7's. British tubes typically have a softer, warmer coloration than German(way more transparent and extended, without any in-your-face glare or stridency). Amperex made some nice tubes ... |