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| Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio I have spoken to Kevin in the past on 2 occasions and I had no problems with the man or his products. They do not answer emails promptly, I know that for a fact. In this particular case, I am going to say the problems with the finish did not oc... | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? Tubes do nothing but degrade the sound huh? Let's get rid of all tube microphone preamps and tube guitar amps and see how enjoyable the music gets then. | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? The new production Mullard and Tungsol 12ax7 tubes are nice, I can live with them no problem. I suppose the 12au7 versions are fine too but I have not used those. I don't care for new 6sn7. I have a stash of GE, CBS, Hytron, RCA, Raytheon, Sylv... | |
| How good is the Technics 1200 Mk2 with all the KAb upgrades? I mounted a Jelco 750D on my SL1210 via a wooden armboard sourced from a Technics guru on Fleabay. I have no complants about the Technics arms, they are quite good but the Jelco just brought a little more refinement to the mix with the same carts... | |
| Are there any $1500 tube preamps that that can compare with Tubes4hifi's SP14? Consider Mapletree Audio. Fantastic preamps. He will customize it any way you want. Not seen on the used market very often and they sell quick when they do show up. Well under $1500 and handmade by a PhD in Electronic Engineering! | |
| KT-88 vs. EL34 I have the newer 3502 model that takes EL34 as well as 6550 types. Like someone said, one tube type is not necessarily better than the other, just different. The amp does have more bass heft with the Svetlana 6550 than the new production EL34 an... | |
| Best speakers under $500? Fire away! JBL 530 new or used around that price is hard to beat. They were up there with Revel M20/22 for me which as you know sold for much more. | |
| What signal tubes to use when rollin on a Primaluna Pre Power setup? I like black plate Raytheons and RCA 12au7. Even the grey plate Japanese Raytheons are very nice and smooth. For 12ax7, tubes try GE 5751 triple mica, RCA black plate versions or Sylvania Gold 5751 triple mica.Btw, how do you like the Jade 7's c... | |
| Impedance matching device Hi there, you don't have a borderline mismatch or anything like that. The VTL should drive an amp with 23 Kohm input impedance just fine. Why do you think this is a problem? What do you mean by much more effective volume control? Perhaps it ha... | |
| What is the best 6SN7 driver tube? Sylvania 6sn7GT, 3-hole, bottom getter "bad boys" are a step up from the GTA chrome domes. I know people like to recommend Ken-rad dark glass but fail to mention non-microphonic ones are very hard to find. Early RCA 6sn7GT are quite nice too. S... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Rotarius, truth is in the listening. Reminds me of when I was 18 and some fly by night speaker outfit offered speakers that were SPEC-tacular.Brought them home and my EV Interface B's shamed them. Thank goodness I trusted my 18 year old ears.... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts The claims on the website adhere to the P.T. Barnum school of thought - There's a sucker born every minute. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts All the unscientific claims and BS about mass similar to that of the instrument which made the sound is quite comical. Talks about a Fender jazz bass guitar...isn’t it electric? Speaking of cone mass, his woofers look like ordinary Eminence pro st... | |
| Why no tube loaner/testdrives--It's hard being an audiophile Ah yes, tube rolling is so expensive. But it'll get worse. You will soon realize you can actually buy 12au7 to 6SN7 tube adapters and once you start down that path, you will realize the inferiority of 12au7 tubes, change amps and want the super ... | |
| My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive Well, in general, a direct drive does have greater speed accuracy so you should expect the sound to be tighter and more accurate. Most of my LPs are classical, I hate the pitch instability of belt drives and what it does to piano recordings. It h... |