rvpiano

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Question for tube aficionados
Grammar Correction: The Belles amp WAS not........ 
Question for tube aficionados
I sold the Belles. They were definitely not compatible and were not powerful enough to drive my system.The NuForce are much stronger, and they sound fabulous. 
Question for tube aficionados
Thanks to all of you that gave advice about NOS tubes.They make a HUGE  difference in the sound of my set. 
Question for tube aficionados
lowerider57,You’re absolutely right,  As I mentioned, the tests were only preliminary.I haven’t given the Amperex enough time yet to burn in yet.Im going to leave them in for a while to give a more thorough evaluation. 
Question for tube aficionados
One never knows.......... 
Question for tube aficionados
Well, I got the Amperex 7316 tubes today.  Excellent tubes.In preliminary testing, comparing them to the Telefunken 12AU7’s, I found the Amperex to have stronger bass and a bigger and more forward presentation than the Telefunken, but the Telefunk... 
Question for tube aficionados
CJ’s answer to the question of the effect of the line stage tubes on the phono section of the PV11:“If you are connecting the PV-11 MAIN OUTPUT to your power amp, then the12AU7 in the line stage would affect the sound quality. If you are onlyusing... 
Streaming
I found if you do a detailed search (e.g. composer, work, artist) for what you want, you can get practically anything. 
Streaming
jl35, I retract my question. I found out how to use the “search” option on the Oppo site.The only problem I have now is the sound quality of the Oppo DAC, which is not up to the quality of the Gungy (which I’ll now have to get fixed if I want to g... 
Streaming
jl35,I have a question too. I downloaded two apps: The a Tidal app and the Oppo app.There is music offered on both apps. But I can only access the offerings on the Oppo app.  There are more and better choices on the Tidal app.is there any way  I c... 
Streaming
Thank you so much for your detailed explanation.i do appreciate it! 
Streaming
Yes, thank you, I didn’t think of that.  The Oppo could be used as a DAC.How do you then access the other streaming services? 
Streaming
I haven’t wanted to send the DAC out for repair, because I’m experimenting with different tubes, and besides, I’m enjoying the system far too much. 
Streaming
Unfortunately, I have no way of connecting Spotify to my system by WiFi as I can do with Tidal.  Oppo has the Tidal app bundled with it, and I’m streaming through the Oppo. What’s worse is I can’t connect any device to my Gungnir DAC because (just... 
Streaming
As a preliminary step, I’ve connected with Tidal through my Oppo 105D player.Now, how do I get programming to access extensive Classical repertoire?