rvpiano
Responses from rvpiano
| Have you ever hated the sound of your system one day, and loved it the next? Isotek Orion Power line Conditioner with Isotek Elite 5 foot Power cord | |
| Question for tube aficionados I have no idea what you’re talking about, but I can tell you the preamp is terrific,even after all these years! | |
| Have you ever hated the sound of your system one day, and loved it the next? Much of what many have said here is true. To go to extremes, whether love or hate, is to miss the glorious middle of true enjoyment. Mea culpa! | |
| Have you ever hated the sound of your system one day, and loved it the next? I’ve identified the problem. It’s a tube in the preamp that was going bad.it was intermittently causing distortion and reeking havoc with the sound, from one day to another. After replacing the tube, the set sounds better than ever (or so it seem... | |
| Have you ever hated the sound of your system one day, and loved it the next? I’m glad for these posts. I see it’s a common phenomenon. The difference is LITERALLY night and day! | |
| Question for tube aficionados I did get CJ’s recommendation. See above. | |
| Question for tube aficionados Very interesting posts!Also a myriad of suggestions.I agree the phono stage of the PV11 is awesome. Records sound way better than CDs.Thank you lowtubes for your expertise. I will look for the Amperex 7316. | |
| Question for tube aficionados I asked CJ what the tubes were, and surprisingly the reply was the 12AX7 Mullards are NOS, the others are new production.The question then becomes, which Mullards are included? | |
| Question for tube aficionados The Conrad-Johnson description of the tubes is as follows: “V1 & V2: 12AX7 MULLARD| V3: 5751ELECTRO HARMONIX | V4, V5 & V6: 12AU7 YUGOSLAVIA.”No further description than that. | |
| Question for tube aficionados I contacted Conrad-Johnson. They sell a complete set of recommended tubes for the PV 11 for $310.I wonder if I should go in this direction. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados schubert,i don’t know if it’s sold in a set yet. I bought the Schumann symphonies on three separate discs, with the cello concerto as filler. | |
| Question for tube aficionados atmosphere, What make 5814 would you suggest? or What to avoid? | |
| Question for tube aficionados Thanks for the info. If the RCA’s don’t work out, I’ll return them and try 5814’s | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados For Schumann lovers out there, there’s a remarkable set of his symphonies on the Audite label, with the great oboist Heinz Holliger as conductor.i have many versions of the symphonies but this is, by far, the best, musically and sonically. Highl... | |
| Question for tube aficionados Schubert,Are you saying that 5814 can be used as a substitute for 12AU7? |