s23chang
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| Best tubes for phono-stage? Siemens 7308 A-frame works the best for me on the SP-11 MK II phono stage. | |
| Excellent 60W tube monos? Craig is a really nice guy. He posts in yahoo group too. Please do give him a call and speak to him. Everyone praises his workmenship on amp restoration. You are definitely getting a nice unit from him. Just make sure that amp will match your spea... | |
| Which amp for the Proac 2.5s I've used the Mac MC240 to drive the proac 2.5 and got great result. The preamp was Audio Research SP-11 MKII | |
| Difference between Amperex 6922 pinched waist tube The pinch waist made in Holland 6DJ8 D-getter from the 50s are even more rare than the 6922. They sound sweeter than any other 6DJ8 and 6922s. | |
| What preamp should I buy ? Before you choose the SP-8, you should find out if it is MK II version. The MK II is much better than MK I. How does it perform? Lets just say that my vintage 60s preamp beat it by far in both phono and line stage. Not to mention the vintage pream... | |
| solid state gear- leave on? Sure, I leave it on if the electricity and repair service is free. They work will as backup heater for the cold winter. | |
| Naim Cd Players Not in the same league as the players you mentioned above.For starters, highly recommending Meridian and Marantz. | |
| Preamp with phono with 50-60 gain The SA5000 can drive any cartridge which incuded low output MCs I had trouble with on some other preampsVery sweet sounding | |
| difference between Counterpoint SA3, SA5, SA6 I prefer SA5000 | |
| 'great' bookshelf speakers for under 500? triangle titus | |
| Are ATC SCM-7's equal to Dynaudio Audience 52's? ATCs are great. However, it is very picky on amps. If you don't have a good amp then you'll never get the best out of ATC. As far as bass goes on the ATC, while it has one of the best mid bass, the SCM10s I have sounded much deeper than many floor... | |
| ultra low capacitance cables From what I have heard, Bogdan cables are not very refined and detailed as some other better cables. It is similar to AU-24 type of sound. | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 3 "SE" upgrade - worth it? Caddock & Vishay bulk foil and Holco resistors -- definitely would be better than the stock.SPECIAL EDITION faceplates -- it might be worth to havetube socket upgrade is not neededkimber wire is not neededMultiCap RTX polystyrene is not the be... | |
| what amp. to power areial 10-t speakers Sounds great with Jeff Rowland 8ti high current amp | |
| ARC users please Most of the "Even" numbers are better than "Odd" ones.: ) |