saki70

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Primaluna - Rolling pre tubes question...
+1 for what Newbee said .If you received your amp with the stock power tubes , they are decent . They should be Shuguang EL-34's with reddish brown bases . You'll get as many different suggestions as replies for powertubes to try . What do you wis... 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Rebbi ;Two pages and counting !Good luck man . LOL . 
HDMI Audioquest vs Bluejean
Stringreen ;Thanks for your input , quite useful .I think that Bluejeans is out of the running .Does anything else beat Audioquest Forest within its price range of about $275 for a 10 meter cable ? I will need two .Thank you 
HDMI Audioquest vs Bluejean
Jafant ;Thanks for the suggestion , I have read many good things about Wireworld cables . Unfortunately , two 10 meter chords are out of my price range . 
HDMI Audioquest vs Bluejean
Stringreen ;Hmmm...something to think about ! 
HDMI Audioquest vs Bluejean
Thank you for all of your contributions .Ferdjaboko ;How did you think that the Bluejean compared to the AQ Chocolate ?The Redmere looks like a great product , in theory .The problem that I have with the Redmere product is its active circuitry .It... 
Getting the Upgrade Bug Again
Greginnh ;I believe that the stock Primaluna branded EL-34's are from Shuguang . If they are the reddish/brown base ones they are considered to be a pretty decent tube .Happy Tunes 
Getting the Upgrade Bug Again
Greginnh ;I too have your amp now and it works nicely with my Di Capo i's from Reference 3a . Triangle would be another company to try .Good Luck 
Daryls House - some great takes on familar songs
Actually Daryl Hall has featured quite a few up and coming singer/song writers on his show !The problem with them , that I have , is his influence on their music ! While I do love it and it makes for a great show ... when one hears these artists o... 
PrimaLuna Dialog 2 User Review
Jwglista ;I don't mean to denigrate your observation and by no means do I intend to disrespect you or your opinion .But , I have received a new Dialog Premium also . I ordered it with the Tung Sol KT-120's . After initial breakin I do not hear the... 
ARC VSi60 vs PrimaLuna Integrated Amps
I had a Primaluna Prologue II for nine years without so muchas a hiccup . I recently traded it in for a Primaluna Dialogue Premium . Kevin makes some great 'sales'. Extremely happy ! 
Prima Luna Premium Pre or Conrad Johnson ET3 SE
+1 for Kevins unbelievable trade in deals .And as far as arrogance...I have been talking to him about various tube rolling info and when he doesn't know , he says so ! A stand up guy ! Keep up the good work Kevin . 
Amps that switch on when receiving an audio signal
My Rotel HT system does . 
Preamp tubes... Psvane or Genelex?
There is another thread discussing 6922's here that makes some pretty good points in favor of using NOS signal tubes as compared to the new production tubes . Might be worth a read .Happy Tunes 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Great news Rebbi !Now the real meat of this whole thing !Don't keep us waiting............