shkong78
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| Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options If you are newbie to tube amp.Rogue Cronus will be good for first try since Rogue customer service is first rate.After tube rolling of input tubes, it sounds pretty nice.I have Telefuken 12ax7 and Amperex 12au7 with Cronus Magnum II. | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? @charles1dad Thanks Charles for your kind word.You got the point right.With Lansche 4.1 and LM 508 after lot of tube rolling, I almost got the sound that i want.Only thing that i want as a final step is to get the Western vintage horn.But genuine ... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? Hello RalphIt is not easy to get the "spooky" sound out of system.Although Lansche 4.1 is not the same league as vintage western horn, it gives almost (maybe 85%) spooky sound driven by SET amp with plasma tweeter.I used to drive it with Silbatone... | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes I am listening to "Vision of Love " by Maria Carey through 1578 that I had bought from Russian dealer ( made in 80 same source as bought by big-greg and Lordcloud).i do not notice any high frequency noise out of it.Another interesting thing is tha... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? Dear RalphIt is hard to optimize the sound at open space in public in short time.Thus you may had been less impressed with his Western vintage systems at Munich.I had listened to the system in his listening room and modest size jazz caffe where he... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? Western Electric is one of the famous US company dating back to 1869.But it is harder to find WE vintage horn in good condition insiide US now.Most good ones are located in Asia or Europe.Thus I will look for one in Korea with the advice of my fri... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? HI MikeI had been bitten by bug for 20 years.My buddy suggested me to try out smaller full range model, We755.But i would rather go for full vintage horn which give natural dynamics and details.If you attend Munich High End show next year, you co... | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes One person claimed that best 1578 that he had heard was made in 63.There are many variations among the Nos tubes.I have three pairs of Raytheon vt231 but they sound different from each other.I also enjoy Russian 6n8s made in 53 with nice bass, air... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? @atmasphere Thanks for your suggestion.But vintage Western horn sounds like vintage wine which has unique flavorOne of my friend is the owner of Silbatone who display his vintage horn in Munich high end show.My goal is to have a nice Western vinta... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? @larryi Thanks for your kind word.It is not easy to find WE vintage horn in original box.That is the reason why it is so costly to get one.But as you mentioned, vintage WE horn never lose its value like vintage WE 300B tubes.I bought WE 300b tube ... | |
| Sure 1000 dollar earbuds I bought Empire Massdrop Zeus IEM at ik$ about 15 months ago.It is really dynamic with lot of details.It's balance is on the bright side and works well my Dell laptop and Note4 cellphone with high efficiency.After I got this, I do not attempt to b... | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes @lowrider57 i remember hearing noise tube made in 83 ( that I got from Audiomart) but not from tubes made in 80( Russian and Ebay).As I had played 6n8s tube for few days, I had not been playing 1578 for a while. | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes @lowrider57 You can go through the Head fi thread that I gave you and then if you are comfortable, then you can try to re solder the pins.Thomas | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes @lowrider57 Some people claimed to have had cured the problem with re soldering pins.They said most Russian tubes have problem with noise.https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-reference-6sn7-thread.117677/page-120#post-15647922 That is why I consid... | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes @big-gregNice to hear good news from you.He seems to be a nice gentleman. |