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Phono preamp advice please, newbie to TT
thanks for the response guys, I am still undecided ?? 
Arcam DV 137 vs. Denon DVD 3910
Thanks guys I will take your advice. 
Recommendation on preamp for my Krell KSA100s
I had the krc 3 that worked fantastic with the 100s, then I replaced it with an Audio Research Reference 1, it took it to another level of enjoyment. 
Noise upon pre-amp tube replacement
Hi Transl, Thorman makes a good point, just be careful, I have seen some nos tubes shortout and cause some serious damage. When you buy NOS tubes always try to get some warranty or at least have the retailer burn them in for 48 hrs. If a tube fail... 
optimum watts per to drive KEF 104/2's
I am temporarily running a pair of 104/2 with an Audio Research VT 130SE, andthey sound absolutely to die for, once my sound room is complete I will go back to my Wilson Audio Witt, and the Kefs will run with my Marantz 2325 in my office. Great sp... 
5U4 tubes
The 5U4 are used in alot of tube testers. 
first tube rolling: expert advice needed - take 2
Hi Karelfd,In my situation my pre-amp takes 8x 6922 tubes, 4 of those 8 tubes are in the input stage the next 2 are for the feedback and the last 2 are from my understanding the interconnect on the back of the unit, now the 4 input tubes are detri... 
first tube rolling: expert advice needed - take 2
I had some serious hiss as well a while back, I later found that my 6922 pre-amp tubes had very little gain in them. I bought them from a reputable tube dealer, and I paid large for matched sections, matched pairs and high gain. I now own a tube t... 
TESLA E88CC 6922 Tubes shorting out???
Newbee, they work great in my ARC ref 1 they don't get along with the ARC VT 130 SE. I think they don't like higher voltage............ 
TESLA E88CC 6922 Tubes shorting out???
Thanks Newbee, No these tubes are from the early 90's, they are not JJtubes. These tubes are not rugged at all, but they sure sound nice. I'm not putting any in the amp any more. Maybe in the summer I will have it testedto see if in fact the filam... 
6922 Sovtek Variances ???
Frank exactly like you described, except I don't see shiny plates?The new electro harmonix 6922 regular pin is also like the late model Sovteks,I can't see the difference at all. 
6922 Sovtek Variances ???
Sorry my mistake they look exactly like the Reflektor 6H23P-EB. 
Audio Research Reference 3 Owners.
They are the new TRT caps called "Stealthcap" pretty expensive caps. 
ARC VT Series amps
That's the second time I heard the same thing said, about being sterile. Thanks Dgarretson 
tube preamp w/ solid state amp
I have been using ARC ref 1 with a krell with no problems.The ARC ref has no DC leakage, because they use coupling capacitors to eliminate the issues. I have tried many different set ups and to tell you the truth nothing is more true than those 2 ...