sls883
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| Coda vs Parasound I think most comparisons will reveal the preferred match for a given set of speakers and speaker cables. I know. I have a amazing grasp of the obvious. 🙂 | |
| Do sound characteristics matter when moving from midfi to hifi? I doubt you would find issues with higher end gear compared to Sony, etc but if you upgrade one piece at a time, a better piece of gear may make shortcomings in other parts of your system more noticeable. How much do want to spend when it's all... | |
| Budget floorstanders under $500 ? I’ve had inexpensive speakers that were bright on the top end. Between my son and I, we’ve had three pair of Wharfedale and been real happy with them. Music Direct has a deal on a pair of towers. Link below. https://www.musicdirect.com/equipme... | |
| Linear Tube Audio- Micro Z-OTL Preamplifier - Upgrades Mk2 to MK-3 You need to come back and say "the upgrade sounds great, but not worth the money". I don’t need to spend more on upgrades. LOL. Maybe some day.... | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? @donavabdear LOL. I'm probably close to 30. I have ten 6922 tubes that I bought for a c-j preamp that ended up having issues and I returned it. Found a set that liked (four + 1 extra), so I bought five more. I don't have anything that uses 69... | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? Thanks everyone for the replies! Very informative! | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? @larryi You made me curious, so I pulled one. There is a diamond on the glass bottom. | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? @larryi They are ECC 801S. Clearly labeled with the Telefunken logo. I assume they are legit, but they aren't the $2000 pair that you mentioned. | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? Thank you for the replies! I'm learning :) | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? @lewm @larryi Thank you for the replies. The Telefunken came with my LTA which I bought used. The seller seems to be knowledgeable about tubes. He paid $375 for the Telefunken tubes. He's a straight shooter, so I believe that to be correct. B... | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? @elliottbnewcombjr I've tried several different input tubes as well as output tubes. I can hear noticeable differences. I'm pretty set on Telefunken ECC801S for input tubes. Siemens ECC801S being a close second. I hadn't tried very many diff... | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? @lewm Thank you. So, would it be better if the 3000 and 2750 values were more closely matched? The two tubes match each other closely which I assume is good. | |
| Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre @audioman58 That is strange. I would be very frustrated as well. I bought mine used and it is about 2 years old, so I can't be too upset. With the right tubes, it sounds great. I doubt that I will upgrade mine. Maybe if it was $1000, or so, ... | |
| Need to learn about Audio Research What are you thinking for a preamp? I like a tube preamp with a solid state amp. | |
| Benchmark LA4 vs Linear Audio Tube microZOTL Preamplifier (Level 2) After running the Raytheon 6SN7 VT231 for a while, I felt like some of the sparkle was gone. I had a pair of 50s Sylvania 12sn7gt bad boy that I hadn't tried since I'd made some system changes, so I popped them in. The magic is back. Those alon... |