smeyers
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| Albany NY "Capital District" Sounds great; I live in New Paltz. | |
| Zu Tone/Druid Tonal Anomalies Glreno, I'm trying two different sets of tube amps.1) AES Sixpacs with KT-66 tubes2) Wright Sound Mono 10's with EH Gold 2A3 tubes, and now with Sophia Electric Princess 300b 2.5v tubesBoth are connected in balanced mode from a BAT VK-5i preamp. I... | |
| Zu Tone/Druid Tonal Anomalies I agree that the speakers (I have the Zu Tone's) image best when pointed directly at the listener (I have commented on this in other threads), but it seems to me that tonal balance is better with them not toed in much, mainly due to some excessive... | |
| Time To Replace Tubes? >>Hey Stew - How do you like the Mono 10's you got? Are they working out for you in your system?<<Email sent... | |
| Time To Replace Tubes? A couple of things:I'd agree that the EH tubes are more forward sounding. I actually like this, since it makes certain instruments (vocals in particular) feel as though they are practically in your lap! Some people prefer a more laid back presenta... | |
| Time To Replace Tubes? I recently acquired the Wright Mono 10 amps, and I've tried three sets of tubes so far: Sovtek 2A3, EH 2A3 Gold, and now the Sophia 300B 2.5v Princess. Personally, I like the EH tubes a lot more than the Sovteks. I find the EH tubes more detailed ... | |
| Power Tube Break-In Procedure >>The big thing is not to turn the gear on and off multiple times in a day....I switch my tube amp on in the morning weekends and turn it off at night when I go to bed.<<Yes, that's what I figured. But the folks at Sophia told me to no... | |
| Power Tube Break-In Procedure >>Sounds like mind games!! If you believe something, does that make it true?<<Huh?? | |
| Behringer DEQ 2496 >>Are the rack mounts removable? If so, is it 17" wide?<<They are removable, but once removed, there is an opening to the inside of the unit. I removed them just to cut off the ends with a hacksaw, then put them back on to cover the op... | |
| Tube Break-In sound character change Thanks Larry & Eee. I can already hear it is a bit better. As I mentioned, I just thought that out of the box they would be better than what it was replacing... I suppose not. | |
| Tube Break-In sound character change >>You replaced 2A3's with 300B's??? I dont' think break-in is at issue here, but compatibility<<They are 2.5v 300B's made to replace 2A3's.www.sophiaelectric.com/pages/se/princess_300b_25v.htm | |
| EQ's... why doesnt everybody have one? I own both the Z-Systems and the Behringer EQ's, and to my ears (with the Behringer kept in the digital domain) I could not tell the difference (and the interface and flexibility of the Behringer is far superior). Maybe others with more golden ear... | |
| EQ's... why doesnt everybody have one? I have to agree about the benefits of using EQ. I also use the Behringer DEQ2494 (kept completely in the digital domain) in a highly resolving system, and I can tell you that it does wonders. I run a Krell transport into the Behringer, then into a... | |
| Help Loud pop when muting BAT VK-3i preamp Another response from BAT about the cost:Two new oil caps @40.00 each will go for $80.00, plus two hours of labor @$65.00 give us $130.00 more.Total repair will cost you $210.00 plus $35.00 for ground shipping, unless something else will pop up in... | |
| Help Loud pop when muting BAT VK-3i preamp The problem has been found. Here is an email exchange with Vladimir of BAT:My message to BAT: I wanted to mention one other problem that I remembered about the VK-5i I sent to you for repair (static/popping from one channel). Whenever I put the un... |