tksteingraber
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| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? @mahgister this is the inverter Ric was referencing Amazon is $20 more than buying from Giandel directly. https://www.amazon.com/GIANDEL-Inverter-Outlets-Controller-Emergency/dp/B092QS7NWJ/ref=asc_df_B092QS7NWJ?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkC... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? @mahgister 12 volt is best to start out with. 12v Inverters are less expensive. I have 24v system but use 2 batteries for emergency back up outlet charged by solar panels. I haven’t set it up for audio. Here’s a more economical battery set: ... | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 @tonydennison Just my take using them in 2 Amps, phono pre and a second DAC. So many…so little time and $…Cheers! 12AX7 RCA ‘50-60’s long blackplates (fav) Mullard 50’s-60’s long plates (close 2nd) Sylvania ‘50-60’s long blackplates Amperex ... | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 Depends on the amount you are willing to spend? I have a Lab12 DAC 1 Reference that takes 2 6922’s. I prefer old stock tubes on the warmer or neutral side with detail. My experience rolling: $- Amperex Bugle Boy 6DJ8 Holland (excellent value ... | |
| QSA FUSES Check out the Swiss fuse box as well it is getting great testimonials. That’s my next step. I would prioritize Amp, Dac then LPS. I use the QSA yellow in my amp and Dac. The Violet seems too pricey with better choices from SR and the Swiss fuse... | |
| It's so frigging hot.... Nice 72 here on the other side of the Bay. Glad you have moved on from “No Sky July”…time to fire up the class A amps while we have a break in the 90-100 degree heat 🤪🕺 | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Fri Aug 4th Danville, CA …The Beatles’ "Rubber Soul" & Wings' "Band On The Run" Complete live on stage w/ Wings' Laurence Juber, John Jorgenson, Jeff Ross & more. Great show with some amazing musicans. Guitar masters doing the Beatles and... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread @jslateiv Thanks…yes I have a few 6SN7 pairs of old stock ‘50’s-60’s RCA’s and Raytheon’s that sound very good and test strong. Mick’s Russian tubes don’t seem to be up to the task for the Cab. Sounded slightly grainy not as clear. I rolled some... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Finally set up my Cabernet 6SN7 on my main system. I am using an LSA Warp 1 class D amp while I wait for my Decware Torri to be built in a few months. Sounds fantastic. I did order a Revelation Audio Labs umbilical cord and ii is a nice addition t... | |
| Best 2 channel music quality on a 5.1 home theater AVR Glad the MRX 510 works well. I have a Pioneer Elite VSX 51 class A/B 90W (since 2011) that I can’t seem to replace on my HT 2nd system. They now sell for $200 used. It sounds better in 2 channel Analog Direct mode than several amps and is as e... | |
| Best Digital USB cables under $ 300.00 ?? I settled in on Audioquest vodka for my HT system and AQ coffee for my 2 channel system. Bought both used and they check all my boxes. Tried SKW, Pangea, lower levels of AQ and others as well but these sounded by far the best. Great SQ for the ... | |
| Moving Up from a Jolida JD9 @ghdprentice Thanks for your input and agree streaming has been great. Especially all the new music discoveries👍. I have gotten my streaming setup sounding much better than my very modest vinyl setup. To get vinyl up to the streaming level would b... | |
| Moving Up from a Jolida JD9 I have a modded JD-9 as well. ODAM V-Caps, Burr-Brown OPA’s. Not sure I want to get into the vinyl rabbit hole with the streaming quality improvements. 🤔 Thanks Sam for this interesting thread. | |
| Bad news for home theater enthusiasts Nice to know alternative choices exist but 7k+++in Hardware plus $20 per video to rent. Ouuch! Not worth it for me…will be interesting to see how the HT streaming media quality evolves. I will miss my $20 a month netflix unlimited Blu-Ray’s. | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? I always respond with a sorry but this is my lowest I will go. I always respond and feel it is my obligation and courtesy as a seller. I treat emails no different than an in person discussion. I don’t take low offers personally as an insult and h... |