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| Plinius SS or Cayin SET I have not heard either of those systems and don't think anyone could tell you which you would prefer. I'd say if you like to tinker with and tweak your system give the Cayin a try. If you want to be able to just turn it on and play music and be a... | |
| Tube bear traps... Yes it's perfectly safe to leave them off. If your tubes start making noise at some point you can put them back on and see if they reduce the noise. | |
| Dali Helicon 400 mk1 vs mk2 I would also like to hear from anyone who has been able to compare these speakers. I own the Helicon 400 mk1s but haven't heard the mk2s.I like the mk1s. To my ear they have a touch of warmth or richness that I enjoy. To me it's not an unwanted co... | |
| Sieman-Phillips 7308 and JAN Phillips 6922 The Dutch Phillips company owned several tube makers including Amperex, Mullard, Siemens and Valvo. Tubes were frequently made by one manufacturer and labelled for another.Tubes were etched, usually near the bottom of the glass, with a code that d... | |
| Help with a Hickok TV-7D/U setting line voltage You are correct. The line voltage should be set at 60. Send me an email and I'll send you some tube charts as pdf files. | |
| A couple of questions about testing 12AX7 tubes. A common mistake made with Hickok testers is that the English setting on the roll chart is used for micromhos testing. It should be used for good/bad testing only. I'm guessing that this setting on your Hickok is 58, but it depends on the model of... | |
| 12at7 with 12ax7 tubes Rodman or anyone else, have you actually substituted 12AT7s for 12AX7s or other swaps mentioned in the links?It would be great if we could swap tube types but the Tube Store writeup says:"These substitutions can also work in home audio amps, but w... | |
| Replacing 12AX7 to 5751 for pre-amp You can't substitute 12AU7 or 12AT7 for 12AX7. There are many 12AX7, 5751 or 7025 that you can try. Good Luck. | |
| what makes a good CD player I am impressed with the Ayre Minimum Phase (MP) filter. Other players and DACs using similar technology are PS Audio Perfect Wave, Meridian .2 players and Esoteric SA-50. | |
| A headache of choice over CD player Check out the MP upgrade of tha Ayre players. The Minimum Phase filters are a significant improvement, especially in the area of digital glare or listener fatigue.All Ayre players are built as MP now, older players can be upgraded for $250 or so. ... | |
| Hickok TV-7/U owners Yes the shunt setting is actually -. I assume it would be best to set it at 0 although it could mean that the shunt is irrelevant. I guess you could test it by trying different settings and see if it changes the tube's readings. I'd gradually turn... | |
| Hickok TV-7/U owners What I have for the KT88 is:6.3 HS5-3481 12 0 D 3 44If that doesn't make sense let me know and I'll label the numbers. I don't have the settings for an EL84. | |
| The CD Player Lie? You're listening to the wrong cd players if they all sound the same. A little research will give the names of players with distinctive and superior sound, some much better than a VPI Scout. | |
| Cary, Cayin or Primaluna EL34 for Merlin VSM-MME Primaluna has the advantage of continuous autobias. There's no need to ever bias the power tubes, match tubes, or wonder if you're getting the best out of your amp.The power tubes are always running in their sweet spot so they should last longer a... | |
| Meridian G08 vs Meridian G08.2 I'm not familiar with the Meridian players but I have an Ayre CX-7e MP, which has filters similar to the .2 Meridians. The apodising or minimum phase filters make a big difference in my opinion. |