tomic601
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| Phono preamp tube rolling. Andy at Vintage Tube Service in Michigan.i was hoping @mulveling would weigh in also, he has a wealth of experience and some great phono stages as well. Where did you end up w the Herron ? on ARC , i got some serious hours out of the 6H30 in my RE... | |
| Have you owned Sound Labs Electrostatics? don’t overdamp the room !enjoy the music | |
| Time to upgrade my turntable? IF was the logic gate….. | |
| Time to upgrade my turntable? not if it is worn out and ruining his records…try frying a fish that has been dead three weeks.your suggestions have merit for sure…..the OP has a LOT of signal processing going on…. some pruning and weening a great idea from the purist perspectiv... | |
| Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype Mark - awesome and good for you ! One awesome tube Andy turned me on to is the Tung Sol 6550 Fairfield, NJ 1960’s vintage in the power supply of my ARC Ref5se….Transformative !also look at my reference system, it includes gear from your moniker - ... | |
| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards Denon DP790, Denon Arm, Audioquest AQ-404, Hegeman HAPI 2 preamp, Modified Hafler DH-100 i built myself with inputs from Sensible Sound ( remember that rag ? authors / tweaks… KEF kit 104 ab in massively braced cabinets my pattern maker Dad and i ... | |
| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards @mesch IF you were in Columbus, Ohio i maybe sold you that excellent sounding system….ha.The MMT with modifications, rewire, is still competitive today….https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/3803#&gid=1&pid=18 | |
| Has anyone ever used a company called vacuum tube values to purchase vacuum tubes? RAM tubes without a doubt….grading, screening, matching system , computerized curve tracing setup by a tube amp genius, the late Roger Modjeski ( yes I have 16 of his KT88 ) | |
| Time to upgrade my turntable? Ortofon Bronze or Black | |
| Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype also for the OP, it helps IF you focus on tubes deployed across your system. My reference system , with various input path contains 25 tubes…..ah which to work first ? | |
| Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype Thanks Grant ;-) super balanced contribution | |
| Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype @tvad and Ralph who actually engineers some of the finest tube gear on the planet, have it correct as do others who mention reputable experts who do also sell Tubes. Andy is a gem, have a look at his Arsenal of test equipment and his listening ski... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? James - i will stream it if i can reach the DAC input panel, i have a new remote on order… | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? welcome @eltabor | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? congrats on a great run George. Does the fng have plans for a remote ?My proposed path; Herron phono pre >>>> Lightspeed >>>> RM-9big fun |