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| Dac Technology Mature? As someone who's done a complete 180 over the past few years to jump fully back to vinyl because of my dissatisfaction with digital, I for one, sure hope DAC technology is not mature. In our frequent get togethers, just about every person raves o... | |
| SOTA vs VPI (or stick with my Rega?) Not taking a side in this choice, but as someone who's been around a lot of Rega and VPI rigs, I'd say they sound far enough apart it's likely you will strongly prefer one to the other. And in my opinion, the only person who can determine which s... | |
| Is Speaker design evolution stagnant Loudspeaker design evolution most certainly stagnated.Precious little has moved forward since Y2K. We've seen some improvement in drivers, but mostly in cabinetry, as that is where the talents of today's builders lie. Most of the reason is the d... | |
| chinese counterfeitng In the case brought up here, the amplifier is an obvious low-end knock off that doesn't hide what it is.But I maintain that in the high-end audio realm, when the component appears legitimate, and looks the same as the real one, it almost certainly... | |
| PEER-LESS OUTPUT TRANSFORMER replacement (16492) @autospec Will, please give Classic Tone Transformers a call as well. Both they and Edcor do custom work, and take those needs seriously. Heyboer also seemed willing, but again, my results with them fall behind the other two. The rub I had with Ed... | |
| PEER-LESS OUTPUT TRANSFORMER replacement (16492) I have had custom transformers wound for me for tube amplifiers many times, Will. I've had the best experiences with Edcor and Classic Tone / Magnetic Components. Some of that depends on whether you prefer plastic or paper bobbins. Heyboer is a... | |
| The Legendary ? Infinity IRS V @mechans "I too had the good fortune to listen to Bill’s IRS V’s."Doctor, do you remember when we listened to those 50 watt ASL push-pull 845 monos at Bill’s with the IRS V? You and I have heard big amps. And we’ve heard big speakers. But I’m not ... | |
| Tung-Sol EL-34B vs Genalex Gold Lion KT77 for Cayin A100T Integrated Tube Amplifier @mamifero "I am not very familiar with Variable or Autobias -I'll google it- but I am sure it's not autobias. It has manual adjustment and built-in meter instead, each tube has a knob and -according to the manual- the needle on the meter should... | |
| Tung-Sol EL-34B vs Genalex Gold Lion KT77 for Cayin A100T Integrated Tube Amplifier @mamifero "I guess these Cayins could be any Chinese re-rebranded tubes."99% of Chinese EL34s came from the Shuguang factory, with the almost all of those you'll encounter over the past dozen or so years being the second generation aka EL34B. You... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers @prof "my Thiel 3.7s are up for sale."Congratulations and kudos on the path you've taken and shared here with us, Rich! Have you given any thought to delaying the sale of the Thiels? Most likely you already know this, but I can tell you firsthan... | |
| Small Bedroom Tube Amp @freediver "Jolida,something like the Glass FX Tube Integrated or the small Hybrid,forget the model..."Excellent advice. I’d recommend the baby 102 EL84 integrated, or taking up step up their product line, the 202 EL34 integrated. Both operate rel... | |
| Liquid Amps Throughout their history, Von Gaylord (formerly Legend) tube amplifiers have produced some of the best sound I’ve encountered. One could certainly use the word liquid in describing them. Beyond that, I normally dislike the sound of 6550 amplifiers... | |
| Whizzer cone removal My Hornings circumcised the Lowther drivers they used, removing the whizzer cone, and implementing a cone tweeter. You may want to contact Tommy Horning for advice on doing so | |
| Tube Basics 101: What is a rectifier tube for? I used to completely overlook tube rectifiers in terms of their sonic effect. Yes, voltage and current might show some variation, and mostly related to tube type, but how could such a tube make any difference in sound? In reality, I have found r... | |
| Need spindle motor replacement for Sony SCD 777ES. This is excellent news!One other thing to consider with many CD and SACD mechanisms is the small rubber belt that can stretch, dry out, or break. It’s a 50 cent part that while isn’t especially easy, also isn’t very difficult to replace, but can k... |