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| Primaluna tube rolling 12AU7 Notes Nice summary of brands and house sounds. I concur with a least one minor difference. I found a black plate RCA to be a real surprise performer. My main rig is a Willsenton 23 wpc SET integrated amp. (I know, ChiFi haters, but it stacks up very... | |
| Affordable Grounding I don’t know what the wooden tube does, but I concur with @bolivarjoy, I had a dedicated line from the panel with true earth ground rod and hospital grade pure copper AC outlets installed. Digital source, 20 wpc 300b/845 SET tube amp and high sens... | |
| Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound? No, but a dedicated power line from main panel with its own true earth ground and upgraded AC socket sure did! | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? If you’re spending that much, go inspect in person, listen, heck even tote your amp and cables. You can afford the flight, a first class hotel, steak dinner with a bottle of Lafite to celebrate purchase with what you’re saving! Unless you hate the... | |
| Tube or R-2R DAC for Tube System Try both, or three, or four! I alternative based music genre, mood, low level listening vs LOUD, and whatever I’m looking for that, day, night, etc. Integrated tube amps, a 300b SET, a 300b driving 845s and a vintage SS Crown DC300A, a superstar p... | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state Lot’s of interesting comments/theories. I have five 5AR4s and three different tube amps that they can run in. Also have a Cary 300SEI LX-20 that is SS rectified for a slight basis of comparison. IMO the cheap Sovtek 5AR4 is the “hottest” of the ... | |
| Least expensive plug-in power conditioner that works https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/a-sanely-priced-power-conditioner-that-actually-works-onfilter-pdu?highlight=Power%2Bconditioner%2Bthat%2Bworks | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread @alightronics found them on Amazon, very competitive pricing. Are data sheets available? One of my amps runs the 300b very hot, 550v on the plate,100mA fixed bias with 55w dissipation to output 20wpc. The amp was designed for KR 300B XLS super 30... | |
| Ebay selling my missing amplifier Is it the Dartzeel being sold by CargoLargo for $14,999? I rode up the chairlift in Utah couple years ago with a guy who ran eBay’s fraud division. They have a whole team based in Salt Lake dealing with fraud. Counterfeiting, fake offers, stolen... | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread I own four tube amplifiers, a tube pre/SS power hybrid, and a vintage SS power and preamplifier. Actually five tube amps if I count my father’s HH Scott 222C that is in need of a full restoration. I listen to all of them regularly except the HH ... | |
| Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp? Ditto Blue Jeans cables. Read their articles, good info on how and why cables do matter, make a difference sometimes, and yet you don’t need to spend thousands. Their products are designed well, made well, and inexpensive relative to $$$ “audio sp... | |
| Power Cables Read Blue Jean Cables…good stuff, good prices…not a $$$$ rabbit hole. | |
| How much should I expect with a warranty issue from a large retailer/distributor? I had excellent experience with Crutchfield and Cambridge Audio CXN V2 streamer. It developed an intermittent static crackle in left channel. Cambridge email support was excellent back and forth to diagnose as potential bad DAC chip. Finally ca... | |
| One answer to an oft-asked question. Amazon Logarithms recommendations. Works pretty good. Wish Qobuz had same. | |
| Living With A Class A Tube Amp I have 4 single ended amps, 2 SET (triode), 2 SEP (pentode) ranging from 8 wpc to 23 wpc driving several different speakers that range from 88dB to 99dB sensitivity. I’ve never had the volume pot on the 23 wpc “beast” past 11 o’clock on any pair ... |