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| Do I need new tubes? See if you can find a good audio shop close by with sophisticated tube tester, e.g., AVO or TV-7 and have them tested. Or swap all out from back ups, if you have them. Last resort, find a decent tube tester on ebay. I bought a B&K 606 for abou... | |
| What's the best 6NS7 tube you have tried in your Atma-Sphere MP-3 preamp? I don’t have an Atma-Sphere preamp, but I do have four different integrated tube amps that run 6SN7 as signal tube and/or driver tube in preamp section in front of EL34, 6550, 6L6, KT-88, 300b or 845, power tubes depending on the amplifier. I hav... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. klipsch Forte IV, Conrnwall IV or the more refined Volti w/ a low watt SET class A amp, Decware Sarah, Cary Audio 300SEI, or Dennis Had Inspire 300b = audio heaven. | |
| Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps I reentered the tube amp world a few years ago with an Olchen EL 34 for $350, it’s not bad, but not great. Now sits in my office driving Klipsch RPM 160, predecessor to the RPM 600. Sounds good enough for background musicwhile I work. Next cam... | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? +Topping D90 variant, look at the new III Discrete 1 bit. I have an older D90LE, very clean, clear, transparent “present” sound signature. I swapped it out for a Pontus Ii 12th in my #1 rig, prefer the R2R NOS with 99dB sensitivity Klipsch horns.... | |
| EverSolo DMP-A8 with Denafrips Pontus 15th, both have i2S A DDC between source and DAC is normally for “cleaning up” and improving USB input, most often from PC as streaming or SSD source. While a streamer like EverSolo is also a computer inside a box, streamers are designed for one purpose and don’t hav... | |
| Klipsch Heresy IV or Revel f226be KLIPSCH! It depends, depends on your room, your amp, type of music you listen to, and the sound you are seeking, etc. I’ve never heard the Revel, but I have a pair of Klipsch Forte IIIs and Focal Aria 926 in my main rig. Based on what I’ve read a... | |
| Do you have a perfect digital marriage? AT&T fiber optic internet w/ upgraded router => audioquest Pearl cat5 cable => TP Link unmanaged network switch w/ linear power supply #1 => audioquest Pearl cat5 cable => Mele fan-less silent miniPC running audio optimized MS OS w... | |
| Would a DDC (Denafrips Iris) improve my system? I’m running USB from a fan-less miniPC (ultra quiet) with optimized MS settings as my streaming source w/ Qobuz to an IRIS then I2S to a Pontus II 12th anniversary. The IRIS made a distinct improvement (~20%) when I put it in the system. The IRIS ... | |
| Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp Look at used Klipsch Forte IIIs, should fit your price range. I also have a 6-7 foot listening triangle and a 20 wpc integrated tube amp w 300b driving 845 tubes. I usually listen 55-60 dB levels, not too loud but loud enough to feel bass punch a... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? My observation is the YouTube reviewers never give a negative review. However if you’re spending $2k plus on most any piece of modern electronic kit, you’ll get something good, maybe not “great,” but certainly very good. System synergy is also im... | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes @shkong78 Which Melz did you obtain? Apparently two versions of the metal base, one with T plates a la “bad boy” style, and one with similar T plates but holes “drilled” up the front side of the plates. Based on asking prices, the “holed” metal ba... | |
| The New Western Electric 845 Replicas The first pair Shuguang WE 845 ordered never shipped, AliExpress issued an auto refund. The second pair ordered from different seller arrived, both broken and gettering white, meaning vacuum lost. AliExpress quickly processed a refund once returne... | |
| Seeking a Warm 12AX7 Tube for Preamp Oh it’s a rabbit hole for sure! I’ve ended up with four tube amps, one tube/SS hybrid and a collection of over 250 vacuum tubes. The tubes will outlive me AND my children! Unlike my wine cellar which always seems low, wonder why? BTW, rolled in o... | |
| McIntosh MC-2301 Tube Replacements I don’t have a Mac, but own several tube amps and gobs of NOS and some new production tubes. My Dennis Had Insipre will run KT-88, 6550, EL34 and 6L6. The amp came with Gold Lion KT-88s. They are excellent tube IMO. Clean, transparent, linear w... |