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| Do tube dampers really work? I have used the ARC rings with good results and as a result of this thread ordered the Hal-o rings from Herbie's, not to be confused with Herpes :)These rings improve performance in several areas but might vary with the components they are used wi... | |
| Opinions on Graaf Amps One thing DRV, be careful with a small powered OTL with the Merlins. It might work well in a small room but if the room is too large, you may need/want more power. I owned a Transcendent T8-LN and while I loved the sound it didn't have enough gas ... | |
| Opinions on Graaf Amps Funny the Kessler wouldn't know that both the Joule and Tenor use the 6C33C Russian output tube. Don't know if Tenor was around when the article was written but Joule sure was. I have heard a pair of Graaf mono's on an IRS 5 system and it was glor... | |
| Which artists do you just not get? I've always struggled with much of Coltrane's later recordings, not his musicianship which is what DOES draw me to him but the endless stream of improvisation which at times seems so disjointed and uninvolving. I keep on trying though in the hopes... | |
| Kharma 3.2 Owners, your thoughts... My bet Henry is that as Rives notes above, the problem is the room. Tubes will certainly make a difference in a system but I don't believe that the etchiness is an issue of the pre-amp but of the acoustic properties in your room, most likely too m... | |
| All the Cconcerts you can ‘Remember’ Attending? Man, I wish I could relive some of these concerts again, what a time!Bonnie Raitt Buffalo SpringfieldCrosby Stills and NashPocoLoggins & MessinaNeil YoungSeatrainQuicksilver Messenger ServiceLindisfarneFairport ConventionBeach BoysTaj MahalArl... | |
| Preamp or CD Player for Best Sonic Improvement A quality (tube of course) pre-amp will definitely make the most dramatic difference. Yes, source components are very important but amplification of the signal is even more so. As others have stated, digital is constantly changing. Expensive digit... | |
| When did it all start? My interest in music goes back to as early as I can remember, just something I always loved and was always around. Everyone used to sing around the house as well as the family get togethers, always there was music.The first time I became intereste... | |
| Fairport Convention fans - help Thanks for the info Linkster. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Slowhand the 5965's GE "5 Star" NOS Platinum 1% pair 1970's (equivalent to 12AV7's) can be purchased from Brendan at Tubeworld.com. He seems to have found a cache of these. Very nice tubes. I have since replaced with Tung Sols but plan to put the ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Slowhand you must try NOS tubes with the Berning along with the cryoed 6jn6 outputs along with the custom ERS mods through Allan Baghan. If you are just listening to a stock unit, you ain't heard nothing yet! The Berning is very tweekable and its ... | |
| Which speaker is the master of IMAGING ???? The Merlin VSM is among the top tier of speakers I've heard that image extremely well, they can absolutely disappear, I'll attest to that ;^). I don't believe in best in the absolute sense so I won't say they are but I will say I haven't heard bet... | |
| Merlin VSM-M or JM Lab Mini Utopia I'll take the Merlins with a nice bottle of vintage French. | |
| OTL amplifiers Dfrigovt, consider this fact, Atma-sphere has been manufacturing OTL amps since 1980, Joule since the early 90's, Transcendent since the mid 90's. The others I really don't know, but the Tenor is certainly more recent and the Berning which uses a ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Yes Walter, I have no doubt about how good this pre-amp will get. And now for my search for the right tubes to get there. |