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| In house for review: AricAudio's Super 300B SET amplifier & Western Electric 300B tubes Can't wait to read the review. I'm a big fan of Aric's equipment and run two systems of his gear including the Dynalto and Animus Loudspeakers. I'd like to echo Teajay's first paragraph -- I couldn't have said it better myself. | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp Congratulations! I think it's safe to say that you are going to love it. I've had one of Aric's Special Line Stage's (using 6SN7s) for a couple of years now. It is an exquisite piece of equipment and compliments his Alpha 300B very nicely. It migh... | |
| Aric Audio? First Watt? PrimaLuna? jgoldrick, I'm not pretending to be an expert within the First Watt and PrimaLuna arena that you are working within, except to say that they are among the top flight choices. I can however address some of your concerns about going with a tube driv... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp Hi Ray, I'm using a NOS Sylvania 5U4GB (Black Plates) which I have come to believe is a wonderful discovery as it transforms the whole presentation into something nearly magic. I don't know why. As far as the regulators go, truthfully, I haven't n... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp I'm very familiar with it as I had one for some years. I still have it actually, I have just moved on to his Special 6SN7 Linestage which is similar, except it's purity times 10. It now leads the charge and no one is looking back. | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp I'm with kalali. Mine is now a little over three years old and I can't determine which is the most important piece of equipment, within the system, to the overall sound: it, or the Special SE that it supports. They are both incredible. I do run se... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts It's exciting to hear the news coming out of Aric Audio about his new PP especially in its description of harmonics and closing the gap with the classic SET sound. My loyalty is steadfast to my Special SE if for no other reason, I've never had a p... | |
| I hate when this happens Widowed, retired, and living with a rural population of under 300 souls. "I didn't know" is what I find myself uttering between songs. Entering my third year of hedonistic saturation. Open all night. | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp Speakers you say!I think I may have the first set, but Mr. Kimball designs and builds a killer speaker called the Dynalto. Floorstanding 3-way and the crossover work is enough to make you a believer -- but that's only where it starts. Full range (... | |
| high-efficiency loudspeakers Several people have mentioned the subjective nature of finding "the best" of anything, and I don’t think anyone disputes that. It still remains a journey we undertake willingly, because it’s so much fun. Over the last days I’ve read the Posts and ... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp It's great to see some exposure for Aric Audio. I have a number of pieces from his shop and without exception over the course of a year they have "seasoned each other" in a way that has enriched the overall presentation. During the process I often... | |
| Maybe tube preamp Thanks Wolf, just to be clear, it's "Black Base" rather than "Black Plates." | |
| Maybe tube preamp Wolf_Garcia: I run both 6SN7s and 6SL7s -- the 6SN7s are in my mono blocks and the 6SL7s are in my preamp. This decision was made to take advantage of the fact that the 6SL7s bring a little more gain than the SNs, which I wanted. With respect to t... | |
| Maybe tube preamp MarkAinsworth: I have only seen photos of the 6SN7 Line Stage, but that was enough to foster a "few" conversations with Aric about it. After learning about the inclusion of some impressive components like True Copper caps and the 5u4 Rectifier, wh... | |
| Maybe tube preamp I would have to concur that Aric Audio would be a good place to start. I have several pieces from his bench due in large part to the sound floor. If it's not dead black silent, it doesn't get out of his shop. That holds true for both amps and prea... |