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| 7308 tube code question I think he said it was a * on the bottom row, which signifies made in USA. The delta, or triangle at the beginning of the bottom row denotes Holland. If it was an F it would be France. All three countries made them based on the same design in Phil... | |
| Best cheap NOS tubes:GE, Phillips and Sylvania Being up there, you are best off finding the cheapest 6GK5 you can get and weeding through them yourself, esp if on a budget. | |
| Best cheap NOS tubes:GE, Phillips and Sylvania The tubes need to be very low in microphony, and not likely to become microphonic OR noisy. That's not an easy task for the PV-10A, PV-11, and PV-12. Not easy for a CAT either.They used RFT for a while at the factory. Those worked fine. Mullard so... | |
| Tube CD player and no pre-amp As to the "preamp vs no preamp" question, I get asked this and the answer is you do not need a preamp except for a few things:To add "color" - preamps ARE colored usually, and there is nothing wrong with color. To adjust balance and add function, ... | |
| Southern Califonia Hi-Fi Swap Meet ? We will hold it next year. It's on our website www.upscaleaudio.comI was not effective in getting it into the mags for advertisng/announcements. We were short handed here, and with fewer staff higher business, so it made it tough. I would like to ... | |
| NEW Musical Fidelity DAC I did not mean to offend...I was using your 383 as an example of something that is nicely built and well respected, so used it as a comparison. It's a fine amp, and I happened to just take it in on trade towards the Nu-Vista. People change all the... | |
| NEW Musical Fidelity DAC << They have a lot of good reviewers. In general, I think they're an excellent magazine. They also walk an interesting tight rope in their commentary, which is sure to draw commentary from the bleachers, and a few of their practices amplify ... | |
| NEW Musical Fidelity DAC << As to the build quality of MF, it is nothing special at all. >>I don't agree. I just had a Levinson 383 $6500 integrated traded in for a Nu-Vista M3 $4995 integrated. The Nu-vista without the external power supply was more substanti... | |
| NEW Musical Fidelity DAC They have covered many of the Musiacl Fidelity products..but NOT every one. But if the product is one that deserves it, why shouldn't they? They write about stuff that is interesting and in demand, whether that is from a small compamy or not.Look ... | |
| NEW Musical Fidelity DAC You can't buy a good review at Stereophile. I can assure you of that. I know from behind the scenes of a couple companies that have pulled big dollars not just for getting bad reviews or not getting mentions at shows. Sam Tellig certainly has give... | |
| Rogersound speakers? Rogersound Labs was very competetive, and had higher dollar volume per square foot than any other retailer in the country. They were very successful. I worked there and it was truly different than any other gig in the country.Howard got offered bi... | |
| NEW Musical Fidelity DAC It does sound terrific. We have had some other upsamplers here that have been fine, but not a big deal to me. So they sit because if I don't get a groove from it I can't get behind it. Thus far this has been quite a different experience. I have be... | |
| recommendations for tube dampers??? Top hats work well, but because you use a tube damper don't expect an improvement, and you may go backwards. I had a guy grind me for an answer...will he like "X" tube damper? First of all, in some positions, depending on the job of the tube, you ... | |
| What's the "best" tubes for a cal alpha 24/96dac? The most popular have been Mullard CV4004 for years. There was a period where the Brimar CV4004 was hot, but both are great. The Brimar are warmer on top slightly. | |
| Anyone help with Triangle Celius For the guy wanting to use the Avatar, that would work fine. Classe is softer on top and should be good too. We have had great results with the Cary SLI-80 Signature integrated amp. Also have used various 15w single ended amps, including the super... |