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| KT88s...the final chapter At Upscale Audio we have sold them all...and it depends on the amp. You have tobe careful when talking to dealers about "whats best". I had a customer tell me that suddenly the Svetlana KT88 was "not as good as it was" according to another dealer.... | |
| Odyssey Stratos : what preamp ? I suggest any preamp that is not too vivid. That can mean a tube preamp....maybe one that has a smidge of warmth. The Audio Electronics Supply DJH would kill if you can afford $1200. The Musical Fidelity is great if you want solid state. Classe ma... | |
| Ah Njoe Tjoeb CD player And folks will be able to get them no charge. The lead time on getting these made will be a bit, and on our webpage www.upscaleaudio.com it will give you instructions on how to get one. PLEASE don't start e-mailing me for info! Tjoeb owners are a ... | |
| Ah Njoe Tjoeb CD player We have had a number of people use the Njoe Tjoeb direct into amps, but there are times the volume may not go low enough. Some amps take very little voltage to get them to full volume. The McCormack DNA-1 is one. You may need a passive attenuator ... | |
| Ah Njoe Tjoeb CD player We have had a number of people use the Njoe Tjoeb direct into amps, but there are times the volume may not go low enough. Some amps take very little voltage to get them to full volume. The McCormack DNA-1 is one. You may need a passive attenuator ... | |
| Best Tube Amp under 5K and because of the tube upgrade it has it may be more appropriate for that B&W because it will have a slightly relaxed top end. The ARC is also a fine amp as someone else pointed out but when it's time to re-tube it's not a walk in the park.Th... | |
| Opinion about Sonic Frontiers Control-1? type 3. That amp was ahead of it's time. As I recall, it had one 12AT7 and sometime you could change it and sometimes not from the stock Yugo. Try a Mullard 6201 in that position. Then there are two 12AU7 or AX7 or something, and we went Mullard t... | |
| Why are EMC-1 s being dumped on market? sensitivity to it. Plus you may see duplicate ads on the same product. There have been cases where a product gets all this attention based on some review and it really does stink. I have brought a product in once or twice and thought to myself "wh... | |
| The best CD Player for the money no dealer mark up. When we decided to import it, we could have price the first model like the Planet at $800 by setting up a dealer network, but instead wasnetd to keep it as low as possible, make less money, but get it into more hands of more peo... | |
| Cary CD 301, 303 or Other? Best Uprade? The CD303 is a great buy at the price. We've sold a LOT of them, and they are something to behold. In fact I use one in my office. The CD306 is the best digital I have ever heard, beating the dcs Elgar and Accuphase which cost 2-3 times as much. B... | |
| Best Tubes For Cal Alpha DAC The Mullard is the fav...but it's all synergy. We have retubed a lot of those. The Mullard was the fav...then there was a burst of Brimar buyers....but some folks felt the brimar were too dark...so the pendulum swung back to Mullard. If you want m... | |
| Mesa Baron Tube Suggestions The best 12AX7 for that amp from my experience is the Mazda Chrome Plate made about 1963. The EL-34 mod may be worth it...maybe not. You could do the Mazda 12AX7 and use Svetlana 6L6GC for less money | |
| Southern California Hi Fi Swap Sunday It has a pretty good turn out every year. Make sure to bring cash, as some folks don't deal any other way, and it stinks to miss out on something you want. | |
| Tubes - KT 90 type 2 v.s. type 3 The type 2 will have weld spots all over the plates looking like a case of a measles. The type 3 will have folded edges on the plates, and weld spots goimng straight up and down ONLY where the plates are joined together. | |
| Where do you guys buy replacement tubes? Yea...they may say it...but I don't believe them if they say they do. Just my opinion, mind you. If they did not do enough volume to keep the GE 6550A line going after they bought it....who is buying all these 6336A? Why would anybody make that tu... |