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| Rogue Dragon Tube Recommendations bucket91 Your budget is a bit light for the best 12AU7s, as they are disappearing fast right now; and new stock just does not seem to be coming on line. $100 each will get you better tubes; but as others have suggested, give Brent Jessee a call..... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Sorry if this is a dead thread, but thought it was pertinent as the current situation is the same as it was 6 months ago. There are some really good reputable Chinese suppliers of good Chinese products (at really attractive prices)......just takes... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Not sure of the differences between the Chinese market E-6SN7 or the Global E-6SN7, except for a huge price difference; and the Linlai's own reported differences discussed above. I purchased mine from JJY Audio, which is where several of my audio... | |
| Power cords: does length matter? immathewj I have had two manufacturers tell me that minimum length should be 1.5 meters, but that keeping the correct length to not create a crossover with a signal component is more important. That is a 1 meter cable would be better if it would ... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! fthompson251 I know waiting around for new gear is no fun. I waited 3 months for my Clayton Shaw Caladans, and almost that for my Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp. But I personally would rather wait on a unit that was in such demand that people ar... | |
| Audiophile frame of mind Get a Traeger series 22 or 34 smoker (which you can also grill on), and you will have a whole new hobby.....and for about $700. I bought mine 2 years ago, and should have done it years earlier. I have a ton of fun learning about smoking techniques... | |
| Could Class D really be that good? I do not run a class D amplifier, so take this with a grain of salt.....though it does apply IMO. A tube preamp (or preamp section), can mate extremely well with solid state amplifiers. I have the recently updated CODA S5.5 class A SS amplifier t... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! sim_audio_nerd Thank you for the review, and yes your findings are roughly the same as mine.....both with Buchardt Audio S400 MKIIs and Clayton Shaw Caladan speakers. I do agree that a better dedicated listening room would improve soundstage dept... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? Worth a shot, best of luck. I may come back here in a couple of months once I've had a chance to try the tubes | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? mmcgill829 I read that some users have used a tube extender, basically a second tube socket; to offset them.....allowing them to clear each other. Not sure if that would work for the 2A3 amp though | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? Alexberger and Mmcgill829, Thanks for the updates, I'm feeling a bit more confident in the Linlai E-6SN7s....but most reviews are really positive. I was torn between the Ken Rad VT-231 Black glass and the CBS-Hytron 5692, and they virtually the ... | |
| Mains Power Cable DIY Pindac and all, I know this is an older thread, but wanted to see if any of you are still around on this subject. I went a little "manic" and bought a ton of high quality cable to build my own DIY power cables. I have: Neotech NEP 3002 and 3003 U... | |
| Looking for an HDMI cable Supra cables 2.1 HDMI cables are very good cables for almost nothing, I think $75 for a 1/2 meter cable. I lived with one for my I2S (Denafrips Iris to Denafrips Pontus II DAC), for about 6 months before upgrading. I'm currently using an Audioque... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? mmcgill829, I'm all out of superlatives for my latest purchases: CODA S5.5, Aric Audio Transcend "Push Pull", and Aric Audio Motherlode XL....I won't even try anymore, as I feel more like a fanboy that a reviewer. As Michael Jordan says "Just do ... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? Mmcgill829 and all, I recently received an Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp, and an Aric Audio Transcend "Push Pull" amp.....they have only recently been installed and are breaking in. The Motherlode takes one 5U4G and two 6SN7s, the Transcend tak... |