wolf_garcia
Responses from wolf_garcia
| Amp selection for someone on a modest budget... I just remembered A Parasound 125 watt amp (HCA 1000A maybe?) I owned years ago that sounded great. Built like a tank. | |
| Maybe tube preamp I did mean "Black Base"...oops...and saw several on Ebay last night. Any recommended sellers you might have used? Otherwise I'll go with the Ebay rating score. | |
| Maybe tube preamp Great info there tubepower…after reading endless "headfi" posts about the Freya I'm very curious about the tubes they ship with. I've also noticed RCA "black plates" and they do seem less pricey, so based on your experience I may just get a couple... | |
| Maybe tube preamp The Inspire preamps aren’t remote controlled, and cost about twice as much as a Freya…I have heard of a remote version somebody talked Had into building recently so maybe in the future I’ll get one, but one thing about Inspire stuff is the utter r... | |
| Looking to get into tubes on the cheap Jolida, in my experience, is a great company with cool stuff…an integrated amp with remote can be inexpensive new or used. | |
| Maybe tube preamp My Freya shipped today so I won't have to wait long to see what's what. If it doesn't sound great it simply gets sent back. My experience with 6SN7s is mainly from that last several months of owning a "Fire Bottle" single ended amp that came with ... | |
| Maybe tube preamp My current preamp sounds absolutely excellent (Kavent S33…rare but amazing) but the Freya just seems like it has a "fun" potential (and more of my current fave 6SN7 tubes) so I simply hope it sounds good. Balanced, 3 modes, interesting volume cont... | |
| Amp selection for someone on a modest budget... I’ll second the Schiit Vidar suggestion if you’re not a tube freak (like me), as I’ve recently become a Schiithead…bought a Loki EQ (amazing…seriously), and have a Freya on the way (hope it’s good…man…new gear anxiety sucks). There’s a review from... | |
| Adcom? I've owned Adcom stuff in the past (still have a "5300" amp used for outdoor speakers) and it was always reliable…a couple of tuner/preamps, at least 3 535s (original and later models), and another preamp with balanced outs. Great sounding, well d... | |
| Maybe tube preamp I just bought a Schiit Freya, which I didn't need and hasn't arrived yet. It's so inexpensive I simply had to try one as no other preamp I've heard of has its features, and I wanted a tube preamp to go with my SEP power amp. It comes with one fanc... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? After decades of various enjoyable SS amps, the push-pull ultra linear tube amp I used in recent years (Factory modded Jolida 502P) provided tube sweetness and was, at 65 watts per side, plenty loud. Great amp. After watching a Youtube interview w... | |
| Anyone have experience with the Tung Sol 7581a vs. EL34, KT66, KT88, 6L6 I bought a pair of new JJ KT77s and they didn't sound as full and clear as the supplied Gold Lion KT88s or the Sovtek KT88s currently in use in my Dennis Had "Fire Bottle" SEP amp.. Are the Gold Lion KT77s simply better tubes? If so, I'd be willin... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? I own a Single Ended amp with 2 power tubes and a single input tube running in Class A (also with a tube rectifier) putting out around 12 watts per side, and have no idea what sort of tube life I should expect. No specs are available from the manu... | |
| Soundstage and explosive dynamics? Inna…are you female? Not that it matters really, but I get a female vibe from you and since there are so few females around this forum I'd simply like to know. Thanks. | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? I think if a tube is on, it's wearing out…I'd like to see what at atmasphere says about this. |