xti16
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| TAD CR-1 ? JoeHave you heard the Raidho D3's yet?George (Octadyn) | |
| New KT150 tubes? Could be very interesting for me. I have an Octave V110 designed for the KT120 and I don't care for the KT120 sound (but like a little more 'control' because of a little more power). I also have the option (though a switch on the back) to go to th... | |
| Tube Dealer Recommendation Jim McShane and Brent Jessee. These guys know tubes. Never dealt with Kevin at UpScale Audio but even Jim McShane recommends him or Andy at Vintage tubes but he is supposed to be one of the best from what I have read. | |
| Speaker Upgrade Help Please If you look enough you should be able to pick up a pair of pre-owned Contour 5.4's for the upper part of you budget. They even have the Esotar2 tweeter. Not quite the Confidence level but very very close. You'll get a more refined Dyn 'house sound... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Elizabeth has some great points but when I went auditioning speakers I brought my my current speakers with me for a reference (monitors and stands). No dealer refused to let me bring my speakers in to compare. Actually they liked that idea. One de... | |
| need recommendation for sub with dynaudio I'm using a single Rel B3 with my Dyn C1 sig's. I use the sub just to pick up what the C1's can't do. But I will say with Rel do not use the stock hi level cable. It takes away from the attack and decay in the sub bass notes. I only have about 6 t... | |
| What Amps pair best with the Focus 380? As you may have read regarding Dyn's - They sound best with max power. But as you heard the Octave V110 is a good match (considering all the drivers in the Focus 380's). Again if you didn't read my post on the V110 a Super Black box would also be ... | |
| Thoughts on the Octave V110? I own the V110 driving Dynaudio C1 Signatures. I upgraded from the V70SE. I even had the V40SE as a demo for a few days in my home. I've heard the V80 but never directly compared it to the other models. The V80 does have much better transformers. ... | |
| Sub-woofer fast enough for Horns? 2 things come to mind. First the sub is not in phase with the mains. You don't want the sound from the sub either leading or lagging the mains. My Rel B3 has a phase switch of 0 or 180 degrees. I had to physically move the sub forward or back to g... | |
| Octave Audio integrated amplifiers With the V70SE there will be no increase in power using the KT120's. But you will be able to push them a little harder than most other tubes. As far as the sound difference the KT88 will be a warmer sound and the KT120 will be more forward in the ... | |
| Octave Audio integrated amplifiers Rabnani - I don't think you would be able to choose which tubes come with the unit other than EL34 6550 or KT88 for outputs. When I got the V70SE it came with SED EL34 or the SED 6550 or SED KT88. Since they are not made any more I would be only g... | |
| Octave Audio integrated amplifiers Rhmmmm - Make sure your room can handle the C2's. I had the C2's in my home for 9 days. The problem is my room is 13' X 26' with the speakers on the long wall (can't change that) and because of the somewhat nearfield listening position it was a hu... | |
| Octave Audio integrated amplifiers Forgot to mention I own quite a few tubes Like the original Tung Sol solid black and grey plates (my favorite) SED EL34 - 6550 - KT88's - Gold Lion KT88 re-issue - Ei KT90 type2 and 3 - KR Audio branded Tesla KT88's - Gec/MO KT88's and EAT KT88's ... | |
| Octave Audio integrated amplifiers Rabbani - Best tube?? Which tube?? Input (12ax7 qty 1) - Driver/inverters (12at7 qty 2)- Output (qty 4). Any or all tubes will make a difference in sound. Which tubes are in yours? Are you to wanting to change the sound? If so in what way.My V70SE... | |
| High Current vs high power Hi AlI wrote that specs are useless because I've seen too many people refuse to even listen to some equipment based on specs alone. I'll admit when starting out I was one of them. I found that I believed specs more than my ears. Later I used my ea... |