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Did you ever take a step back

and put in perhaps an old component or cable in your system and go WOW...my CJ premier 14 preamp blew the left channel the other day so I brought in a sub - my old pv10 and I must say it has been quite enjoyable. As I have upgraded everything around it since it was in service, plopping it back in has been really cool! That rounded warm textured groovy tube sound is back (OK colored). I can hear into guitar amps that sound tubed and sweet themselves, acoustic guitar floats around sweetly, man. I have been missing that texture and didn't know it.

I think for me at least I have been in search of the holy linear grail to try and bring as much realism into the room as possible and lost some of the musicality of my system. The PV10 in the system with some fairly revealing components around it has brought some real enjoyment. Now for some tube rolling, awe there I go again!
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xti16
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Yes but always pleased with the new. I had some problems with my 5k CDP (approx 2 yr old) and had to send it in for repair. I got back my old CDP back (approx 19 yr old) as a backup and even though at the time when I bought the new one I wasnt sure if I made a wise choice. The difference seemed so minor at the time. All I can say is I'm glad its back because now those differences were a lot more than minor.

That being said I was demoing speaker cables and did get new ones which also improved on the sound of the new player but brought out more flaws in the old one.

So I have to say yes I've taken a step back but glad I upgraded the things I did.
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scousepasty
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I did, when I traded my much loved and holographic ARC LS2B for an ARC LS25.
I'm still not certain that my present ARC Ref 3 - jury still out until the hours of necessary(???) burning-in are accomplished - has all of the qualities of that much loved and much missed Line Stage.
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