Sorry, the JC-Two is not passive
Pairing older NAD power amp with newer preamp
I have a NAD 214 power amp that I purchased about 1999. My question is, does anyone have any experience pairing it with an NAD C165BEE or even combining it with a C316BEE or C326BEE. New the 165 is more than I want to spend though. My budget is closer to $500 - $600. Not much, I know, but hey, I'm just your average Joe. I'm considering others also, not Just NAD, such as Parasound. I appreciate any advice.
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"Also, something to consider is that I believe 6N16B's have leads which are probably soldered to the circuit board in the SA-31 and other audio components which utilize them, rather than being socketed. Although IIRC that tube is rated for a very long lifespan, so replacement would presumably be required rarely if ever." This issue came up a while back about Vincent soldering un-terminated tubes to the circuit board. In some of their sales literature, there were pictures of raw tubes, so there was some concern. You may want to check just to be sure, but if I remember correctly, all the tubes had sockets and were not wired directly to the board. |
I found this pic of how the tubes are installed in the SA-31. Although it's hard to tell conclusively, I would have to think that since the tube has wires instead of pins the wires are most likely soldered to the board. Or possibly they are soldered onto terminals on the part which surrounds their base, and that in turn has pins which plug into some kind of receptacle underneath. But looking at the picture I'm doubtful that it's the latter. Regards, -- Al |
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