decooney
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| My Heresy IV at 168 hours w/ a change of tubes. @tonydennison Hey, you've got TC Tubes and others near you. Most shops can refer other techs too. Best to call weekdays, many old-schoolers still use phones, not all fans of email - or if you want to find a few of the special repair or builders. ... | |
| My Heresy IV at 168 hours w/ a change of tubes. @tonydennison "fasten your seatbelts, clearing for departure", lol. Just did a quick "Tube Amp Repair" check on Yelp nearby, shows you've got 10 different guitar and different vintage outfits near you. Nice. The next phase can be fun. Enjoy! | |
| My Heresy IV at 168 hours w/ a change of tubes. @tonydennison can you do some searching for a local tech near your first, and can DM private message from there. Caps are like ice cream flavors, depends on what you like more/less of with the sound. I’d recommend leaving the caps alone [for now] ... | |
| My Heresy IV at 168 hours w/ a change of tubes. @tonydennison oh, "for what it’s worth". And you see YMMY "your mileage may may vary" :) . You’ll see these types of disclaimer escape phrases because many of us can hear things differently too. Different rooms, cables, speakers, all matters. As ... | |
| My Heresy IV at 168 hours w/ a change of tubes. +1 @roxy54 Keeping in mind these units (preamps and amps) are built to a price point and the average person is absolutely good with any of these units in stock form. For the other 10% of us who want more, it can be achieved within reason, and fo... | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions "@moose89 La-Z-Boy recliner sets directly across from my television and entertainment center and a 7 foot or 6 foot triangle. Got it. So the room itself if larger than I was wondering about. Firstly, hundreds of posts over the years of peo... | |
| My Heresy IV at 168 hours w/ a change of tubes. @tonydennison if you are truly in audio bliss, stop here. If not, read on. ... Beyond your TubeDepot EL34s that just arrived for you - What I’m saying is a stock QS Linestage preamp is leaving a bit on the table that you’ve not begun to realiz... | |
| My Heresy IV at 168 hours w/ a change of tubes. I was speaking with a friend today with H4s and he’s tried all sorts of different amps and tubes, SET, Single Ended Pentode, Ultralinear, standard push-pull Pentode, various amps, custom boutique amp builds with 6L6, 807s, EL84, psvane EL34s recen... | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions @moose89 your comment here "Mancave is treated, speakers and me complete a 6’ triangle" is kinda throwing me. Can’t imagine, and with those speakers. I’m a former owner of SLI-80, fwiw. Selecting the right dac in your case is critical, imo. As fo... | |
| Buying Used DACs @zoey1810 "Thanks all. Decided to pass on it." With more new dacs available and competition helping to regulate prices some, this caused me to buy two new dacs in the past six months. A few decent choices out there, even compared to just 2-... | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? @audioguy85 07-10-2023 at 05:28pm A border patrol dac is all you need, if you like your music to sound more warm and natural. Takes the nasty edge off of red book cd playback. Loving mine. Yep. Same. Received... | |
| MHDT or Border Patrol Update, 4-years later. Recent dacs tested and a few updates to share, fwiw. MHDT Orchid, 2019: Sold my lovely MHDT Labs Orchid DAC w/cap upgrades to a happy new owner. Went with all the tubes, GE, *5-Star, WE, Telsa, and more. Nice for a r2r ch... | |
| SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)? @atmasphere Thanks for the note. All makes sense, and as they say, we’ll see how it goes. I’ve been following Class D for the past decade. A few buddies who play guitars switched with a few holdouts still running tube for lead guitars. On a relat... | |
| SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)? @atmasphere I replaced my tube amps with a class D amp and no downside in my system- its just as smooth and revealing as the tubes were- no harshness or brightness and good bass impact. I’m really convinced that tube power amplifiers are on life ... | |
| Cary SLI-80HS modifications @txp1 I really like the Gold Lion KT88 in my SLI-80. Tip: Trust your ears and what you like. A former contact and colleague designed the SLI-100 for Cary. He departed shortly after it was ready to go into production. While the circuit determi... |