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| 12ax7 vs 5751 Mikirob, the comment about the GE's was the OP's, not mine (although I agree). I was quoting Grayf in order to explain my recommendation of the Raytheons which I think would be more to his liking. I do have a pair of GE's, but they are not for sal... | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 ****i did some extended listening yesterday evening at a much more decent sound level. i found the ge 5751`s a little too warm for my set up. all the detail is there just too warm. my amp is already on the warm side so i guess the ge`s were too mu... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Hi Learsfool. I currently have a bottle of Lagavulin 16, and Laphroig 10 in my cabinet. I love the Lagavulin. But I have to be in then mood for it. I thoroughly enjoy the Lagavulin. The Laphroig, well, let me put it this way: that bottle was a wed... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? IMO, the only indisputable comments so far are Pubul57's:****I have concluded that lower power versions of the same circuit sound better than those iterations with higher power if the power is sufficient to play at a volume you are satisfied with ... | |
| Channel imbalance question You said: "The imbalance went away". Do you mean that the channels were now well balanced, but reversed? And very importantly: what happens when you return the connections to normal (as before)? Does the imbalance return? | |
| magnepan 1.7 or 3.7 vs spendor s8e "Going to the fruit market. What tastes better, oranges or bananas?"Not trying to be cute. Just trying to highlight the huge differences in sound/ presentation between the two. | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Second the Phillips Miniwatt 12ax7 recommendation. Very good tube in my phono pre. A little brighter and more aggressive than my Teles, but not thin like some others, and with good body. | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 I should have said: "I hear similar tonality/timbre from my Tele 12ax7's in my phono pre as I do from the Tele 6dj8's in my linestage" | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Mechans, you answered for me very nicely; actually.***I certainly think for the most part that a warm tube sounds warm where ever they are with a few exceptions. there is no doubt though, that certain tubes just don't work in all circuits***I comp... | |
| Low vs. High Output MC Cartridges Lew, I'm not quite sure I understand why you felt I was referring to or contradicting your comments. If anything, I was referring mostly to Stanwal's correct observation that some think LO is better, and some that HO is better. If you reread my co... | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Ohnwy, yes I have tried (own) 7025's. They can be very good. I particularly liked the Raytheons. Having said that, and with all due respect to some of the comments above, there is no way that one can make a general comment about the superiority or... | |
| Low vs. High Output MC Cartridges Be careful with generalizations. While it is true that a LO version of a particular cartridge is probably "better" (more transparent/detailed) than the it's higher output version, wether it actually sounds that way (overall) IN YOUR SETUP is anoth... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... It's been a while since I visited my own thread, and I am thrilled to see that it still has legs. A couple of comments about Macallan: While I agree about the pricing I still find it to be, when all is said and done, THE ONE for me. Sure, I will o... | |
| Some tables have soul and some not I suppose it would be easier to simply ignore the rantings of Inna, Rok2id, and Nandric. After all this kind of indulgent and offensive diatribe is usually rooted in a need for attention. But alas, I confess to personal weakness at not being able ... | |
| "Violinists blast holes in violin experiment" **** I think the new instruments have proven that, objectively, the Strads and Guaneris are worth millions more only because of their rarity, not because of their sound is millions better.****Yes, it is amazing and fortuitous that one could get "c... |