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| Preamp Deal of the Century Congrats to the folks with the new preamps! It took my Cabernet a little while to really open up. I’ve never put much stock into the concept of burn in but the Cabernet underwent a really big change and burn in is the only explanation I can think ... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread I’ve been battling a noise issue. Adjusting the volume was incredibly scratchy and there was a background grittiness that was annoying me. Finally traced it to one of the 6l6gc regulator tubes. With cleaning I had managed to narrow down the noise ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I gotta say, using 12j5gt tubes in my Cabernet has been an ear opener. The round plate Sylvania tubes have been a clarity revelation and the JAN Tungsol are no slouch. I don't think I'd want a preamp that only uses 6/12j5 tubes but it is easy to u... | |
| Upgraded McCormack DNA-1 or Dennis Had Inspire SEP? @jsbw Woo! Glad it's meeting expectations. For some reason I have been blocked from signing in over at AudioAficionado and can't figure out how to get a hold of an admin. Let me know if you have any questions, I've been pretty active over there an... | |
| Upgraded McCormack DNA-1 or Dennis Had Inspire SEP? @immatthewj it's going to depend on how loud you listen and how far away your speakers are from you. I typically listen around 75db and max out in the mid 80s. My speakers are about 7 feet from me. My speakers (Phase Technology PC 3.5) are around ... | |
| Upgraded McCormack DNA-1 or Dennis Had Inspire SEP? @jsbw Congrats on the amp! Should be great with the Klipsch. I've done a lot of tube rolling with mine. If you're not afraid of using adapters you can get sublime sound for not too much cash. You can use soooooooo many different tubes, you can go ... | |
| Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile @output555 When you say passive tube stage do you mean a stage without gain? Those are called buffers and are really helpful if you need to drive long interconnects. The "solid state" function of the Freya+ is in fact a buffer and adds no gain. Th... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread I have been trying out a lot of different tubes in my Cabernet, ranging from RCA 12sx7, TS round plate, 6f8g from Sylvania and Raytheon, Sylvania "bad boys", 7n7, etc. My tube rolling mania got the better if me and I bought some adapters that al... | |
| Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile The Freya+ really is a remarkable preamp not just of the sound quality but for the features. Lots of inputs and outputs both balanced and single ended. The remote is quite nice. It's nice to have a remote controlled stepped attenuator despite the ... | |
| Supratek Cabernet vs Cary SLP 05. I have never heard a system with the SLP 05 before. I do own the Supratek Cabernet and really like it. What has drawn you to those two preamps? I’m a fan of Dennis Had, always loved the Cary stuff I heard. FYI, he has a new preamp that he sells un... | |
| Atma-Sphere vs. Supratek I have not heard any system with an Atma-Sphere preamp in it. It's bound to be a great unit, the amps are justifiably famous. What I immediately noticed comparing the Suprtek and Atma-Sphere is that there are two completely different design p... | |
| Have you upgraded from a Freya? I upgraded to a Supratek Cabernet. It is an obvious improvement, bigger sound, bigger sound stage, more natural sound. I thought things sounded great when I had the Freya+ but now it sounds harsh in my system. Granted, with the customization of al... | |
| Who Offers a Highly Musical Preamp using a 6SN7 tube and a remote? @hilde45 I know Mick has a tech in the US, he even chimes in on here from time to time. Not sure where you are but you can ask Mick if there are techs closer to where you live. | |
| Upgraded McCormack DNA-1 or Dennis Had Inspire SEP? @jsbw I do enjoy hearing how different tubes sound but I also think that an amp like the Inspire also allows you to find the tubes that will sound best with your speakers. As it turns out, the KT88 tubes just don’t work well with mine. After tryin... | |
| Who Offers a Highly Musical Preamp using a 6SN7 tube and a remote? I have a Supratek Cabernet and love it. One of the advantages of customer built stuff is that you can modify it. Mine has an extra set of balanced outputs and can use either 12sn7 or 6sn7 tubes. That has allowed me to own some of the otherwise out... |