jbhiller
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| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i Chmaiwald, I'm wondering if the stock 805s in the Willsenton R800i 805 are actually Linlai tubes. The reason I think that is some Linlai tubes, and their 805s, have a star shape at the top of the tube structure. Take a look at the photos here ... | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) Hey @ prof, I do get the aesthetic thing. I personally like them but they are a tougher sell for a non-dedicated listening space. I'm off to check out your Devore thread. | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) @nonoise , I'm tempted too and I have no reason to be buying any more loudspeakers! Like others, I've met AJ a few times at Axpona. He's such a sweetheart of a person, charming and passionate. He's definitely got the golden touch. I couldn'... | |
| To Tube or not to Tube, that is the question Great recommendations above. I agree that you should look at China Hifi. Just be sure to watch the voltage specified with the amp. If you're in North America, you'll want 115/120v. I've owned and built all sorts of tube amps. Willsenton and... | |
| New Wharfedale Dovedale @grislybutter, naw, love having you around! Just not looking to talk Linton. I'm curious about Wharfedale building these in the UK and what they sound like/pricepoint. I enjoy your posts and comments. | |
| New Wharfedale Dovedale @grislybutter, You may want to take that view over to a Linton thread. This thread is about the Dovedale. What do you know about them? | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i @chmaiwald , GREAT write up. Thank you very much. I know everything is system dependent and subjective but I'm going to pause on buying Cossair 300Bs based on what you say--may not be worth it. Also, fyi, I run two subs with CW IVs. You are co... | |
| Project Debut Carbon EVO vs. Technics SL-1500C vs Technics SL-1210GR @katylied , that may be true. I loved Rega tables. I don't own one anymore because I thought they sounded dry--but that's just me. The OP cannot go wrong with the suggestions here. Rega tables are very easy to set up. Plenty of parts. Arms are ... | |
| Project Debut Carbon EVO vs. Technics SL-1500C vs Technics SL-1210GR Technics current offerings are all wonderful at their respective price points. The economy of scale and R&D that firm has dwarfs many other manufacturers. No disrespect intended to other makes (many are great too). But if I were you, I'd go T... | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i Hey @chmaiwald , I've been there! I had a Primaluna that could take a host of power tubes. I rolled, and rolled, and.... I got so lost but in the end I did figure out the takeaways. One thing that I learned was to listen to each tube swap and g... | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i @chmaiwald , Do you think the Cossor 805 is better than the factory 805 ? | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i I just rolled in a pair of Philco- Sylvania 6SN7GTBs and noticed that Willsenton put silkscreening of its name on the stock tubes. On closer inspection they are 6H8C Russian tubes--pretty similar to what Schitt was shipping with its Freya preamp. ... | |
| I have NOVA V's and I am not happy I agree with Bigkidz. I’d try another amp first. Unless you listen in a terrible space, I’d think those speakers should come alive with decent cables, a great source and good amp. At $12k that amp should get them to sing. How big is your room and... | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i I didn't swap the 805s or 6SN7s yet. I threw the 300Bs in just to see. Quite frankly, it sounds great biased at just over 100ma. I'll reach out to China Hifi next week. | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i I swapped the 300Bs for a broken in pair of Electro Harmonix 300Bs. I can still only get the 300Bs to bias to about 105ma. Hmmmm... |