jdal
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| Emotive sira? I'm going by memory, but I think the 7044 was warmer sounding compared to the 5687 and 6900. I may have even tried different cathode follower tubes and the 6080. I would have to check my tube stash to confirm. You can always just send me a PM and ... | |
| Emotive sira? I had the Sira in my system for a short time but I did do some tube rolling for the input tube. Aside from a Tung Sol 5687, I tried Bendix 6900 and RCA 7044 tubes. The 7044 is a nice sounding tube, but many were noisy.In my Epifania I'm using a B... | |
| Emotive sira? Going from the stock caps to Sonicaps, the sound became less colored, but also a bit leaner and harder sounding. When Fred changed the Sonicaps to the V-Caps, he also did the autoformer volume control. Since I can't say what each would do individu... | |
| Emotive sira? It is a wonderful preamp. Fred is a talented designer. I have an Emotive Audio Epifania preamp and Vita tube amps and love it. Music just comes alive.If you want to make it even better email Fred about the copper V-Caps and the autoformer volume c... | |
| Quad ESLs - I have some questions I’m listening now to my Bache Tribeca’s and wondering if I would even bother to connect the Quads back up again. What’s special about it is the whizzer-less bamboo wide band driver. With nothing in between the driver and my amp it’s very smooth an... | |
| Quad ESLs - I have some questions I have Quad 57s, rebuilt by Quads Unlimited. Great speakers. That said, I prefer my Bache Audio Tribeca speakers. Beautiful midrange with tight bass and overall a much better balanced speaker. | |
| Can you tell me why I didn't like the Reference 3a MM's? I am getting excellent results driving my Bache Audio Tribeca speakers with both my Pass XA25 and my First Watt SIT-3. Very smooth midrange with detail and no fatigue, huge soundstage, and tight bass. | |
| Joseph Audio dealer in the northeast? If you come to NYC be sure to check out Bache Audio in Brooklyn. | |
| What are your most favorite violin concerti? Godard's 2nd Violin Concerto | |
| Forever speakers around $5000 Bache Audio Tribeca. $5200. Best speakers I ever had including ProAc, Verity, and Quad. | |
| Advice on Tonearm/ Cartridge combo I had issues with Grado's Reference cartridge with my SME 309. Every time I would play one of those 45 rpm LPs, the first minute or two were unlistenable. I replaced the Grado with an Ortofon Cadenza Bronze and it was much better. Now I'm using a ... | |
| Audio Physic speakers My room is 13x21. Soundstage is great, but bass is lacking. I was considering moving up to the Midex or Codex but went with something else. | |
| Audio Physic speakers I have a pair. See my post below about Bache Audio Tribeca speakers. If you’re in Long Island you can listen to both speakers at my place. That said, while I think the Tempos are fun speakers, the Tribeca’s absolutely smoke them. | |
| Recommendation for an audiophile speaker cord that is not "bright"? I agree with audioman58. Triode Wire Labs cables are very natural sounding cables. I replaced much more expensive speaker cables with the American Speaker cable. In fact, I recently took delivery of a pair of speakers with dual binding posts and a... | |
| Small room amp and speakers recommendation If you can get to Brooklyn, I would suggest visiting Bache and listen to these:https://bacheaudio.com/portfolios/lexington-ave-001/I picked up my Tribeca speakers a few days ago and they sound wonderful. They are less expensive than the Audio Phys... |