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| Solid State preamp Brands @russellrcncom What makes me enamored with SS is the consistency with which it operated. Same results every time. I am looking for clarity, dynamics and a good sense of space from the new preamp. I doesnt have to be THE purest in neutrality as I a... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @audio-b-dog I am strongly considering the Pass Labs. | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @ghdprentice These aren't hard tube failures, mostly noise related. I mentioned earlier that may be since I am buying tubes from suppliers where the tubes are "pulls" and maybe not NOS. | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @decooney I should have stated that the main complaint for my system is that the sound gets congested when playing classical music. It sounds flat. I need a open and transparent with high dynamic range. Thanks for following this. | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @decooney I was hoping to embed my response into your comprehensive post but not sure how to do it so ill try my best to answer. I agree that I have received many great ideas for which I am thankful and take seriously. I have a PS Audio Premier... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @miker123 thanks. I also have a PS Audio power plant buty I am not going through it. Maybe I should. Also, my tubes tend not to be a catastrophic failure but get hiss or noisy. | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @decooney DOH! Note the EH sound fine in my buddies system but then again the rest of his system is amazing. He has the funds to do it so... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @decooney im sure they are pricey, but HOW PRICEY ARE THEY LOL!! I have a buddy with lots of spare kt88 to loan me to try. They are EH 88's so they are not the best but should give me an idea of the change in sound I would get. | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @decooney Thank you so much. Yes I have heard others say they used kt88 as well. Some prefer 88's other prefer 6550's. from what I know I can use the 88's without any problems. | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @coppy777 yea I dont need more power, it would be a sound quality difference | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @decooney yep I initiated that thread. Jeff did not ask me the serial numbers and as far as I know there was only one version of P12. Unless you sent it back to the factory specifically for the Cap upgrade. He does not change out the transformer i... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @coppy777 Last time I spoke to Jeff was about my Power Amp tubes. Jeff is a funny guy (not ha ha funny) I think I caught him on a bad day. Seemed temperamental. I had asked if I can put KT120 in my Premiere 12 and he said "absolutely not" Yest he ... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit All. I believe my issue is that I purchased some of my tubes on ebay and some as "pulls" from well known tube suppliers. Now the tube suppliers are not at fault because when they were tested they were fine. BUT, they were not NEW. Thats not on the... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit Update: I just got a Tesla tube. Sounds amazing. Probably the best sound Ive ever gotten from the CJ. The only issue is when I change volume, the relays make the tube ring slightly. For now it is something I will tolerate because it sounds so goo... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit @sounds_real_audio I have a Holo Spring3 DAC. Not sure if that qualifies as upper echelon but i think it does... |