johnss
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| Simple, small footprint tube preamp ? @flaxxer, since you want something smaller in chassis size and want to tube roll, would suggest you try out the Chinese clone of the Marantz 7 tube preamp. Its a line stage only, has excellent sonics and you can tube roll and capacitor roll to you... | |
| suffering over choice of VTL 6550 signature II or the ARC REF6se I have listened to both. Ended up getting the 6.5 series II. the 6.5 is more dynamic, the Ref 6SE maybe a bit more tube warmth, but both are very good. Have not heard the Rogue but would guess either one would be a pretty big step up over the Rogu... | |
| Did Nixon Erase My Tape? @discnik, most likely cause are one of two things. 1. the tape is not tracking correctly in reverse direction. 2. There is a large switch assembly in the bottom of the deck mounted to the large PCB. If these contacts get dirty over time, when you ... | |
| PSVANE 12Au7 12At7 12Ax7 "-T MKII" 2020 production run of small signal/driver tubes Over the last 2 weeks or so, have been listening to the new PSVANE Art series of 12AU7-S and 12AX7-S.Short reply is, the new ART series is a very nice, organic sounding tube. Tried both AX7-S and AU7-S. (AU7s in preamp, AX7s in phono stage. Compar... | |
| Looking for feedback on moving from a 1200G to a Luxman PD151 If you have the itch to burn cash, why not look at an up grade to your phono stage. | |
| Searching for an amp to pair with Rockport Atria II something with a lot of juice. The big Pass amps, or the VTL Siegfrieds come to mind. | |
| DVD player playing CD's The DVD player should be better. If you look at the error rate coming off a CD player data stream, much higher than a DVD player. and remember few of the high end CD players make their own drives, almost all sourced from China or Japan. the Real q... | |
| PSVANE 12Au7 12At7 12Ax7 "-T MKII" 2020 production run of small signal/driver tubes @audioman58 , thanks for the info. I just ordered a quad set of the new art series, will see how they sound. best. | |
| Can the top end of a PrimaLuna Evo integrated be tamed w/tube rolling? @jsqt, try some shuguang Nature sound, or black carbon 12au7s in the first 2 or 4 slots. They have a great midrange. | |
| Anyone have a fully upgraded KAB 1200? I have a half dozen tables, one is a fully modded KAB 1200.make sure you get the arm dampener, and the complete litz wire re-wire of the tone arm to the outboard RCA sockets. I have the outboard PS. It makes a slight difference but not huge. Would... | |
| Anyone buys master tape dubs ? and if you go one step further to tube based outboard playback electronics, the sound is even more mind blowing. I have a pair of MTR-15s and an 812.Originally hot rodded the stock electronics with better parts, made a really nice improvement. The... | |
| Anyone buys master tape dubs ? @inna, you have to be careful. the master tapes can be very addictive. Makes it really difficult go back and listen to your other sources. If I am playing tapes, I have to end on playing tapes for the night. then power everything down. Skip at le... | |
| Anybody out there replace their volume control with a Goldpoint using Vishay resistors? Yes, I have, makes a pretty big improvement, but not cheap. Just as important or maybe more important is replacing the input and output load resistors with Vishays. As far a tech in your area, can't help there. | |
| Snell type D speaker ... Amp Choice ? was not aware Magnum Dynalab made amps. you will need something that delivers a lot of current such as a Parasound A21, or the older 2200 Mk2. I have owned almost all of the Snell models over the years, they all benefited greatly from high current... | |
| Options for $1k or less DAC? for under 1K, would go with the Denafrips Ares II. Have not heard all dacs, but its the best I have heard for under a kilobuck. and will do both USB and SPDIFF inputs. |