olds1959special
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| Anyone experience any Op amp rolling? I put Sparkos SS3602 op amps (5 of them) into my Fosi Audio ZA3 amp. It made a BIG difference! The stock op-amps made it sound pretty bad. | |
| Hagerman Baritone Tube Buffer For the tube buffer, I have settled on the new Tung Sol 12AU7, which I like to run at the +4dB gain level. It adds a nice saturation. For some recordings/moods I can run it at +8dB and get even more tube tone. The 0dB setting is not as exciting, b... | |
| Best 12AU7? @curiousjim I am using a single 12AU7 in a Hagerman Baritone tube buffer. So far, the new Tung Sol tube is working well for me in this circuit. I've tried: new Tung-Sol 12AU7W new Mullard 12AU7 (stock tube) nos RCA 12AU7 cleartop nos RCA ... | |
| Best 12AU7? I call it fat because of the way it spreads out the sound. I call it warm because of the overall harmonic saturation. But it is basically bright, but more of a creamy, smooth bright! | |
| Best 12AU7? I'm using the Tung Sol 12AU7W / 6189 now. I find it bright, but in a very nice, warm and fat way! I keep coming back to this tube. | |
| Best 12AU7? Any fans of new Tung Sol re-issue 12AU7W / 6189's? | |
| Best 12AU7? Also enjoying a mil spec grey plate single mica GE 5814A | |
| Best 12AU7? I really like the mil spec triple mica black plate RCA 5814A I just found. Detailed, smooth, not dull, and not too bright either. | |
| Hagerman Baritone Tube Buffer SMSL D0100 Pro, Schiit Saga S, Kenwood Trio L-05M mono blocks x 4, Vandersteen 2ce sig II. |