paulcreed
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| Seeking a Warm 12AX7 Tube for Preamp Should have said a pair of used Mullards are under $100 where I buy most of my tubes. He also warranty’s them. I bought a quad of used Mullard el34’s xf2’s from him almost ten years ago and played the hell out of them still pull them out every onc... | |
| Seeking a Warm 12AX7 Tube for Preamp Buy a used Mullard that test as new, you can pick up one for under $100. RCA’s are fun and sound good, kind of in the middle between Mullard and Telefunkens. RCA’s are more of a guitar tube and sounds like it but still a nice tube. Telefunkens are... | |
| Why does Audiogon need my phone number to send private messages Anytime I log in they have to send me a text, how do I get my phone number off there list. Does that mean I can’t post anything without a text by.audiogon I’m about done with Audiogon. I didn’t even bring up my payment method which they will neve... | |
| Proac Response 3.8 stereo imaging is not centered You could check resistors if one is failing or someone replaced it with wrong value the output could be lacking or too much could cause what you described. That’s the cheapest place to start then film caps. I’m sure your interconnects are all good... | |
| Biwiring make any sense? I run biwire and shot gun and it’s obvious to me it’s better. Nothing makes sense in this hobby anyway so why would biwire. Maybe it’s system dependent. Sounds good without biwire too, just different. | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room Having to deal with a small room after a move I pretty much have the same size as yours. I’ve had really good luck with the Reference 3a Reflector. It’s not a small speaker for a book shelf but I still run it with a pair of rel subs. I do turn the... | |
| Repair in New Orleans? He will fix it same day for an extra fee, move you to the front of the line. He fixed a tube amp while I waited in the shop. | |
| $8k for speakers - new or used QLN are very nice, Joseph Audio’s another good one, there’s a lot of good speakers out there, you have a nice budget for used. | |
| Repair in New Orleans? Digital Rehab in Slidell. He was Wilson Audios repair guy for 20 years. I brought a couple things to him with good luck, I believe he is still an authorized Audio Research repair center but can work on anything. | |
| Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound? I tried a Running Springs Hayley 15 years ago and was shocked at the noise floor and separation of instruments. It was one of the best purchases I had ever made. Few years later bought the Running Springs Dmitri and have had it ever since. I would... | |
| Is It Worh Modding An Amp Give it a shot if you’re willing to gamble. I had a Conrad Johnson cav45 v2. Bought it from a guy that sent it back to CJ and did the SE upgrade which from what I understand is just rip out cheaper caps and add Teflon caps. He said it was a large ... | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier Someone mentioned the Octave that’s a very nice amp, I tried it before the Audio Hungary and they are different. AH is more of tube amp. Octave is more neutral. | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier All I can go by is what I’ve owned. My favorite in the under $5000 used is the one I still have and have no reason to move on which is the Audio Hungary A50i class A. You can pick up a used one around little over $3000. Never seems to stumble ... | |
| Help me build out my first system Since you will be using the DNA-1 I can relate. About 15 or more years ago I had a DNA -1 with rev a mods mated with a Rogue 99 magnum preamp and Joseph Audio Rm25si. That was an awesome system should be in your budget. Rogue to my ears is a l... | |
| Gold Lion AX7 in tube preamp It’s not a race run it in when you get back. Odds are nothing will happen but if it red plates it could smoke your amp and worse smoke your house. When you get back run it 100-200 hours see what happens. It’s a very detailed tube and should sm... |