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| OMG. What now? For a long time I was happy going straight from the DAC to the amp. I had tried various preamps and found they might add some color to the sound but didn't improve it. Then a friend brought over an ancient Cary SLP-70 preamp that had been extens... | |
| Which would you choose for good sounding tube preamp for an audiophile new to tubes. I have an Elekit TU-8500 Preamp on USAudiomart that I would be happy to sell for $400. | |
| Which would you choose for good sounding tube preamp for an audiophile new to tubes. The Bottlehead Moreplay kit is $439. Sound is fantastic with the stock tubes but if you add good NOS 6V6 tubes and upgrade the coupling capacitors it gets even better. I mostly can't tell it apart from my PS Audio BHK preamp. I have also used t... | |
| New review of PS Audio's new speaker I agree, the measurements seem to be at odds with how they describe the speakers sounding. But, if you look at the measurements for other speakers they have reviewed, that roll off below 100 Hz seems to be the norm except for the Wilson Audio Ale... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes All of this back and forth about whether or not the tubes without the Global branding are counterfeit or in some way inferior seems kind of nuts to me. The simplest and most likely explanation is that the tubes are in fact identical, exactly as t... | |
| Grant Fidelity Treasure Globe 6SN7 SE @markusthenaimnut You don't say what your preamp is, but in my experience rolling dozens of tubes across a half dozen amps and preamps there is simply no question in my mind that different tubes sound differently and some tubes sound much better. ... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes I've been following this thread, and particularly the discussions about where to buy them and differences between sources, with some interest. I wanted to share my experience. I bought a set of LinLai E-6SN7 tubes off ebay from seller atop_authe... | |
| First Watt SIT3 vs Dynakit ST35 I've never heard either amp but I have to question your use of the Silver 8 and F15 as reference speakers. I've built the Silver 8 in an oversized Caintuck style baffle and paired it with a sub and it is an interesting speaker and punches way abo... | |
| Sofia Electric Blue 6SN7 I realize this is an old thread but does anybody know where I can buy the Sophia Electric Blue Glass 6SN7 tubes? They seem to have vanished from the market. | |
| Peachtree GaN 400 vs Class D Audio Mini GAN 5 @tjag I've never heard the SIT-3. If thinness in your current amp bothers you don't buy the GaN 400. I am the wrong guy to ask about preamps as I'm still searching for one I like and can afford. I absolutely loved my time with the GaN 400 and i... | |
| Pass INT-25 better than Wilsenton R8? The R8 is a fantastic amp for the money. If you haven't tried different 6SL7 and 6SN7 tubes you might find those improve the sound even more. NOS Sylvania tubes are a good place to start. Personally, I was fond of the Gold Lion KT77's but after... | |
| Recommended USB Cables under $200 The Carbon is fine and a big step up from stock USB cables but I liked both the DH LABS Silver Sonic Mirage and the Better Cables Blue Truth USB cable much more. They sound quite different so which is best for you is probably system dependent. | |
| Preamp match for my First Watt F-7 amp. I am on a preamp testing binge right now so my first question to you would be what kind of sound are you going for? My second question would be how handy are you and do you think you would want to build your own preamp? There is an active DIY comm... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 @smodtactical I've built two SP14 preamps using the tubes4hifi.com boards. You can build it for less than $500 including upgraded capacitors. The build is quite straightforward with building and wiring to the chassis the biggest pain. The SP14 ... | |
| Upgraded McCormack DNA-1 or Dennis Had Inspire SEP? @jsbw Actually, my Dennis Had Universal SET amp has got a new lease on life. I had never really paired it with a preamp with gain but recently I got an old Cary SLP-70 preamp that had been heavily modded and I liked it so much I decided to try it... |