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| 300B SET or EL34 SET @glennewdick The 300B tube was designed for extremely low maintenance and a very long life. As an example, WE300B are spec'd for 35-40K hours, therefore, making their cost of ownership quite inexpensive when you amortize the initial cost over i... | |
| Quad Tube Rolling However, just to be sure the "contacts" everyone is referring to are the RCA and or XLR cables on the input and outputs? ???? All comments/post made are in reference to changing tubes. No comments were made with respect to how to connect the ph... | |
| 300B SET or EL34 SET But if we just look at the characteristics of the tube itself; which tube has most punch in the bass, or best bass?What I understand from your answers the hights also goes to 300B. The EL34 will produce more power which could translate into more... | |
| 300B SET or EL34 SET IME, a true triode tube like the 300B will sound better that an EL34 tube "wired" in triode. Low level listening ability is more to do with proper speaker matching than tube type. | |
| Quad Tube Rolling When you say input side are you talking about the tubes that act as a cathode follower (left side tubes)? These tube are used to convert the high impedance signal coming from the previous gain stage to a low impedance signal. A cathode followe... | |
| Quad Tube Rolling You post is confusing. Are you asking it changing the input tubes on your Quad amp will improve the sound? It sound like you have already rolled tubes in your Schiit Freya??? | |
| [Just for fun] Favorite Thread Derailleurs Actually, the headphone recommendation was pretty good. Opps, did I just derail this thread? | |
| If I were to replace my VPI Airies1 with a 4k or so budget? @bpoletti , a variac only does 50% of the job of a VPI SDS. A SDS drops the motor voltage after start up plus you can adjust the line frequency which alters the rotational speed of an AC synchronous motor thus allowing the end user to dial-in pla... | |
| Looking to demo Cary SLP 05 preamp Order direct from CARY. They have a 30 day in home trial period. | |
| To Float or not to Float... jea48 is the go to person when it comes to electrical wiring and safety. Trust his advice. | |
| Best home remedy for paper cone woofers cleaning the dust off? ACDC full volume | |
| Can you put a Krell in an apartment? Why do you such a powerful amp for an apartment? It not like you will be able to play it loud. Imho, the equipment needs to match the listening room environment, unless the apartment is just an interim residence. | |
| $27,500 for whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??? Chances are if you are paying $850k retail for a pair speakers, Wilson will probably waive the special paint up change to make you feel you got an excellent deal. | |
| Replacement motor for Oracle Delphi turntable The easiest and cheapest solution would to replace the failed Origin Live motor. I would suggest the DC200 motor which is an upgrade over the standard DC100. | |
| Replacing Manley Neo-Classic 300B Why not get your Manley modified with better attenuators? |