trelja
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| Best EL-34 Amps? Mrtennis, Consonance tube amplifiers in general are extremely good products, from the standpoint of both build and sound quality. Unlike their CD players and solid state or hybrid amplification, I can think of no particular reason not to consider ... | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after My own personal feeling is that musical preference has little to do with what tubes (or, loudspeakers, amplifiers, CD players, etc.) I prefer. The best tubes, loudspeakers, amps, or whatever do best with all of the many genres of music I listen to... | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Juanpablocuervo and Chadeffect, it's so exciting that you two love the Sovtek new production tubes so much!OK, so that everyone is happy and sees I am not an ungenerous person, I am willing to buy 1 Sovtek equivalent, be it 12AX7, 12AU7, or whatev... | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Mrtennis, all I can say in response to your last post is, bullshit! | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Rodman99999, I'm using the RCA 7199. Sylvanias were also an option, but most people told me the RCA were preferable. Not having tried the Sylvanias, I don't know how they stack up against the RCA, but I was assured either would be a tremendous imp... | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after I agree with Tvad.So, the answer to your question is a simple one - because the old tubes sound better. And, the results are not even close.I just built a Dynakit ST70 to play around with, and I was running the stock Sovtek 7199 driver tubes. Well... | |
| The focus and air lie I also agree with Mrtennis' point about music.The MUSIC is in your head. As he says, even a clock radio will convey that, and the emotional connection to the piece. That's why although the vast majority of people have a deep relationship to music,... | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? I would seek out a Jadis integrated, and tube it using JJ E34L output tubes. They are the best sounding EL34 amplifiers I've ever encountered. Depending on your budget, buy the best one you can afford, be it the Orchestra Reference, DA30, DA50S, D... | |
| The focus and air lie HiFi and high-end audio have NEVER, EVER, EVER come close to the sound of live music, and don't seem to be necessarily any closer now.The point made about soundstaging is particularly relevant; hyperdetail as well. Real, live music has neither of ... | |
| Kr Audio Kronzilla vs Atma-sphere MA1? I would like to add one facet to your list of pros/cons - the companies themselves. After all, when you buy a product, you are buying the company. Oftentimes, down the road you will need to interact with the distributor and/or manufacturer for rep... | |
| CD player NOT made in China under $1,000? Excellent question, Chayro!I will answer the "right out of the box" in terms of CD players with the proviso of "First 100 hours of operation". The reason being that when one is dealing with the laser head of a CD player, the danger is in damaging ... | |
| Preamp for atma sphere m60 Mingles, I have the DJH, but I think any version of that model would be OK to take a flyer on.I haven't tried the different versions, but my friend who recommended it to me had the base one which he had someone modify for him. The end result, acco... | |
| The Most You Have Paid For Shipping Shipping anything more than an envelope from China through FedEX (the outfit I use) and the others is $100, minimum. So, you can imagine how much audio components like CD players, integrated amplifiers, and large tube monoblocks cost. Don't forget... | |
| CD player NOT made in China under $1,000? Newbee is correct. I am the distributor/importer (and in charge of repairs) for all Opera Audio and Consonance high-end audio components in the North American (USA and Canada). As I have said, they are one of the largest and most respected Chinese... | |
| CD player NOT made in China under $1,000? Your point about human versus machine manufacturing is valid, Kijanki. However, as I said in my first post, it presupposes the design of said product is sound in the first place. Clearly, in my situation, it's not.And, again, the company I represe... |