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| Upgrade advice from old Cardas Quadlink 5 RCA Interconnects Thanx all... I contacted Cardas, their response "Quadlink was replaced by Parsec in our lineup. The next step up from Parsec is Clear Sky, and the next step from there is Clear Cygnus. Either would be worthwhile upgrades and provide greater detail... | |
| PS Direct Stream latest firmware, "Snowmass" I own a DS and upgraded to Snowmass.....The upgrade is an improvement. A nice one and I am very happy. "Is it that much better?" No of course not. The DS was already a wonderful DAC and the improvements are incremental. But it is easy to get excit... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience Mullards NOS.OK, so I am now done... seriously, I think I am done.....I left the PL 12AU7s in ..... so the amp is stock except for the KT150 power tubes.... the KT150s appear to be stable... amp is stable... sounds wonderful. Now I have the Mulla... | |
| Potential issues using low powered tube amp with electrostatic speakers I used big VTL 300 Deluxe monoblocks on Martin Logan Quest Z speakers (they have a cone woofer) and they didn’t work out at all. The VTLs are really big monsters. The ML quests were known to be difficult loads on an amp. The sound was really not t... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience Update again..... YOU GOTTA GIVE IT TIME!!!I noted the sound changed.. the KT150s (or the system) had some super high frequency thing going..... now it is gone. I’ve been listining with the amps on for about 12 hours per day over the last three da... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience Ron sent me a pair of Cifte 12AU7s to try. Thanx Ron! Compared to the Brimars, they were better. They took the edge off. Overall I liked them. I liked them quite a bit actually. But still, there is a super-high frequency issue in my system.... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience Thanx Ron,Let me think about that.... I am just settling in with the KT150s.... Kind to offer. I may ping you in a few months to take you up on this.One nice thing about this hobby.... I doubt any trashy folks are into it. We are all a bit crazy... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience OK, I listened half the day in triode mode with KT150s and stock small tubes...... I am confused... I don;t know which I like better.I was listening to Keely Smith... she never sounded so good as in triode mode. Madeline Peyroux... triode for her... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience Leotis, I will try triode mode. Oddly, I never thought about it... I experimented with it on the EL34s and my JJ KT88s..... I didn't care for it... I think it is because the sound was a bit enemic.... I like a more dynamic sound. Now with more p... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience Oh, a few more items... just cause I can.....I was so sold on tubes, I purchased the tubed Sonic Frontiers DAC and tubes really smoothed out the digititus of the day. Today, I own a PS Audio DirectStream DAC Junior that I am totally amazed with (n... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience I got my first exposure to tubes in a retailer on the west side of Cleveland around 1984. I walked into a showroom and was smitten by this beautiful sound... of course I assumed it was the speakers.... I described what I was hearing and the sales ... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience Yea, the amp and brand get great reviews. I found I have to be very careful of reviews.... I got burned a few times. For example, I purchased the Benchmark DAC1 solely based on reviews... boy what a lifeless unit. My older Accuphase is still way b... | |
| PS Audio Noise Harvester I just purchased one on a lark.... the thing flashes like crazy... frequency changes so something is going on. How does it sound, or improve my system? Nada. Nothing. Not worth it. Cool concept.PeaceBruce in Philly | |
| Mutec Jitter Reduction and Digital Switching Sorry all, been away.....Update: I purchased a PS Audio Direct Stream Junior DAC... sold the Audio Alchemy. The Junior is fabulous... just wonderful... they really knocked it out of the park. I am done with DACs... for a long time suspect. It real... | |
| Question for tube aficionados I owned a PV11 for many years... a truely wonderful preamp. I loved it.What is wrong with calling CJ directly and talking to them? CJ knows the tube market really well and can help you make a decision.. they have seen it all. Getting other opin... |