flyguy

Responses from flyguy

Cheapest places to buy gear?
If you're into Sonic Frontiers gear, don't fail to contact UNDERWOODWALLY, who advertises on Augiogon. He's really on the up and up. I did extremely well on a SF Line 1 preamp from him, and he beat everyone's prices. Great to work with, and extrem... 
2 Channel Pass Through for Home Theater
djjd really provided a lot of good info. He mentioned the Sonic Frontiers Line 2 and 3 preamps (which are Class A). The Sonic Frontiers Line 1 also includes the SSP, is a lot less money (Which is Class B), and with high grade 7308's in the first p... 
Cable tv induced power hum
Sounds like a ground loop problem. I had a similar one. Audio Advisor sells a Mondial MAGIC cable TV hookup that deals quite well with this problem. Sells for about a $100. 
cable recomendation
I really like Kimber's KCAG between my tube units (Sonic Frontiers) - you can find them on the web site for less than $200 for .5 meter, if you shop around. They add a lot of clarity to tube setups. 
6550 vs KT88 vs KT90
Don't know the answer to your question on comparisons, but I run Svetlana 6550's in my Sonic Frontiers amp and love them. They are detailed, and smooth. In the SF, they don't have a strongly "tubey" sound because of SF's design. They produce a lot...