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| inherent design flaws with a 3 way, 15" / 8" / horn (large tower) speaker? Horns fell out of favor due to there lack of color and tone . Others called them shouty as well. I know from experience and ownership. I own La Scalalas and Heresys (my first '76) still match ok with small old McIntosh. But the big ones yep 15... | |
| Replace CJ with new equipment @Komander not to start a thread jack but Yes as a general rule NOS tubes are much better but there are some really good modern tubes around these days. I have a very large collection of NOS and ANOS tubes so …….. | |
| Replace CJ with new equipment I would like to add that CJ and Klipsch make a great combination. I have some La Scalas and always wanted a PV 10 to match up with a small McIntosh I own. | |
| Where do cables upgrades have the most impact? I put in some interconnects that's made my system a joy to listen to. I can't tell you which wire will do that to your system if any but good luck. | |
| Problem of compensating with cable a component tone problem? The problem lies in an assumption. That your, or any system can produce "live sound" music, from a recorded medium on your system no matter how fabulous correct or perfect any of them are. Live sound BTW is variable for the most part, not always.... | |
| Most well rounded LS3/5A-inspired speaker? You know the only true way to know is to listen for yourself. That said, the expensive little Harbeth's, are pretty darned mellow. | |
| Replace CJ with new equipment If you like what you're hearing, I would also say get it refurbed. Older CJs have a very specific sound that few others can reproduce. As long as you are doing it be thorough . | |
| Can this be good first tube amplifier? Man this turned out to be a Rohrshach (sp) test. Everybody coming at this from their own mindset on cheap and not so cheap amps, parts and all. In general agree that the transformers play a huge role. Also many modern tube amps do not aim to sou... | |
| Ayre K-5xe or Pass XP-10? For that kind of money you really need to audition. Find a show they are both at and go. Even better find dealers that understand it's an audition or go to the manufacturers for help. | |
| Speaker type for my Conrad-Johnson ET5/LP70S tube combo How much do you want to spend?? With the quality amplification you seem to prefer. I would also be inclined to get something with a brighter top end and firm bass. If you have always loved Maggies you might find the switch difficult. | |
| H.H. Scott 299-C Faceplate Needed You should search the big auction site. I see a lot of parts, including faceplates, for various well known older (vintage) gear like that. | |
| Noise from preamp Its a tube - AI are notorious for this a I recall | |
| Preamp for Luxman MQ-38u Does Luxman Still import tube gear to the US? I used to enjoy the rich full sound of their SS gear years a go when I owned a TOTL receiver. It's a matter of how you want to the sound to add up as it were.Asa general recommendation I prefer the s... | |
| Any good reasons to use transistor phono stage and line level preamp instead of tube ? For very low signal they are much easier to keep things quiet than using tube amplification. I am a big tube fan. I do use a tube line stage. Ralph Carsten has commented on this before | |
| Questions about my system. Certain brands of tube amps don't sound like typical Tube equipment and sound more SS like. If you want Tube sound use a tube output amplifier.There is nothing wrong, per se, from your set up except you thought you had a tube power amp. The confi... |