Exemplar Denon 2900. WOW Need owner advice.

Sorry, I was thinking of the 5900.

What kind of tubes are used in the Denon 2900 and is it normal for the component to periodically snap/pop?

Budrew, from the Exemplar website:

Tubes: - 5965 standard, 6829, 7062, E180CC, or CV8431 optional
(direct plug ins)

My Exemplar 2900 has a small static pop when I press play. JohnTucker
told me this is normal, and actually something that is endemic to Denon
2900 machines and is magnified by the modification. The static pop is
pretty quiet.

My machine makes another pop about 20-30 seconds after powering it
up. John tells me this pop is the tube stage turning on once it has fully
powered up. My terminology may be a little off here, but this is
essentially what is happening. This pop is a little louder than the static I
described earlier, and I simply mute my preamp for a minute or so after
powering up the Exemplar so that the tube stage has its chance to
become fully operational. It also will make a similar pop when its turned
off, and I mute the preamp again before I turn off the Exemplar.

Hope this helps.

I actually have not heard the static pop when you press play that some have noticed. The snap/pop that I described is pretty loud and happens randomly. I'm not loooking at the machine when it happens so i can't comment on where specifically it happens within it. I had assumed it might be the casing "snapping" into shape when it warms up. It does not effect the sound at all which is outstanding.

Budrew

I have lots of extra E180CC's, 7062's, 5965's, 12AV7's and can tell you which are the best IMHO.