charles1dad
Responses from charles1dad
| Cheap Tube amp Tubegroover,Viewing his system it's clear that he's an advocate of "minimal" components, accessories and tweaking. | |
| receptacles John,The OP isn't seeking warmth, he's pursuing clarity and neutral/natural character. | |
| receptacles Deepak007,Both the Maestro and the Avatar Afterburner 8 utilize un plated metal receptacles. Some feel that as a result they both are more natural sounding than those that employ a layer of plating. I'm certain results vary depending on system/com... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective No problems, we're just having fun. Welcome back. | |
| stereo preamp $2-5K suggestions Bpd24,Makes a good point. Yes, replacing the Arcam with a better preamp will yield improvement. The power amplifier can be a very limiting factor when in search of 3 dimensional sound. A quality tube preamp is a good start however.Charles, | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective It could just be a striking coincidence of two listeners with virtually identical taste. | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Bodhi,Your former and current systems are eerily similar to Melbguy1. | |
| A sad tale of tube problems... It doesn't seem to me that Scott is operating under any misnomer regarding tube products. He expressed an opinion based on his own listening preferences which have led him to conclude that he prefers the sound of tube components. This is no differ... | |
| A sad tale of tube problems... Hi Scott,I'm sorry that you've had such failure and frustration with tube components. It's as if my experiences with tube electronics has been the polar opposite of yours (for whatever reason). A former push pull amplifier would occasionally blow ... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Rob,Given Yazaaki's track record of recommendations I understand you following this path. I don't believe that there's a single "best" capacitor anyway, rather there are several very worthy choices with their own strengths. Sometimes the nitpickin... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Bill,To be fair, Israel provided me with values upon email request. You're right in that he isn't an advocate of much modification to his products. I do believe he approves Vcap Cu foil as a input capacitor replacement for the Solens.Charles, | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes I received my Elrog replacement tubes and I'm listening to them now. It's funny how much I enjoyed the EML XLS while waiting for the Elrogs. The Elrogs raise the holistic/presence factor from the EML's already high standard. Both are wonderfully d... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Rob,I'm not sure if Israel would provide a schematic but he'd give you part values if requested. I look forward to reading about your outcome and listening experiences. Charles, | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Rob,It will be very interesting to see what capacitor he recommends for your amplifier. I use the Jupiter copper foils as input coupling capacitors in my Coincident Frankenstein amplifier. Although it wasn't a night and day change, it was certainl... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre I suspect the builder and designer of the SRA poducts would not have imagined someone actually cutting the expensive product in half, interesting findings to say the least. |