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| Better sound from 6550 or kt88 tubes in Jadis amp? Anyone tube rolling a KT88 amp should check out the new Canada Fuller tubes. They sound a little bright right out of the box and need a full 100+ hours of break-in but then smooth out and are better than any other I have heard. Lots of slam, stron... | |
| Manley vs VTL?? Being genetically connected, does the gear from both companies have the same sound? By the way, what happened to David? | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. McIntosh Tube Gear Just received a reply from the owner/designer of Quicksilver Audio and he recommends pairing the Quicksilver Triode amps with and an Audible Illusions preamp for an ultra smooth warm midrange. Has anyone heard this combination? Anyone familiar wit... | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. McIntosh Tube Gear Brianmgrarcom, thank you for the link. I read it and have decided to put my C2200 plans on hold. I think it best to do this in a stepwise fashion and go with a tube preamp first paired with my Quicksilver Triodes. I want a remote control preamp an... | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. McIntosh Tube Gear I think the main difference is the C2300 has phono inputs (both mm & mc) and the C2200 does not; at a considerably higher price. The Mac dealer told me that the C2200 is now discontinued but there are still some out there available so I'll go ... | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. McIntosh Tube Gear Thank you, Arthur. I have decided to do precisely as you advised since the price of a 275 is so reasonable. I'll pair it with a C2200 tube preamp and have less than $9,000 list in the combination brand new. I was very tempted to buy vintage Mac tu... | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. McIntosh Tube Gear Thanks for your advice Downunder. I listen primarily to itunes through a Wavelength Cosecant and secondarily to a Rega Saturn CD player; never vinyl (after growing up in the '60s I have no desire to deal with cartridges/tonearms/platters/suspensio... | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. McIntosh Tube Gear Is there one brand whose current gear's house sound is considered the most warm? | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. McIntosh Tube Gear I initiated this thread and sincerely appreciate the advice of my fellow enthusiasts. My current electronics are Quicksilver Triode monoblocks (6C33C version) controlled by the Quicksilver line stage preamp. I am very happy with the sound of this ... | |
| panel speaker purchase Mrtennis, I have owned Apogees for the past 15 years (Slant 6s, Studio Grands) and was very satisfied until listening to a pair of Ambience Reference 1600 ribbon hybrids ($12,900) last year. They are 96 db efficient, easy to drive, and can play ve... | |
| Anyone else heard the Quicksilver Triode Amps? Cost. Mike Sanders felt that the cost to make the Triodes was too high; mainly due to the 6C33C tubes. | |
| Anyone else heard the Quicksilver Triode Amps? I have owned a pair of Quicksilver Triodes for about a year now and am very impressed. Lots of punch, lots of inner detail, but I agree with Peter S, they are a bit on the bright side right out of the box. YOU MUST REPLACE THE FACTORY TUBES WITH V... |