deepee99
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| What's the best non-DAC CD player? @reubent , and to the others ( guess you can do only one @pmotz )who have weighed into this.This has been very helpful. Than-you. Again, a complex subject.Here is what I am about to start with, being a tube guy:Bought the Mark Levinson Madrigal pl... | |
| What's the best non-DAC CD player? Answer to budget question is I'd like to say in the < US$5k region, US-made. Not because of screaming patriotism, but to avoid European VAT and other hidden fees and taxes.I've actually got my mind thinking of a used Levinson Madrigal I hear go... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! I think we'll all live long enough to see the day when Class D is the only amp used in subwoofs. The little 350-watt plate amps in my Tylers allow for a higher-frequency roll-off that spares the tubes some real heavy-lifting and allows them to con... | |
| Best Tubed Preamp For A Warm, Rich Sound, Yet Still Detailed and Agile Hi, Nightfall,Just because you have $XXXX doesn't mean you need to spend all of it. I would investigate Don Sachs Consulting's 6SN7-based line pre-amp. Don's in Nelson, B.C. His no-frills unit starts at $1800 (US) and is based on Roy Mottram's hug... | |
| Dac: Does anyhting beat the Schiit Gungnir Multibit (Gumby) in the same price range? I don't have a wide variety of DAC experience, esp. on the upper end. I use an Emotiva Sealth on the main system (as it has balanced outs plus a remote) and a Schiit Bifrost in the den. I recently upgraded the Schiit to the 4490 board - an easy in... | |
| Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars Tyler Acoustic Decades | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? For crying out loud, @rauliruegas all the poor guy asked for was advice on tube availability. It’s like he walked into the hardware store looking for a couple of lockwashers and you’re trying to sell him a boat. Get off your high horse! | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? I have had excellent success with two tube-dealers.McShane Designs for new, mostly Russian and European, knock-offs. Jim really puts the new tubes through a torture test before he ships. He also has a smattering of NOS tubes, but for Russian GL KT... | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? @enginedr1960I I think the only thing Raul gets me thinking is that he's a poseur: His strong opinions are not backed by any experiences he cares to share. There is no "one-size-fits-all" perfect signal path out there, or we'd all have one and the... | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? @rauliruegas If you can't identify at least one piece of gear you believe is better than whatever other piece of gear (or better yet, the entire signal path) you've heard, as I have asked you for, then I suggest your opinion reflects the depth of ... | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? @lewm,Thanks for clarifying that not all 6SN7 *types* are identical. I was merely trying to assure him that he wouldn't be applying plate voltage to the grids or heaters. Electrical variations (as I mentioned) do vary from tube to tube. Of all the... | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? Dear @rauliruegasDisregarding our differences on tube v. s/s, and assuming no-one has built the "perfect" anything linking source to ear, I'd ask your opinion on what you regard as the closest to perfect you've heard, irregardless of price, and sa... | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? Hi tubed1,The Chinese CV-181s measure 4" from top to bottom, not counting pins, plus almost 2" diameter at the bulge, vs. 2-1/2" for a typical straight-sided 6SN7. Pin-outs are identical (as they are with mil-spec US and European VT-231s and Russi... | |
| If NOS pre or power tubes became unavailable altogether, what new tubes would you buy? Everything distorts, from your gear to the room to the shape of your ear to the engineers and mics. I believe well-designed tube gear distorts best to my liking; with the close exception of a well cared-for S/S Bedini, it's preferable to SS distor... | |
| How good is the Technics 1200 Mk2 with all the KAb upgrades? Never had the pleasure of one of KAB's Technics tables, but if they're anything like the old Technics RS 15xxx series R2R tape decks they gotta be a work of art. The Jelco 750-series arm is head and shoulders above any $~1,000 Rega arm. For anyone... |