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The best "imaging" speakers?
about 10 years ago i owned a pair of proac response 1sc which had a reputation for vivid soundstages. i had them paired up to an exposure pre/power amp but the soundstage was more 2d and lacked involvement. it wasn`t a very good pairing and eventu... 
yaqin mc100b upgrades
aha i don`t think anyones modded their amp. ok any recommendations on decent capacitors i should look out for? any info will be great guys. i`m a newbie to tube amplifiers 
12ax7 vs 5751
hiya guys,mac i`ve no experience with amperex tubes but let us know how they sound when you get them.i`m keeping an eye open for the c9`s mechan. i thought i`d found some on ebay but they turned out to be the 12ax7b`s.does anyone here have any kno... 
12ax7 vs 5751
hiya mac i`m really not sure. at a guess i`d say mullards. the reason i say that is because i read somewhere that these golden dragons are based on the mullards, but i don`t have any experience with mullard tubes although they are on the list of "... 
12ax7 vs 5751
hiya all,i bought a pair of golden dragon 12ax7`s and finally got them this morning. these are the cheapest by far of all the tubes i have.i can`t believe i`m going to say this but these have blown everything away! by quite a way too! the lack of ... 
yaqin mc100b tube rolling
oh and guys i`ve started another thread about upgrades for this amplifier. if anyone has modded this amp internally with capacitors or anything else i`d like to hear from you :) 
yaqin mc100b tube rolling
hi all,sorry for the lengthy delay. i`ve been tube rolling this amp and now have the perfect combination and boy it`s transformed this amplifier into something extremely special!!! ok the combination of tubes are .....shuguang treasure kt88-z blac... 
12ax7 vs 5751
good info there jazzer, thats something else i`ve learned now.i`ve found a great tube store here in the uk and the guy is so knowledgeable. karl from karltone. i`ve had a couple of very lengthy chats on the phone with him. i don`t think i`ve ever ... 
12ax7 vs 5751
oops need to correct a mistake! the chinese dragons are ecc83t`s the "t" standing for trustworthy 
12ax7 vs 5751
oh i forgot to mention (yet again as usual lol) i did order a pair of 12ax7`s earlier today. very cheap too! i ordered a pair of golden dragon 12ax7`s. heard some very good things about these and they`re the second cheapest tubes i`ve ordered too!... 
12ax7 vs 5751
hiya all,i`m drawing a line under breaking in the kt88`s. i`m really not hearing any changes in sound now. there may be changes but my ears cannot hear those differences and i`m extremely happy with what i am hearing! plus 300 hours is a lot of br... 
12ax7 vs 5751
i just hope i have enough funds in the bank to get them! but yes i`ll certainly let you know if i decide to part with them if they`re not suited in my system. it`s going to be a thrilling time once the treasures have broken in. 242 hours to go!!! ... 
12ax7 vs 5751
mikirob, the ge`s are definately not right. i put them in when i tried out the telefunkens. when i switched the amplifier on it sounded like distant thunder rumbling. i put on a cd and again i got that distant thunder sound so i took them out. the... 
12ax7 vs 5751
just listened to "beautiful" by kari jobe. wow!!! what an amazing voice! 
12ax7 vs 5751
i like francesca battistelli`s voice and fantastic song. very up beat! i like! i`ll check out kari jobe too in a while