rodman99999
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| Best Overall Value in a KT-88 tube Second the suggestion of purchasing from Upscale Audio. Kevin can also guide you, as to which KT-88 will provide the presention you appreciate(ie: warmer or more transparent, etc), as he as experienced a plethora of tubes, in as many brands of gea... | |
| Should I end my search I've not tried Shunyata PCs, but have some PS Audio xStream Statement SCs, which are now on my video system(OPPO BDP-83 and Sharp AQUOS), having been displaced by SR's active A/C Master Couplers. You won't be sorry, if you try the SR products. BTW... | |
| Should I end my search Sounds like we share a desire for accuracy. I followed much the same path, regarding interconnects, though a bit farther up the Kimber line(KCAG), between pre and monoblocks, before purchasing Silver's Hyacinths(I've got Kimber KS-1130s, CDP to PR... | |
| Warming-Up Amps w/o Inputs or Speakers Attached Transformers CAN'T, "store" anything, or feed anything back into the amp. Neither SS, not tube amps will suffer, IF THERE IS NO INPUT SIGNAL. I've turned on, and tested amp circuits, voltages, etc., with no speakers/loads attached to the outputs, ... | |
| Prima luna dialogue 2 tube rolling If the Mullards seem too warm to you; try Amperex. Keep in mind; the more transparent/accurate the tube, the more revealing your system will be of poor recordings, and/or any other weak link upstream(ie- a bright or grainy CDP). Also- anything you... | |
| Inherent Difference - 12AU7 and a 12AT7 EAT DOES make the 12AX7 tube, but it is referred to by the European moniker: ECC803S, which was the best of the best, for that tube family(http://www.gcaudio.com/cgi-bin/store/showProduct.cgi?id=501). The 12AX7, and the 6DJ8/6922(ECC88), are the t... | |
| does amp draw alot of power when volume is zero With a Class D amp; the output devices are turned off(no bias), until a signal is detected= high efficiency/low temps/low current draw at idle. Class A has full bias applied to outputs, ALL the time= low efficiency/lots of heat/high current draw a... | |
| Inherent Difference - 12AU7 and a 12AT7 Some info on the gain characteristics of the "12" family of 9 pin miniature tubes:(http://thetubestore.com/gainfactor.html) I would suggest some of the better/quieter, and longer lasting, European varieties(NOS- Siemens, Teles, Valvo, Amperex, Mul... | |
| Is this what a good preamp does? Mr S is correct. The more transparent a component, the less it masks the negatives, contained in the source material, or whatever is upstream. Inferior components tend to impose their sonic footprint on whatever passes through them, and make every... | |
| "They are here" vs. "You are there" Generally, I prefer "You are there". In this instance( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FTEdn-Xvck ), I'd prefer she were here(Aussie women are VERY musical)! BTW- If you are easily offended....... DON'T WATCH! You've been warned. | |
| Tube amp, more low end Producing the sound of one electric guitar, takes much less juice than reproducing the sound of a band/orchestra, and all it's bottom end. | |
| o-ring size for 12AX7 & AT7 dampers? The max temp ratings I'd seen(way back when), for Viton and silicone O-rings, were 392 and 400 degrees Farenheit, respectively. Not far enough apart to make much diff, I thought. I've still got a package of the Vitons, from the original order, tha... | |
| o-ring size for 12AX7 & AT7 dampers? Hello Magfan: No- never tried silicone on output tubes. I've been using McMaster-Carr's Viton O-rings(size 135) on my output tubes(EL-34, now 6550), for as long as I have the silicones, on the 9 pin miniatures. I've had the same 16 O-rings(two per... | |
| o-ring size for 12AX7 & AT7 dampers? UPDATE on the McMaster-Carr part number. It's now AS568A-116. Like I said: I got mine 12 years ago. What I posted was the number off the bag they came in, then. (http://www.mcmaster.com) | |
| o-ring size for 12AX7 & AT7 dampers? I've been using McMaster-Carr's part number 116 S70, silcone o-rings, as dampers, for the past 12 years. No need to add anything(grease, etc). They handle the heat of the tubes, without any ill effect, at all. I've had the same rings, on and off, ... |