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| Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp? @Randy- Did you read my previous post? It will cost much less than $500, to experiment with your Sonic Frontiers pre and British tubes. Just add two matched, LOW NOISE tubes in each gain stage, until you obtain the presentation you prefer. Amperex... | |
| Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp? Obtain the tubed pre of your choice, then load it with either Mullards or Brimars(British valves/NOS, NOT repops). British tubes are generally quite euphonic(warm/caramel flavoring). There are a plethora of excellent 6922/6DJ8/E88CC types out ther... | |
| Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak? Some decades back VPI was manufacturing what was called a Magic Brick by many(their DB-5). Nothing more than transformer laminates, inside a wooden box. I still have a pair atop the power transformers of my Cary monoblocks, which cause an obvi... | |
| Magnepans Much depends on what SPLs you enjoy. Your VAC will certainly drive Maggies, but- whether it will run out of steam, before reaching your preferred level, is another matter. An in-home audition is the only way to know for certain. Toting your VAC to... | |
| Old JBL recones When I was reconing speakers(70’s and 80’s), the aftermarket parts supplier was Waldom Electronics. I was also the local EV, JBL, Altec, Cetec-Gauss & Gollehon warranty repair facility. All the voice coils Waldom provided, were wound with comm... | |
| How Do Left & Right Brains Like AT ART9 vs Dynavectors 17D3, XX2, XX2mkII vs Ortofons Since you asked about the 17D3: Not only is it low mass(at 5.3g), but- also fairly high compliance(15x 10-6cm/Dyne) . That’s why it mates so well with low effective mass tone arms(under 10g), like effischer’s(and my) Magnepan Unitrac 1. Very faith... | |
| Been "Gone" 10 Years...What Have I Missed? If I owned a Lector, I probably wouldn't part with it either. I need a front-loader, so- I own a BAT VK-D5 and found that upgraded tubes in the analog section made a major contribution to it's performance. The six NOS, early 60's Siemens CCa gre... | |
| Best sounding transistors " This is what often happened in the old Phase Linear 400 amps back in the 70's and 80's. " Their 700 had the same issue. Those of us that repaired so many, often referred to the company as, "Phlame Linear". | |
| Tools boutique quest. (https://www.kctoolco.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwhvbABRDOp4rahNjh-tMBEiQA0QgTGsUktkECzaNdE_58W04l2DEmXkfhABFE... ) | |
| Best sounding transistors @Goose- Another type you might find of interest: Epitaxial Planar or Ring-Emitter transistors. They've been used by Pass, Burmeister, Symphonic Line, Electrocompaniet, and other respected marques. Seems the source now is Sanken. | |
| Best sounding transistors Nelson Pass has a supply of NEW OLD STOCK Toshibas(ie: 2SK170/2SJ74/2SK2013/2SJ313), that he's using in his newest amps. NOS doesn't only mean, "new old stock" on ebay! | |
| Best sounding transistors "What do the Pass amps use? " Nelson is using NOS Toshiba JFETs(input stage) and NOS Toshiba MOSFETs(output stage) in his latest amps(the .8 series). | |
| Audio magic fuses http://www.audio-magic.com/Prod-NanoFuse.html | |
| RMAF 2016 "No Schiit?" "NO Schiit?" Sounds like there's a lot of new Schiit. | |
| Telefunken in Disguise? Tele’s diamond is actually an embossed(raised/molded) emblem, rather than engraved. If it doesn’t appear as shown in these pics- the tubes aren’t genuine Telefunken: https://www.google.com/search?q=telefunken+diamond+bottom&espv=2&biw=1138... |