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| Anyone have experience with the Tung Sol 7581a vs. EL34, KT66, KT88, 6L6 jbhiller,I noticed that tube awhile back and was always curious, since I too have the PL HP.Nice to see they are ridiculously priced.El34,KT77 & KT88 sound great. The compromise between those two for me have been the RCA 6L6G(the big bottles) ... | |
| Have ~$10-12k...what would you do? "I've gone everywhere from just doing a better integrated and maybe saving some money (Primaluna HP, Octave, VAC sigma) to separates to mono's (VAC, C-J, Cary, Manley, Rogue, and a few others). Don't mind used in the least."phaun16-Off topic, but... | |
| Rega Turntable stanwal-I'm wondering how Rega chose those hardware store footers? For $30k, it should have some nice aesthetically fitting, CNC'd brass or whatever, high tech feet. Looks like an afterthought, relative to the high,carbon plinth.Ive never found a ... | |
| Sonus Faber Amati Homage vs Olympia III I've never heard the Amati disappoint in any setup. That's a nice upgrade there.Great speakers to amazing speakers in both sonics and looks. Congratulations. I too would go for the Strads, if they are in your price bracket. Aesthetically, they are... | |
| Rega Turntable Rega introduced the Naiad 4 years ago. I wanted one when I read about it.The roadblock was the $30k. The P10 seems like a compromise!http://audiofi.net/2013/06/rega-naiad-sneak-peek-at-the-30000-turntable/ | |
| Tyr 2 vs Valhalla v2 "the Valhalla was another noticible jump in quality. My problem was in between. The Frey & Tyr went kind of sideways. They had a different sound."elevick- I too have sat through a couple of Nordost sessions. I agree, once the stock cable is re... | |
| Tyr 2 vs Valhalla v2 "They both are another world upgrade from blue heaven which i already have."skrymar-that had to be a significant jump. I was so pleased with just replacing some ancient BH speaker cables to Heimdall II, I replaced everything from the wall and IC's... | |
| 3 Cartridges Reviewed dodgealum-Nice insight.This thread speaks to me. My time with the ART9 is nearing the 2.5 year mark. No regrets, but as any true audio geek, curiosity about other possibilities which include the SS MIMC & Aida is always present.Your review she... | |
| Primaluna Integrated with a seperate preamp Saki70-I have the PL Dialogue HP integrated.Earlier this year, I picked up a used Dialogue Premium preamp, with intentions of getting 2 HP amps.Used the pre with the integrated thru the HT. The sonic difference is quite subtle, I couldn't hear it.... | |
| Do you listen mainly to Audiophile CDs and records? I agree with folkfreak. Inline with my listening habits. Paramount for me, is to have a period press, and listen to it through best possible system setup(to your own ears) | |
| Do you listen mainly to Audiophile CDs and records? My "listening ears" are stuck hearing period only records-particularly R&R.Reissue R&R and those "audio presses" always have me going back to my sometimes stitch/tick ridden originals. Many seem to have punched up bass and sound like a CD.... | |
| Triode or Ultra-linear? Why? I find my lofi tubed system absolutely needs the UL/triode option. The majority of my listening is records, many are simply too "hot" when cranked ocaissionally in UL. Hearing a Les Paul or cymbals at near concert levels isn't the same when I hear... | |
| Speaker Placement - When it's perfect! I've been aware of it for years, and on page one it's already mentioned-the Cardas setuphttp://www.cardas.com/speaker_placement.phpFor my situation, it was the answer for wasted time fussing. Like everything, this too is a YMMV thing. Bass traps a... | |
| Triode or Ultra-linear? Why? lloydc-I heard the Mesa years ago, isn't there an option to run full pentode as well? From what I remember, the Mesa is a fine piece, just like their guitar amps. | |
| Triode or Ultra-linear? Why? For R&R, UL seems to be the preferred mode, since you want a little extra umph for the drum/bass. Typically any instrumental-R&R,Jazz, Classical I leave my PL in UL.Jazz vocal divas-Ella,Billie, Sarah..etc I prefer triode, which "pushes" ... |