trelja
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| Jadis amps and pre-amps still competitive? I just dusted off and retubed my Jadis Orchestra Reference two weeks ago with a quad of JJ E34L tubes. The stock tubes are Ei KT90.Oh my goodness! With the front end and cables that I didn't have a few years ago, the sound through my Coincidents w... | |
| Upsampling. Truth vs Marketing This is the one and only experience I have had in listening to a player where you could choose to upsample or not, so take it with a grain of salt...After we went to a Friday Night Cruise Night in Sommerville, NJ in Bill LeGall's Packard this past... | |
| Nelson Pass First Watt amp F1 Twl, like most of us, you are coming from a voltage source mindset. Just about all of us think in this manner. That is the way of audio. A current source is a WHOLE different ballgame. I have heard stories of people building low watt amplifiers th... | |
| Nelson Pass First Watt amp F1 Tim, thank you for the information!I don't think you are a good candidate for the amp, with your VR DB99 loudspeakers. I would be more than interested to hear if anyone with a brutally difficult loudspeaker load, such as the just about dead short ... | |
| What makes a speaker perform well at low volume? I think Cinematic_systems is right on!!! He gets my vote for Post Of The Year.I almost NEVER hear audiophiles discuss the Fletcher - Munson Curve, and it is why I feel just about all systems have nothing for me at lower volumes. I don't feel the m... | |
| Nelson Pass First Watt amp F1 Interesting design!If it is a current source, rather than a voltage source, perhaps some Apogee users might find a good amplifier there. Maybe it won't melt like most amplifiers out there.Conversely, most more "traditional" speakers might sound od... | |
| Tube integrated amp less than 12" in depth? Tvad, I'm glad someone else "feels" that song. It's truly why I am involved in the high end. The equipment is merely the means to get there; secondary to the music.I really want to thank Denis (Springbok10) for the opportunity of getting to know h... | |
| PrimaLuna ProLogue One versus Two Kevin, I want to personally thank you for your input in this thread. I was quite curious about the ability of the larger amp to accept EL34 tubes, and you answered my questions. Normally, the bigger tube (6550/KT88) amps will take the smaller EL34... | |
| DK Design users check out Writers Choice Awards Larry, please clarify if you have any relationship with DK Design.While I accept the comments of those here on Audiogon, I will not soon forget your ranting on the Von Schweikert VR2 speaker as also being "revolutionary". It was a sad day when I c... | |
| Who hear the Hyperion at the CEs this year ? Joe, no, they look EXACTLY the same to me. I think the fact that they are in veneer as opposed to black lacquer really changes the look.One of my big concerns with the speaker has always been the driver. This is probably why I know the drivers are... | |
| Cambridge 500se vs. Azur 640c? The Cambridge Azur 640 is a significant step up from the D500SE. First, the build quality finally arrives at a place where I am satisfied. The D500SEs that I had were not as well build as my 1987 Pioneer PD5100. The Azur 640 looks like an audiophi... | |
| Triode vs. Pentode Springbok10, one consideration I would like to raise for the ability to convert an amp from ultralinear to triode is the reduction in power. While I went out of my way to say I wasn't worried about it, for a lot of amps, it would be an issue.And, ... | |
| CES 05 Excellent reports Jallen and Metralla! Thank you!!! | |
| Ei vs Electro-Harmonix KT90 I too, am curious as to what the impressions of the EH KT90 are. I'm thankful EH began production, it is a worthwhile endeavor.I can personally vouch for the ruggedness of the Ei KT90 tubes. I had them in my Jadis for 5 years, one shorted (no dama... | |
| Atma-Sphere M60 or David Berning ZH270? Laoyuap, yes, my Coincidents are modded. The mods are quite extensive. The original Vifa tweeters were replaced by ScanSpeak Revelators that I got from Israel. The Seas midwoofers were completely rebuilt by the BEST speaker guy in the world - this... |