truman
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| Cheap Tube amp I applaud Jolida's determined efforts to have economically enabled so many to sample the tube experience. I'm betting you'll like it. Jolida is a fine, first taste of tubes. | |
| Pre Amp Repair Unless you're in love with the Advent, consider putting the money into a more recent something listed here. Solid state audio has come a long way. | |
| 6922 tube selection "Don't get cheap on me now." The quality of the tubes in your tube equipment is likely to be significant so consider some NOS from some of the competent venders/individuals on this site. Small signal tubes like the generally interchangeable 6DJ8, ... | |
| Transformers humimg........again PS Audio AC regenerator. PS Audio P-5 or P-10.Should get it, I'd think. | |
| Preamp questions for new vinyl fan Shoot, there's a Quicksilver Full Function Tube preamp with tube rectification plus a darn good tube MM phono for $450 on auction right now! Not balanced, but....(Disclosure, I once had 4 of these! Still have two. Love 'em.) | |
| Preamp questions for new vinyl fan I think the idea of injecting some tubes into the mix with the Consonance (especially at a great price...?) is worth a shot. Stick with a decent SS phono for now given your budget restraints. Recently saw a $450 PS Audio GCPHPhono on audiogon, gre... | |
| Sistrum SP101 Platforms - under floor standers I think it makes the sound, sound as if the speaker is floating in space - which I like. The irony is that the theory has the speaker properly grounded. I really don't understand any of it except the brass points are top notch in hardness and shar... | |
| Help me get the best sound under $5K in upgrades I've found the Maggies to need volume to come alive....that doesn't sound like acoustic music/folk to me. Be sure to audition the Maggies at low volumes. Going toward more efficient speakers might be a good move toward low volume transparency. Tan... | |
| Beware How I was ripped off Sorry to hear. Yes, there are more and more scammers. Best to see that they have lots of positive feedback over a number of years and no negative feedback. Paypal can help protect buyers. Also lots of cable counterfeiters. Look at their early tran... | |
| Best Dac under $600... New or used As a tubeophile, I found the benchmark to be too stark, too detailed on the detailed - musical continuum scale. I'd suggest the Eastern Electric MiniMax I with upgraded op amps and an upgraded 12AU7 type tube for $600 used with a volume control.Ve... | |
| Need some help-eliminating hum I concur that your cables are exhibiting causal evidence. I don't think it's too strong a statement to say that phono cables need to be shielded. Since they are picking up hum from some nearby power supply/transformer, most likely from a power amp... | |
| Need a repair shop for Belles 200 power amp Modular Electronics, Roswell, GA. 770-410-1122Benny has saved me a number of times! McIntosh qualified shop with very reasonable rates and warranted quality work. Good guy too. Very Highly Recommended. Truman/Atlanta | |
| Music loving friend needs help -- thanks Squeeebox Touch! Includes DAC, internet radio, pandora, XM/Sirius (with fee),BBC, Live Music Archives, many more apps. All with just the touch of a finger. Uses his computer with iTunes so he can buy new music too. -I think this was the best inven... | |
| Analyzing the power from the outlet My PS Audio P-10, $3000 used approx. regenerator has a screen showing about 3% distortion and 118.5 volts which it reduces to .1% distortion @ 120.1 V. I can hear the difference and it's worth it to me (I have two.). Because this is a high price t... | |
| Looking to upgrade amp 4 ohm, 85 db speakers are the province of solid state amps in my experience. Tube amps just seem to like 8 or more ohms ( their square waves look better into 8 ohms too). Consider a hybrid integrated, with tube preamp and mosfet output (Nelson Pas... |