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| First Tube Amp: Advice? Keep spare tubes on hand? Well, there you go Rhanechak. The advice boils down to: 1) buy spare tubes, or 2) don't buy spare tubes.Isn't this fun?!Good luck whatever you decide. | |
| First Tube Amp: Advice? Keep spare tubes on hand? Guys, there's a difference between buying expensive NOS "tube rolling" tubes, and buying a set of new production stock tubes for spares.Let's not confuse the two. | |
| First Tube Amp: Advice? Keep spare tubes on hand? 03-24-09: Hifigeek1Hate to be the fly in the ointment but there are some amps that require a resistor replacement before attempting to swap out the bad output tube.That's an amp I'd avoid. | |
| First Tube Amp: Advice? Keep spare tubes on hand? I really want to know if I should keep a spare set of tubes on hand.RichardRhanechak (Threads)Unquestionably yes.If a tube goes bad, you can't use the amp, so you need spares. A set of spare stock tubes will be sufficient for now. | |
| Paradisea owners Regardless of cost, a solid state DAC will have performance differences (depending on the input impedance of the preamp used) from the tubed Paradisea due to low versus high output impedance.You will potentially receive more refined answers if you... | |
| Pass Labs XP-10 & XP-20 preamps 03-23-09: Muralman1The thing is the Fire will work in any system.As I believe will the Pass XP-20.Nevertheless, the fact that each preamp will work in any system does not also mean each will sound the same in every system, because every amplifier ... | |
| Pass Labs XP-10 & XP-20 preamps Muralman1, there is no question whatsoever that you prefer your system to all others. Every reader here understands this.Perhaps with different speakers, the over prodigious bass that you found less than ideal would not have been present.My point ... | |
| Is this the highest realm - 32bit sound - 24/192 is DVD-A. You would need a player that decodes DVD-A and source material on DVD-A.There are no 24/192 CDs.Presently, there are 32bit DACs (AKM makes some), but thus far there are no recordings made with a 32 bit rate. | |
| Dimple in speaker driver cone My hand vac has a crevice attachment that provides a narrow and very controllable opening. I found this worked well. | |
| Is this the highest realm - 32bit sound - ...understand that current highest possible is 24/192khz on Red book CDP?Art80342 (Threads | Answers)16/44 khz is the highest possible bit/sample rate possible on redbook CDs, not 24/192.Redbook CDs can be upsampled to 24/192, but there's no more ... | |
| Pass Labs XP-10 & XP-20 preamps Still, the bass was over prodigious, while the mids and highs were some of the best from solid state I have heard. Muralman1 (System | Threads | Answers)Components in high end audio do not work the same together from an electrical standpoint, and ... | |
| coincident speakers do you have troubadors This thread has become disturbing. I am an Atma-Sphere customer, and one who has on occasion considered Coincident speakers largely due to Ralph Karsten's endorsement of them for use with his OTL amplifiers. I am also a fond reader of Trelja's con... | |
| Dimple in speaker driver cone You can also try adhering a piece of tape to the center of the dimple and pulling it out or if you are daring a small vacuum cleaner. Entrope (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers)I've used the vacuum cleaner method with success (hand vac).Also, w... | |
| Tube Amp for Green Mountain Audio Callisto triode operation with 0 NFB is a great way to do P-P!Paulfolbrecht (Reviews | Threads | Answers)Agreed. My VAC Phi 110/110 sounded superb in this mode. | |
| Has anyone ever cried listening to your system Onions get me every time.Those and "Brian's Song". |