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12-02-06
Richmon, thanks. seeing them in the picture i just couldn't ... Frankiealverti
12-02-06
not me!!!! imo, this is too much to ask solely from the pr ... Amandarae
12-04-06
Greetings, supratek community! i am not new to this thread, ... Ikkyu2
12-04-06
John- the imaging issues you are experiencing have not been ... Slipknot1
12-05-06
Hi, slipknot1. thanks much for your insights! my speaker ... Ikkyu2
12-05-06
Hi john, check your manual! it outlines the tube for the p ... Amandarae
12-05-06
Ikkyu, see my post dated 31-may-06 & amadarae post dtd. 14-m ... Dilly
12-05-06
Thanks amandarae and dilly. i will look into the sovtek kt6 ... Ikkyu2
12-05-06
Hi john. firstly, congrats on your new addition: amazing eh. ... Ecclectique
12-05-06
Thanks for the suggestion on the sovtek kt66. this being my ... Richmon
12-06-06: Ikkyu2
Ecclectique, thanks for your VERY helpful analysis.
And for the helpful vocabulary: "image wandering"...that's exactly what it is! The pianist strikes the note and you hear it left center, but then it spreads out, sometimes to the left and right, sometimes just to the right. Similarly with sax or coronet. When this happens with most of the instruments in the music, the soundstage is reverberating within itself. (There does seem to be more focus with high impact, high frequency sounds like snare drum and high hat.)
Not surprisingly, this quality is less a negative with orchestral work...probably because it simulates some of the reverberation in a concert hall. But for jazz it is crazy-making.
My rectifier (stock) is Sovtek 5AR4. It says "Made in Russia" and "04 04" on it, the latter being the production date I suppose. Looks like it's "Bye bye Sovtek!"
So I've read your glowing endorsement for the Philips Miniwatt GZ34, Made in Holland, 1957 as the best. At $350 it should be. Does one really need to spend that kind of $$ to make the Chenin sing? Are any of the $100 NOS up to the task? Where would you say the point of diminishing returns is?
I'm ready to take the next step.
Thx, John
PS - Oh, in answer to your question. The image wandering is for both CD and phono, but it is more pronounced with phono (maybe cause the sound is going though more tubes?).
Ikkyu2 (System | Answers | This Thread)
12-06-06
I'm using a bendix 6106 in the rectifier position and have n ... Kgturner
12-06-06
I was wondering if i could hear from people who have replace ... Paulfolbrecht
12-07-06
Thanks dilly and all. the sovtek kt66's arrived today (from ... Ikkyu2
12-08-06
Ok so here i am looking for a new preamp and really consider ... Artemus_5
12-08-06
Artemus,i had that combo for a bout a year,,,worked great!! Raytheprinter
12-08-06
Hi artemus, raytheprinter had the conrad johnson chardonay c ... Stiltskin
12-09-06
ooops! correction! i forgot to add the sovtek kt66 works ... Amandarae
12-09-06
Just a report back on the replacement of my stock regulators ... Ikkyu2
12-09-06
Hi ikkyu2, yes ,the chenin is an incredibly good preamp for ... Stiltskin
12-09-06
Ikkyu2: the labelling on your 6106 is correct. i believe th ... Kgturner
12-09-06
My used chenin arrived yesterday and after settling in, it s ... Frankiealverti
12-10-06
I'm thinking very seriously about ordering the chardonnay bu ... Artemus_5
12-10-06
Me,me,me! i had the wright wpp100c (see my sytem pics). it ... Amandarae
12-10-06
Artemus: the ht bypass issue has long since been corrected. ... Kgturner
12-10-06
I would like to add from the excellent post of kgturner abov ... Amandarae
12-11-06
Thanks amandarae & kgturner. i thought that the ht bypass is ... Artemus_5
12-11-06
Amandarae: re "...you can always use a tee to change t ... Ikkyu2
12-11-06
Fyi: i got the email from mick today stating my malbec's we ... Kgturner
12-11-06
Congrats kgturner! i am as excited as i am sure you are. tha ... Slowhand
12-11-06
oh yeah, its an rca tee. one end is male, the two remainin ... Amandarae
12-12-06
Can somebody tell me if the stock feet on chenin and power s ... Maril555
12-12-06
I've never taken the feet of my power supply, but the feet o ... Kgturner
12-12-06
Kgturner, thanks for the response- so the screws need to be ... Maril555
12-12-06
The screws aren't very long at all so any penetration inside ... Kgturner
12-12-06
Artemus,if you have any questions concerning the cj ,chardon ... Raytheprinter
12-13-06
Thanks ray. i think i will wait till the first of the year a ... Artemus_5
12-16-06
I wonder if mick will ever make a stand alone phono stage. i ... Allanblissett
12-17-06
I have wondered lately about the idea of separates when it c ... Artemus_5
12-17-06
The only disadvantages i see to seperates is maybe the extra ... Allanblissett
12-17-06
Did you guys consider grounding (hum) with regards to separa ... Amandarae
12-17-06
Oh, i forgot to add, happy holidays!!!! Amandarae
12-18-06
Hi, is the 6f6gt as adequate and as good as the 6f6g for the ... Frankiealverti
12-18-06
Grounding hum!! never had it, never heard it. if you had it ... Allanblissett
12-18-06
can you please tell me your set up? what sut are you using ... Amandarae
12-18-06
Oh sorry, you have the chardonnay. well, so much so for dis ... Amandarae
12-19-06
Kgturner, has your christmas present from australia arrived ... Slowhand
12-19-06
I received the tracking numbers from mick today and called d ... Kgturner
12-20-06
At first, i do not have a lot knowledge about the tubes.the ... Houstonreef
12-20-06
Houstonreef, you have to read the thread or at least large ... Frankiealverti
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