WOW! Lot's of input! Some very good info!
As far as my choice of music? Mostly Jazz along with some classical, contemporary, and vocals. I prefer a sweet midrange with silky highs, good bass of course is a plus. But midrange first. I was thinking of trying some NOS EL34's Siemens or Mullard. Also I plan to try some Sovtek KT88's, Svetlana 6550's and if I get real brave I will try some NOS 6550's
I have an old CAL Icon MKII I picked up for a song I will use as a source. Maybe later I want to add a Sonic Frontiers DAC. I'm sure once I add the DAC everything will change. But for now I want to experiment with a few tubes. I have never listened to the 6SN7, but am quite familiar with the 6922. I prefer the Telefunken, Siemens, with Mullard running 3rd. I should say that most of the 6992's I have been exposed to are form listening to my tube rolling friends system.
I have a pair of Hales REV 2's, but may switch to a Meadowlark Kestrel, or Shearwater if I can get a good deal on a pair. I have always been curious about these. I am currently running Kimber 8TC for the speakers, and Nordest Red Dawn for IC's. Of course all of the cables could change with time. This is pretty much " try this, try that " system at this point.
hope this helps!
As far as my choice of music? Mostly Jazz along with some classical, contemporary, and vocals. I prefer a sweet midrange with silky highs, good bass of course is a plus. But midrange first. I was thinking of trying some NOS EL34's Siemens or Mullard. Also I plan to try some Sovtek KT88's, Svetlana 6550's and if I get real brave I will try some NOS 6550's
I have an old CAL Icon MKII I picked up for a song I will use as a source. Maybe later I want to add a Sonic Frontiers DAC. I'm sure once I add the DAC everything will change. But for now I want to experiment with a few tubes. I have never listened to the 6SN7, but am quite familiar with the 6922. I prefer the Telefunken, Siemens, with Mullard running 3rd. I should say that most of the 6992's I have been exposed to are form listening to my tube rolling friends system.
I have a pair of Hales REV 2's, but may switch to a Meadowlark Kestrel, or Shearwater if I can get a good deal on a pair. I have always been curious about these. I am currently running Kimber 8TC for the speakers, and Nordest Red Dawn for IC's. Of course all of the cables could change with time. This is pretty much " try this, try that " system at this point.
hope this helps!