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| Most achingly-beautiful music Beethoven's 7th 2nd movement conducted by Seiji Ozawa. | |
| which amplifier best for von schweikert speaker? I have the VR4 Jrs. Von Schweikerts are very linear and neutral and efficient so compliment them to your taste. The NuForce 9 are dynamic and detailed with deep bass but not a lot of drive, the Moscode 300 is gorgeous and liquid and again not a lo... | |
| Favorite Tube Combinations As I review the previous posts, I would agree that context is essential and that suggestions of tube combinations within a given device would be of most value to the listener. By the way, the Moscode 401HR and the new 402Au can use quite a variety... | |
| Favorite Tube Combinations Regards Mrtennis and all,Tube rolling is not only about chasing some ideal, it's about discovery. If you accept the idea of there being any value to subject evaluations of individual components then it's only obvious that one component's character... | |
| Favorite Tube Combinations Very interesting observations and reactions to the question and they are all appreciated.There is a direct correlation between circuit design and the way a tube behaves and I realize this to be true. I also realize that most classic circuit design... | |
| Amperex 7308 vs Siemens 6922 sound differences Oh boy, an area where I have some actual experience:I've used some of the above mentioned tubes and can offer these observations:The Amperex USA White Label 7308 tube was dynamic and textured with good bass response. A good tube but seemed to have... | |
| Mullard 12AX7 re-issue Cryo vs Non Cryo Very Interesting... Thank you all.It seems that with the benefit of a few hours of burn the Cryo Mullard has settled in and portrays a more linear, more cohesive presentation. While it has lost a bit of it's mid treble presence, it is still detail... | |
| Mullard 12AX7 re-issue Cryo vs Non Cryo Very interesting...Thorman:My control tube is the Ei and I really like it quite a lot. Have you heard this tube cryoed and non cryoed and what was the difference? I have both the grey plate and silver plate but really have not compared the two at ... | |
| Tube Life: 6SN7, 6DJ8, 12AT7 et al. My strong guess is that volume is not a factor and that less heat and resistance might even be realized at full output. Thanks for the really good points presented. I guess the question can't be answered in absolute terms, but I do have a better f... | |
| Tube Life: 6SN7, 6DJ8, 12AT7 et al. Thanks for your comments so far. I guess the real question is that if all parameters are equivalent, same tube tester, same amp, regardless of tube make or model, does the rate of decline tend to remain linear or does it increase with usage? If th... | |
| Can excellent tubes transcend modest amps? I may be late with this response but here goes. I have or have had the Cayin A88t and the following pairs of driver tubes:Ken Rad VT-231 (sold and looking for a nos pair)Sylvania 6sn7w tall bottlesSylvania 6sn7w short bottlesSylvania VT-231 (three... | |
| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? Accuphase T-100 | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4JR Bi-Wire Thank you so much for bringing this up! I ran my Alpha Quad Actives into the woofer posts directly (which I highly recommend: damping factor and all that) and then ran a pair of Guerrilla Audio pure silver speaker wires from there to the tweeters ... | |
| Siemens CCa: Gray and Silver riser differences Tvad,Can you recommend a reliable source for grey riser CCas? Do those that tend to the microphonic react this way in all amps? Aside from microphonics could one expect consistent quality from all grey shields or are there best of the best version... | |
| Difference between Siemens CCa & 7308 Audiofeil...A food critic can tell me what spinach tastes like. Sound has much more definable characteristics. Airy, detailed, dimensional says it nicely.Rather that picking a winner amonst the available 6dj8 variants it might be helpful if the co... |