last_lemming
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| Peachtree 220 vs. W4S vs. CIaudio I auditioned the new 200's and the are very clean, very quiet and quite powerful and produce almost no heat. I have a very resolving system and the sound for me was a bit clinical. HOWEVER, I believe that a tube preamp would be a nice melding of s... | |
| Need tube 101 info Good news so far! Got the EH tubes in, I flicked on the unit - quit and no ringing or crackling. Also yhe hiss that is there requires my ears up to the speaker to hear and is thesame level on both speakers. But my wife is watching tv so I'll have ... | |
| Taming edge from remastered CDs? Can someone explain why a copy of a bad disc makes it sound better? This seems backwards. | |
| Need tube 101 info Thanks Djohnson,I just got off the phone with BAT. Not sure who I talked to but he sounded Russian - I think. Very nice guy. He thinks is a tube problem and that I should try that first and if my problem persists then I can call back and we go fro... | |
| Need tube 101 info Thanks for everybody's help. I will call BAT tomorrow. The preamp looks well looked after. No scratches and no dust on the inside. I know that doesn't tell the whole story, but it's a nice thing to know. The crackling sound is faint and did switch... | |
| Need tube 101 info Rosco,That is one of my questions in my original post. I would like to know what and why on my specific piece. | |
| Need tube 101 info Thank you for your time and information. I have been to tubestore.com and tubedepot.com. I did a lot of reading and ordered the OEM package of Electro-harmonix - evidently the Sovtek's are not made anymore. This set will be my "base" from which to... | |
| Need tube 101 info Btw I have no audio stores where I live - nowheres near, unless you count Best Buy. Somehow I don't think they will understand. | |
| Need tube 101 info Hmmmmm. Didn't realize the question was beyond the capabilities of the written word of a group of enthusiasts. I get the generals, but the way some tube-o-philes go on about the things you begin to wonder if there is more art than science behind i... | |
| Heeeelp New used BAT Vxi3 - Hisssssssss The previous owner did send me a receipt which showed the testing data and where he got them from. But since I purchased used from him I'm not sure what I should do about contacting the seller of the tubes. | |
| Heeeelp New used BAT Vxi3 - Hisssssssss Im a little confused. Which part is normal, the ringing at startup or the crackling. Because the crackling can be easily heard in soft passages even after a half hour of play. That can't be normal can it. | |
| Heeeelp New used BAT Vxi3 - Hisssssssss Oops Vk-3ix - my mistake thereSo I switched out the stock tubes and dropped in the Mullards that came separately with the unit and the hiss stopped. But now some wierd things are happening the new tubes (I say new they have 50 hours on the accordi... | |
| BAT vk-3ix and Parasound Halo A21 match? I've been torn about getting a preamp at all since the NAD works quite well as preamp (as it was designed to do). Just saw that stereophile just did a review of my DAC and gave what seemed quite favorable review - for whatever that's worth. I don'... | |
| BAT vk-3ix and Parasound Halo A21 match? No problem Zd542, I took you're comments as good advice, if I was unclear that was my fault. It may end up that the Parasound isn't the best match in the world, but if it sounds even a little better then what I have now I'll be extremely happy sin... | |
| BAT vk-3ix and Parasound Halo A21 match? I do use the XLR inputs, that was one of the reasons the BAT made my short list. I run xlr from the DAC as well. And I agree with you on the difference between the balanced vs. unbalanced. |