mmcgill829
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| Best 3A5 / DCC90 / CV808 tubes? quick update - I bought a few different types and experimented with different ones and there was a near zero discernible difference in sound, so any old one should do. :) | |
| Modwright PH 9.0X Tube Rolling Question Reviving a bit of an old thread here, but about to send my power supply in for the T upgrade and am looking into tubes... The Philips 5R4GYS has been recommended to me as a superb replacement to the stock one that comes with the upgrade, but I ca... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? @theflattire I'll see if I can track it down! Will be good to get some input into what rectifiers people prefer anyway. I bought the unit as a 9.0x from the factory last year (well, through a dealer). If the T upgrade would have been available at... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? @armstrod Thanks! Perfect. I agree re: the stock umbilical. It's not really fitting of a piece of gear at this price point. IMO the upgraded one should just be the standard for something like this, but alas. @theflattire thanks for your insight! ... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? @armstrod Thanks for the info! Just the feedback I was looking for. Glad to hear it is worth it. I was expecting the T upgrade to be a lot more than $500, so I was really surprised to see that when taking a peek. Did you just have to send the pow... | |
| WhestTHREE signature phono pre vs. ModWright PH 9.0X @davehg Thanks for the update and great info! I still havent decided on whether to go for an umami red or etsuro cobalt. My hesitancy around it is mostly because I have trouble justifying paying big bucks on a cartridge that will just have to get... | |
| Best 3A5 / DCC90 / CV808 tubes? @lewm Allnic DHT D-5000 DAC | |
| Best 3A5 / DCC90 / CV808 tubes? Sure, but are they any good? There's not really much information out there from searches I've done, at least, from users on if there were any they preferred, etc. | |
| Denafrips Terminator II 12th anniversary VS. Terminator PLUS 12th anniversary @toneranger58 Thanks for the info! Yeah, I am struggling to see what premium the + offers over the T2 that warrants that big of a price jump. Some hand-selected parts and a new faceplate seems like a bad deal. But, if it made a big difference in t... | |
| 2a3 Tubes - Favorites? Quick update - I picked up a pair of NOS Svetlana SV-2A3 (2C4C) tubes and a pair of EML mesh 2a3s. Both will take a little bit of time to break in, but immediately fresh out of the boxes, each set sounds much better overall than the Linlai tubes ... | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s @br3098 I suppose what I meant was that I was after more 'standard' SET options - 45, 2a3, 300b - and that's not really what Decware seems to do or specialize in. I'm sure they are fine amps - I've read wonderful things from the owners! | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s @br3098 Thanks for the info! I did look into Decware when I was looking around, but it seems they use a fair amount of off the beaten path tube choices, which I thought could be a bit more difficult when it came to sourcing alternates/replacement... | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s Yeah, I believe the dealer Frank shares a room with deals with Allnic so they get paired together a lot. The M-2500 is a bit overkill for these speakers, I think. But really, if you are in the market for over 100db efficient speakers, it's usuall... | |
| Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s From what I've seen, The o/96 is 10ohm and 96db (though, seems like they test closer to 91db, at least from Stereophile review), so they aren't as efficient as they're made out to be. I looked at the O/96 as an option around the same price point, ... | |
| 2a3 Tubes - Favorites? I'll keep them in mind! |