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| Which Preamp with JC5? Rogue Audio RP-9 or Parasound JC2 I’m wondering if the RP-7 can also benefit from upgrading the coupling caps - the EVO Oil is not a super cap... I make my own speakers, and I use Mundorf Supreme Silver Oil, Duelund Cu, Jupiter Cu caps in the crossovers, and I find that they ren... | |
| Which Preamp with JC5? Rogue Audio RP-9 or Parasound JC2 I can confirm, I had an rp-9 and it had no warmth, so take care with system matching on that. The older Rogue 6H30 preamp line of Athena / Hera had more warmth (not a traditional tube warmth to be sure, but still there). The rp-9 actually had fant... | |
| Tannoy anyone? Cheviot Legacy vs. Stirling GR @budburma Hoping it turns out well for you! I’d suspected maybe they were still selling though Scotland-made stock for a while after the factory closing. Thanks for that confirmation. Thought I’d add some pics from when I had my R speaker’s woo... | |
| Integrated tube amp vs Tube amp? truth be told I miss the sound of the Cronus Magnum integrated. The only thing it was ultimately missing is that last ounce of speed and dynamics compared to my current tube preamp / solid state amp. But the overall sound was often simply gorge... | |
| Speaker static/hiss? Your speakers have slightly higher than average sensitivity. A21+ is a good amp that looks like a reasonable pairing here. That Marantz though - a 13.2 channel preamp? Holy cow! That thing is so chock full of multi-channel features they don’t even... | |
| Integrated tube amp vs Tube amp? There are 2 schools of thought on preamps: Preamp should "add to sound quality" and "preamp should be invisible". Integrated tube amps usually are looking for the 2nd path to success. So if you're in that school of thought, integrated tube a... | |
| Speaker static/hiss? It’s caused by suboptimal gain structure. You have way too much active gain after the volume control (this means your combined preamp and amplifier circuitry - which generates higher noise floor per extra dB of gain even if signal-to-noise remains... | |
| Integrated tube amp vs Tube amp? In most cases, I would say yes - you'll get more performance from a pure tube amp. Tube integrated amps often have very simplistic preamp & volume stages in order to fit into the same box & budget. Simplistic is fine, but...if you hear an ... | |
| Could this be true, or am I getting the run around.? If it does have static sensitive parts, why they heck didn’t they isolate / protect those parts properly? Computers, TVs are chock full of sensitive parts. Literally no other consumer product has this problem. | |
| Benz SLR Gullwing, not sensitive to loading? You should definitely hear a difference from 100 ohms to 47k. Sounds like something's off in the loading setup, though I can't guess what that might be. The signal loss from 100 ohms loading, on the 38 ohm SLR or LPS coils, is almost 3 dB (versus ... | |
| Could this be true, or am I getting the run around.? Sounds like you got the runaround. So what if "static" caused it? Dry air is a common environmental condition of audiophile music rooms during winter. They need to at least design products that are protected from the typical environment they will ... | |
| 6H30 replacement @tomic601 @mulveling or the Mule as i have taken to calling him has a LOT of tube knowlege…in addition to others this very informative and civil thread - thanks to all…tuberolling is like winetasting….. Jim 😂 If necessary I could live for a ... | |
| 6H30 replacement @astolfor @mulveling I went to Kevin’s site and did not see a video where he talks about 6H30s. Would you kindly share the link? It’s not from a video. It’s Kevin’s written description under his sales page for Sovtek 6H30 tubes: There are t... | |
| Overpowering my speakers Not really unless you accidentally turn the volume way up. This. Take some time learning what slice of your volume control position corresponds to good listening levels. It can be very nice to have more power than you need - no worries of amp ... | |
| 6H30 replacement @astolfor The Mazda silver plates are absolutely amazing, and the best 12ax7 I've ever heard as long as you're not depending on this 12ax7 to be a source of warmth. |