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| Best step-up between a Kondo M7 and a Lyra Skala You should look into an Intact Audio SUT which is also marketed under the EMIA name. Each one is custom wound by Dave Slagle to the specs of a given cartridge and is available with either copper or silver windings. I use a copper 1:10 with my Be... | |
| (Brutally) Honest Audio Reviews Interesting review site but there is no tube gear! I can’t imagine a world without tubes so for me the site is just a curiosity, not something to be taken seriously. | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations Well said Mr Decibel! You put some of my thoughts into words better than I could have done.You just can’t characterize horn systems as all sounding this way or that, positive or negative. They are all different. Just like you can’t say all seal... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations If you are really serious about horns, I suggest a trip to DejaVu Audio in Virginia. They offer a variety of custom built horn speakers using vintage Western Electric and YL Acoustic horns and drivers, all in modern cabinets and with top quality ... | |
| Will 2 watts monoblock 45 tube amp work for 90db speakers ? It won’t satisfy you for long. Not only will a 2w amp not have enough power for loud levels with a 90db speaker, it also won’t have enough control at low volumes. | |
| Name Your Top 5 Most Musical Dynamic Sounding Tonearms of All time? My two favorite arms are Triplanar VII and Analog Instruments Siggwan, both used on a Galibier Gavia table. Behind them but still in the running is a Moerch DP-6 with 12” wand.Some other arms I have owned in the past that did not measure up to th... | |
| Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations? In addition to the usual suspects mentioned above, some of my favorites include:George Barnes (especially duos with Carl Kress)Bucky PizzarelliSal SalvadorGene BertonciniBarney KessellOscar MooreJohnny Smith | |
| Spendor D7, D9 but no love Classic 100? By Classic 100, do you mean the SP-100? If so, it is indeed a classic. I had a pair of the original SP-100 (before the later variations called the R, R2 etc) for over 15 years and enjoyed them the whole time. It was often called the “music lover... | |
| DIY is not all about saving money Erik,I agree with much of your post but I have to take exception to your comment about speaker cables and internal wiring. You really should try some Audio Note Lexus Copper Litz for the internal wiring of your speakers. It’s not all that expens... | |
| How much do we at A'gon influence the industry? Zero impact. The few people posting on Agon forums are just talking in an echo chamber. There is no impact on the industry or even the larger audiophile community. Most audiophiles I know do not read read Agon. | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular @larryi I have never had 350B tubes to try, but I do have 4 sets of 6L6GC tubes that I have been trying in my new 6L6 amps. These are RCA blackplates, GE gray plates, SED Winged C and new Tung Sol STR. The RCA and GE are from the 1960s, the SED ... | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular There are at least 3 Tung Sol reissue tubes that can be used in an amp designed for 6L6 outputs—the 7581a, 6L6G and 6L6GC-STR. I recently bought two pairs of the STR version and have just started breaking them in. So far I am very impressed. Th... | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular @noromance The stock Eico amplifiers are based on the Mullard 5-20 design. It is a tried and true performer. The Jim Nichols circuit referred to above is a different design that uses a floating paraphase inverter instead of the Mullard long tail... | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular @metman I suspect the amps I am using right now look and sound similar to yours. I used HF-22 chassis (monoblocks), stripped them of all parts, and then rebuilt them using Jim Nichols’ circuit. I kept the Eico output transformers (same as in HF... | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular Metman, Can you share some details on your “Eico HF-20 JWN” amps? Are these Eicos rebuilt by Jim Nichols using his input/driver circuitry? |