After much research, tearing of hair and gnashing of teeth, I bought a used set of Psvane KT120 tubes for my Cary SLI-80. They were burned in for 150 hrs by Grant Fidelity and around 30 hrs by the original owner. I've put about 20 hrs on them and their biasing so far has been steady.
My...
Even though most people seem to prefer the KT88 to the 6550 in the Cary, I've heard that the vintage Tung Sol 6550 is quite good in the amp. Trouble is, they seem to be 900 or more per quad, which is why I'm curious about new production tubes.
My SLI-80 won't take the KT150. They've got a...
Thanks people!
Yeah, it's pretty confusing.
Though I have a history with tube gear, I've been solid state for over 10 years.
I recently bought a new Cary sli-80 w/Mundorf caps, hexfreds, 2 inputs wired w/kimber, Grayhill switch, and WBT's.
Stock tubes were Electro Harmonix and boy did they...
Trying to resurrect an old thread here.
I'm interested in the current thinking on new production KT88 tubes. Price and availability from trustworthy sellers indicate that NOS are not an option for me.
Re-issue Gold Lion are pretty popular on the forums. Many people like the KT120, others say...
Hello, OP.
It's been a while since I was as deep into the high end as I once was.
When I was a dealer, I had the opportunity to attend many shows, audition many fine products and even sell some of them. This ended for me in '08 when the business closed and, as I said, I haven't really...
I'm a big fan of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. They have five discs out and they're all great. Sound pretty good too.
Miss Ohio
Elvis Presley Blues
The Norse 2 series has more body than the original. Yet the resolution, speed and clarity are not lost. If anything, the Heimdall 2 is better at everything that the original did well without seeming at all "subtractive."
I have a mix of Heimdall 2 and Frey 2 products in my system and I could...
My Frey 2 is an easily noticeable step above my Heimdall 2 cords.
Given my experience with Nordost, I expect the V2 would be exhilarating.
(Also try it on your power or pre amp).
Happy listening!
https://youtu.be/6EPwRdVg5Ug
Jackson Five's I Want You Back was pretty cool but Lake Street Dive, with their gorgeous singer, make it their own.
Jazdoc, one of us is confused: CSN and Madness do totally different songs with the same title.
Also, Otis wrote Dock Of The Bay.
Despite the hassle of replacing panels, I sometimes miss my Quad US Monitors (on Arcici stands w/Entec L2f-20 subs).
The delicacy of resolution and truth of timbre have never been bettered in my experience.
A good solo cello recording was the nearest thing to being there.
Duke,
First, thanks for your input!
Now a couple of questions, if I may:
Swarm appears to be mono. Can it be stereo?
Also, your information seems to minimize the importance of group delay, yet another experienced individual affiliated with JL Audio insists that consideration of...
Atma-Sphere amps deliver the "you-are-there" quality of SETs at greater levels of power, without sacrificing clarity/transparency.
With Wilson speakers, it would be necessary to also use Zero Transformers (from the Anti Cable guy) for proper impedance matching.
You may also wish to...
Apologies for my inability to add images. If someone more computer savvy than me cares to do the honors, please have at it:
Annette Bening in The Grifters
Julie Christie in Dr. Zhivago
Nastassja Kinski in Cat People
I'm on my second pair. Very well balanced speaker that does nothing wrong and excels in performance per dollar.
I know that these were very favorably reviewed upon introduction but the brand in general seems to have fallen off the radar; probably due to a change in US distribution. To my shame...
303 by Rudy Royston stands out. Maybe not the last word in sonics but excellent tunes and playing.
It's firmly in the jazz tradition but not in a nostalgic way; it's a contemporary expression of the lineage.
In every application that I've tried marble/granite, it seemed to reflect energy back into the system. Maple and bamboo have had the opposite effect; draining spurious energy from the system. I still use bamboo.
My Furutech GTX-D (g) has now been in place and passing juice for over two weeks. So, this morning I took the opportunity to listen closely. The music used was the CD of Kenney Burrell's Midnight Blue. In comparison to the adjacent Hubbel, I'm confident in reiterating my earlier comments: the...
Heroic thread, people.
Thomas Dolby-
The Golden Age of Wireless
The Flat Earth
Aliens Ate My Buick (CDs are also good)
Roxy Music-
Avalon (Japanese pressing is the best I've heard)
Steve Miller-
Born to Be Blue (cd is also good)
Beck-
Sea Change (I only have the CD!)...
Yesterday afternoon my furutech gtx-d (g) arrived, along with it's frame and cover plate. I installed it without too much difficulty, although the width was greater than the Hubbell it replaced, so it took a little "convincing."
I have another Hubbell adjacent, so comparison was easy and too...