Boring because it can be the end of the searchThat's exactly what I prefer right now. Seems boring to just have a trio of Taks!
Boring because it can be the end of the searchThat's exactly what I prefer right now. Seems boring to just have a trio of Taks!
Tak recti.
Maybe like this - you have a wife and she wakes up in the morning cranky, screaming, shouting (lets for the sake of argument call it dynamic) and on the opposite side of scale you have a wife who wakes up in the morning being nice, polite, relaxed. And by the way both of them are beautiful and overall great and you love them.Anyone knows how this one compares to KR 5U4G by any chance?
Maybe like this - you have a wife and she wakes up in the morning cranky, screaming, shouting (lets for the sake of argument call it dynamic) and on the opposite side of scale you have a wife who wakes up in the morning being nice, polite, relaxed. And by the way both of them are beautiful and overall great and you love them.
Well in my book it does...depends how you read the things...I think this analogy doesn't do both recties justice
IME they are both excellent rectifiers but I prefer the Takatsuki 274B over the RK 5u4g (RK=Riccardo Kron version) over the KR 5u4g over "the rest" I have heard so far.
I hope to get the highly recommended PSvane 274b ACME version soon to have another option as the Taka 274b is so damned expensive![]()
Maybe like this - you have a wife and she wakes up in the morning cranky, screaming, shouting (lets for the sake of argument call it dynamic) and on the opposite side of scale you have a wife who wakes up in the morning being nice, polite, relaxed. And by the way both of them are beautiful and overall great and you love them.
YeahFair enough, but which one's which? 5U4G the feisty one?
And what are you dreaming when you are sleeping?I heard when you reach the third phase of imminent trancedance (i.e. you are running Tesla AD1), rectis are like, a moot point. Even the worst choice won't put you below any other configuration in whatever Lampi exists, has existed and is yet to come.
IME the RK 5u4g is NOT shouty and screaming but rather very transparent with great dynamics and excellent taut bass while the Taka is definitely NOT (overly) polite and NOT laid back but rather VERY 3D with (reach around) palpability with a visceral bass and mids to die for. VERY musical and organic.Well in my book it does...depends how you read the things...![]()
IME the RK 5u4g is NOT shouty and screaming but rather very transparent with great dynamics and excellent taut bass while the Taka is definitely NOT (overly) polite and NOT laid back but rather VERY 3D with (reach around) palpability with a visceral bass and mids to die for. VERY musical and organic.
BTW. I have a new No. 2 rectifier tube: the PSvane 274b ACME![]()
And what are you dreaming when you are sleeping?![]()
I'd put my DAC with AD1 in it up against your Pacific with any KR or EML you like in it and I would expect it to win.
That's what I am talkin' bout.
Now get that Pac over here now, and I'll show you what I mean.
Merry Xmas Christoph. Keep dreamin'.
Justin, you should just leave your place in your fancy car and drive around to see what other Lampis do with other valves in different systems. I have yet to see any source equal the 242 Lampi at heihei's that I heard that day.
We could put 4 AD1 in that same Pac. That would be interesting.
Anyway that was the same Pac you were adamant sounded bad a while ago. Which is strange, you have to admit. A case some amazing synergy fluke?
Sit, enjoy and forget about those 300s. Maybe at some point think about 242 to have another flavor or if you want to invest then Taka 300b. More then those you won’t need to be in the constant state of blissI'm using the PX 25 tubes over USB. Lukazs has offered the RK 300s. What to do?
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