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1: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Linn Sondek 50th Anniversary Edition (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2023-07-14, 23:56:01 (76.176.144.156)
They have apparently already taken orders for 120 of the new 50th Anniversary LP12, almost half sold out! Must have priced them way too low... .......
2: General Asylum, RE: I was there earlier today (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2023-06-10, 23:06:18 (76.176.144.156)
THE Show was a bit of a hit and miss affair, IMO. Most of the rooms suffered from 'bleed through' and too many had the volume level pegged up high. OTOH, the new hotel was more convenient to get to. I .......
3: Tubes Asylum, RE: Current 12AX7 Tubes Recs Needed (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2021-06-02, 19:54:32 (76.176.144.156)
PHow many times have you bought NOS tubes and they have Never been used before? IME, tube vendors seem to get confused about this in a consistent basis... .......
4: Tubes Asylum, RE: Current 12AX7 Tubes Recs Needed (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2021-05-29, 12:54:10 (76.176.144.156)
Depending on where you are placing the tube, the reissue Mullard 12AX7 is a great option. I rolled these into my driver stage of my amp and they are a significant upgrade over the NOS Siemens that it .......
5: Tubes Asylum, Cleaning gold tube pins (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-05-29, 19:34:02 (66.75.253.88)
Any suggestions for cleaning gold plated tube pins on NOS tubes? I have heard that Craig's is not the way to go and I do not want to remove the gold plating on the pins. .......
6: Tubes Asylum, RE: good post (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-23, 15:38:12 (66.75.253.88)
Couple of other questions. Since my amps are mono blocks, with two KT150's per side, which need to be a matched pair, wouldn't it be obvious that if just one tube was out of spec that that mono block .......
7: Tubes Asylum, RE: Help with KT150 questions (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-22, 13:35:53 (66.75.253.88)
Question for you, tre. Would you test a KT150 tube on a Hickok tester that cannot supply enough voltage to the tube...and thereby extrapolate what Alex Kitic states? .......
8: Tubes Asylum, RE: Help with KT150 questions (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-22, 13:31:18 (66.75.253.88)
Thanks for your thoughts. The tube tester seemed to indicate that only one of the four tubes tested was down in Transconductance. However, these tubes come from the amp manufacturer in matched pairs, .......
9: Tubes Asylum, RE: Help with KT150 questions (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-21, 00:53:56 (66.75.253.88)
I appreciate your thoughts on this. Nonetheless, I believe my tech is quite competent. What he stated about his tester seems to be universally accepted, and that is that the Hickok cannot fully test t .......
10: Tubes Asylum, RE: Help with KT150 questions (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-15, 16:44:36 (66.75.253.88)
Thanks. I think the question that my tech had was how reliable the measurements were given that the tester couldn't supply enough voltage to the tube. My thinking is that given the results in my amp, .......
11: Tubes Asylum, RE: Help with KT150 questions (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-15, 13:03:57 (66.75.253.88)
Unfortunately, I don't recall the specs from the Hickok, but the trans conductance was considerably less with this one particular tube than with the other three. Although, now that the tubes are playi .......
12: Tubes Asylum, RE: Post-shutdown thump (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-14, 17:36:52 (66.75.253.88)
I had a similar issue when I used to own an older ARC D70Mk2 tube amp. The amp would dump DC into the speakers at turn off. Result was a mild thump in both speakers, but that would occur upon turn off .......
13: Tubes Asylum, RE: Help with KT150 questions (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-14, 17:31:35 (66.75.253.88)
When I say that the other quad were 'newish', they have about 350+ hours on them, likely less than the original set that came from the manufacturer with the amps ( which have about 200+- hours). So, t .......
14: Tubes Asylum, Help with KT150 questions (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-13, 18:32:18 (66.75.253.88)
My mono block tube amps use two KT150's per side. I need a matched pair for each mono block. The other day, I rolled into my amps a newish quad of KT150's and immediately heard a lessening of the SQ, .......
15: Cable Asylum, RE: 20 amp power cable recommendations (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-08, 21:54:04 (66.75.253.88)
Black Cat Silverstar with a 20 amp receptacle. I am now using this cable on my modded Rowland 8T and it is letting me hear this amp in ways that i did not before! Prior to the Black Cat pc, i had used .......
16: Planar Speaker Asylum, Alsyvox planars...better than your beloved horn speaker and box speaker design? (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2019-07-21, 11:41:17 (66.75.253.88)
On another forum, where I am banned for having an alternate opinion...not being a devoted horn speaker lover, LOL;because I started a thread about the new Alsyvox speaker line. For those who are unawa .......
17: Vinyl Asylum, RE: MK 1 (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2016-09-12, 22:34:05 (66.75.253.88)
Ross, I agree with you. The biasing procedure on the D70 is a nightmare and best left to a good tech. Who knows what ARC were thinking in the day with the biasing procedure --or more likely they were .......
18: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Technics SP-15 and AR D-70 in the house ! (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2016-09-11, 22:04:55 (66.75.253.88)
I think you will love your ARC D70....I think these amps are still pretty much SOTA. Is yours a Mk2? what tubes are you running? Not much experience with the SP15, but it looks like it has a lot going .......
19: Vinyl Asylum, The new cartridges that you have not heard (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2016-08-29, 23:20:14 (66.75.253.88)
There are several new top-of-the-line cartridges that I have not heard...yet look to be very worthwhile investigating. Among them are the new My Sonic Labs Signature Platinum and several in the Ikeda .......
20: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I have heard that about the Cirkus upgrade before (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2016-06-29, 22:37:28 (66.75.253.129)
The LP12 can be upgraded all the way to Klimax status. A new Radikal D, Keel, Tramp 2, Cirkus is a good start. .......
21: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Audio Research D70 , D115, M100, D250 (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2016-03-30, 23:48:14 (66.75.253.129)
I just came across this thread. As an owner of a D70Mk2, I can absolutely concur with Bambi B and Kentaja. IMHO, the ARC D70Mk2 is the very best low powered ARC amp that I have had the pleasure of lis .......
22: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: That is the..... (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-12-14, 00:15:07 (66.75.30.55)
Like one of the other posters said. Try a ARC D70..either an original or a Mk2. They are fairly available and have great simpatico with the SP10. If your speakers can run on 65+ watts/ch then this amp .......
23: Speaker Asylum, RE: Who knows about Hales loudspeakers pretty well ? (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-08-19, 19:59:18 (66.75.25.62)
Downsize, they were probably Hales Ref 3's. In that period Paul was making the Ref series and the T series. Could have been also the T 5's ( these had the sloped front, although I thought they were mo .......
24: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The 6FQ7 / 6CG7 in the Audio Research D70 (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-08-18, 22:41:18 (66.75.25.62)
Bambi, Like I said before, I am VERY impressed with your tube knowledge! The 6FQ7's I am currently using are in fact the NOS GE 6CG7's with the center shield.( after a closer look). I think that they .......
25: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Thanks! But, I don't have a "TUBE-EATER" to "enjoy" ! Now- an epic tale of 19 years and counting from Amperex 7308' (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-08-18, 09:20:32 (66.75.25.62)
Hi Bambi, I really am impressed with your tube knowledge. I recently acquired an ARC D70Mk2 which I rolled tubes into. I am using the SED winged 6550c's(which I like a lot) in the power section, JJ692 .......
26: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Is YBA out of business? (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-08-17, 22:53:13 (66.75.25.62)
I hope that YBA will stick around. Many years ago I demo'ed a YBA 1 Sig amp for about a month. It was a great amp and I was VERY tempted to buy it. The amp had a feeling of real solidity and was ultra .......
27: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Anyone heard the ARC VSi60? (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-08-14, 23:09:45 (66.75.25.62)
Perhaps instead of the ARC Vsi60 you might want to seek out an ARC D70! I recently AB'ed my ARC D70mk2 vs. the VT100MK3 and just about all preferred my D70. You can currently pick up a used D70 for a .......
28: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sonus Faber tweeters (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-07-30, 10:06:23 (66.75.25.62)
Sunya, I forgot, because it's Good Business that makes it right. ARE YOU SERIOUS!! Take a screwdriver and check the tweeter myself, RIGHT! .......
29: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why Does This Matter? (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-07-30, 09:16:02 (66.75.25.62)
Mike, I agree that in the end it is the sound that matters most. I love my SF GH's, I think they are some of the best looking and sounding speakers I have ever heard. Nonetheless, one doesn't like to .......
30: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sonus Faber tweeters (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-07-29, 22:50:29 (66.75.25.62)
This photo is on the SF Club web page. It is the same photo that is now shown on the A'gon discussion thread. The Dyn Esotar was mentioned in numerous posts and reviews and was stated as being the twe .......
31: Speaker Asylum, Sonus Faber tweeters (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-07-28, 21:31:40 (66.75.25.62)
On a thread at A'gon, there is a discussion as to which tweeter was utilized by Sonus Faber in their Guarneri Hommage. Most, including myself and in the past Hyperion and almost all reviewers includin .......
32: Speaker Asylum, RE: $90,000 speakers ? (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-07-21, 20:52:08 (66.75.25.62)
Remember guys that there are still people on Wall St and elsewhere that are making in excess of $1M a week! When you put up a purchase of $90K to these lads, it's basically chump change to them! ::: T .......
33: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-07-03, 10:12:33 (66.75.25.62)
Efftee, I am primarily referring to the speaker cables, however, there is some wisdom to keeping all cables by the same manufacturer. I have done both in the past, one manufacturer and a mix. Cables g .......
34: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-07-02, 23:40:17 (66.75.25.62)
Efftee, you may want to give the Nordost line a try, something in the Red Dawn line or up would be a good bet IMHO. I use the Red Dawn 11's with my GH's and liked the increase in inner detail that the .......
35: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-07-02, 11:54:20 (66.75.25.62)
Efftee, you might want to take a listen to the CAT preamps. Any of these has IMHO been a great match with most any amp I have heard. The G's like tube amps, a great opportunity right now is a used ARC .......
36: Tubes Asylum, RE: Time to retube ARC D-70 (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-06-26, 00:37:36 (66.75.25.62)
So I re-tubed the D-70 mk2. The amp is sounding great! I went with SED winged c 6550's in the power amp section and NOS GE 6FQ7's and JJ 6922's in the driver section. I think the JJ's and the SED's so .......
37: Speaker Asylum, RE: Before changing speakers, I would get competent acoustical advice (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-06-26, 00:22:57 (66.75.25.62)
Winston, I agree with you that your set up does sound a little congested. I feel that in your room, a smaller speaker or mini-monitor would be a much better fit. Feel free to pm me if you would like t .......
38: Tubes Asylum, RE: Time to retube ARC D-70 (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-06-13, 15:40:42 (66.75.25.62)
Well it turns out that my D-70 is actually a D-70 Mk2! The prior owner forgot he had the unit upgraded by ARC in the early 80's. ( Leonard at ARC confirmed) So, anyone have an opinion on the best/good .......
39: Tubes Asylum, Time to retube ARC D-70 (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-05-31, 23:48:37 (66.75.25.62)
Well ,it's time to re-tube my ARC D-70 and since there are many of you with experience with this amp, i would like to hear your recommendations as to the tubes for the power section and driver section .......
40: Vinyl Asylum, Nautilus DBX Lp's (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-05-31, 22:26:06 (66.75.25.62)
I mistakenly just bought the Nautilus LP ' Allman Bros Live at Fillmore East' ( For good money at that). Didn't realize that the version I bought needed to have a DBX decoder to play. Just goes to sho .......
41: Music Lane, Nautilus DBX Lp's (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-05-31, 22:20:03 (66.75.25.62)
I mistakenly just bought the Nautilus LP ' Allman Bros Live at Fillmore East' ( For good money at that). Didn't realize that the version I bought needed to have a DBX decoder to play. Just goes to sho .......
42: Cable Asylum, RE: If it's too good to be true, it probably is (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-05-06, 22:57:53 (66.75.25.62)
I noticed that the same seller is pushing Siltech cables. If you look closely at the ad, the Siltech lettering on the cable is peeling off! Could this be a tell tale sign?? .......
43: Cable Asylum, Listening to speaker cables (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-05-06, 22:52:36 (66.75.25.62)
I recently listened to some Nordost Red Dawn and did an AB vs. Blue Heaven. It really reminded me how important it is to listen to equipment yourself; IMHO the Red Dawn was FAR superior in all areas. .......
44: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Audio Research M100 tube replacement (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-05-06, 22:40:28 (66.75.25.62)
I spoke to Leonard at AR last week. I had called him about my ARC d70 which sometimes puts out a DC thump to the speakers. He told me that this really isn't a problem, as he felt that the speakers .......
45: Inmate Systems, daveyf's Sonus Faber Guarneri system (0.00)
Posted by daveyf on 2010-05-06, 22:31:18 (66.75.25.62)
daveyf 's Sonus Faber Guarneri system System
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Amplifier: Jeff Rowland Model 8 with choke power supply and mod top. Audio Resea .......
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