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Josh. Cary 308T cd player, Squeezbox Touch, Sonus Faber Cremona M, REL T3 subwoofer, Conrad Johnson ET3SE preamp, Conrad Johnson Classic 60 SE, Fosgate Signature Phono Stage, VPI Scoutmaster II + Ortofon Cadenza Blue, PS AUDIO Dectet Power Center, VPI 16.5. |
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Old tube rolling report from A'goner
I like this one...
06-28-05: Oldvinyl Tele ECC82 smooth plate - lots of air, very clean, transparent, lots of bloom, very liquid sound, strong sense of palpable image. Nice tall soundstage - the instruments have great bloom. RCA clear top 12AU7 - very musical and dimensional, but not my favorite in the 303-300 Siemens 1960's ECC82 (called chrome plates, but I think it may be nickel) - shiny plates, very palpable, very textured mid-range, nice holographic soundstage and deep taut bass Tele ECC802S - my overall favorite, it just does everything right, has the tallest, widest soundstage. All sound and ambient cues just fall in place. The music flows, simply flows. Valvo E80CC - very liquid bass, mid-bass and mid-range, sounds a bit rolled off from the mids up Amperex PQ 6085 (E80CC) - wow, these have the nice bass, mids and liquid sound and a nice high end, lacks a little of the soundstaging of the Tele ECC802S, but still very very nice RT (RadioTechnique French govt/military 1960s) 12AU7 - lots of air, lots of subtle ambient cues, very good sound, these are really nice too Tube rolling is a must to get the best performance from this player. Also, I recommend using the balanced outputs if you can. And yes, bypassing the preamp and driving the amps directly results in a more transparent sound, more immediate/palpable. Oldvinyl (Threads | Answers | This Thread) |
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