Bi-Amping 2.3TL's with Adcom 555 II

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,679
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    My Adcom GFA 555ii lasted almost exactly 23 years. So, I am currently on my 3rd hour of my first tube amp. It seems to get sweeter in 20-minute increments. (Or maybe that's just my song choices "maturing".) HAHAHA
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  • dpowell
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    dkfreebird wrote: »
    Yes, I have all 3 of the tl models in walnut.

    Since you have all three TL models, which model do you find yourself drawn to the most for listening and why?
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  • dpowell
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    My Adcom GFA 555ii lasted almost exactly 23 years. So, I am currently on my 3rd hour of my first tube amp. It seems to get sweeter in 20-minute increments. (Or maybe that's just my song choices "maturing".) HAHAHA

    Glad you're loving it. Tube amps also tend to get more expensive in 20-minute increments. Just ask some of the other tube rollers on the forum how addicting swapping out vintage tubes can get. :smiley:

    ...someday I'll get back to a tube rig but that is after kids college is paid for.

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    polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, ADCOM GFA 7807 + 5400, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,679
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    dpowell wrote: »
    Viking64 wrote: »
    My Adcom GFA 555ii lasted almost exactly 23 years. So, I am currently on my 3rd hour of my first tube amp. It seems to get sweeter in 20-minute increments. (Or maybe that's just my song choices "maturing".) HAHAHA

    Glad you're loving it. Tube amps also tend to get more expensive in 20-minute increments. Just ask some of the other tube rollers on the forum how addicting swapping out vintage tubes can get. :smiley:

    ...someday I'll get back to a tube rig but that is after kids college is paid for.
    I have read about quite a few instances of tube rolling. Thankfully, blue is my favorite color so maybe I'll stick with these for a while. :D What's amazing is that with the new amp, my 2.3's are revealing the type of sound fields I enjoyed back in the 90's when they were new. I can only imagine what they will be like when I get my new crossovers. They might even make Poison sound good. HAHAHA

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  • dpowell
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    That makes me recall when I had an Anthem Pre2L and Anthem Amp 1 tube setup connected to modded SDA 1C's. SDA soundstage was unreal like liquid gold and so huge. Made those smaller SDA's disappear in the room. Enjoy them!
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    polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, ADCOM GFA 7807 + 5400, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,060
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    A 555II with a Vincent SA-T1 preamp makes my 2.3TL's sing plain old amp to speakers none of this bridging one 555II does a fine job.
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  • Viking64
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    gudnoyez wrote: »
    A 555II with a Vincent SA-T1 preamp makes my 2.3TL's sing plain old amp to speakers non of this bridging one 555II does a fine job.
    Yeah, I agree. That's why I stuck with my triple five as long as it lasted. I caught this whole bridging/bi-amping bug 10 years before I ever used the internet, and there was a lot of word-of-mouth misinformation back then (early 90's). HAHAHAHA
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,556
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    Nice rig! I'm guessing the tubed gadget on the marantz is a phono amp?
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  • Viking64
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    michaeljhsda2 wrote: »
    Nice choice on the tube amp!

    Hey Michael! I thought I should let you know that your comments about Yaquin amps and Silk Audio had a major impact on my decision to buy mine. This thread in particular: http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143534/i-just-bought-this-last-week-yaqin-ms-30l-integrated-tube-amp/p1

    Thank you!

    -Jim
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  • Viking64
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    F1nut wrote: »
    Do the crossover upgrades and the RDO198-1 tweeters. Then, apply Dynamat Extreme to the stamped steel baskets, upgrade the binding posts and install Larry's rings. You'll think you died and went to audio heaven. Oh yeah, a different amp would be a good idea too.

    And this is the comment that stuck in my head all of these years and led me to return to this forum to continue my research regarding my 2.3TL's.

    Thank you, Jesse. And Happy Birthday. :D
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,116
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    Awesome, I haven't used a tubed amp but have a tube pre and enjoy it.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,679
    edited September 2017
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    Double post.
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  • Viking64
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    This morning, a package was shipped to me from 5601 Metro Drive. Six SILK tweeters to go with my SILK Audio tube amp. :p Things are coming together with my 2.3TL rebuild.

    I have a friend that does custom woodworking and I am thinking about doing something to these after being inspired by the photograph below. Any thoughts or suggestions? mn3cdptd9q28.jpg
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,648
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    Echo , echo..
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,170
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    michaeljhsda2 wrote: »
    Nice choice on the tube amp!

    Hey Michael! I thought I should let you know that your comments about Yaquin amps and Silk Audio had a major impact on my decision to buy mine. This thread in particular: http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143534/i-just-bought-this-last-week-yaqin-ms-30l-integrated-tube-amp/p1

    Thank you!

    -Jim

    That's cool Jim! I hope you are as happy with yours as I am with mine. SDA's and tube amps are a great match!
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
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  • Viking64
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    ken brydson wrote: »
    Echo , echo..

    :D The first one didn't appear, so I tried again.

    Also, the first one didn't appear, so I tried again. :p
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  • Viking64
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    michaeljhsda2 wrote: »
    That's cool Jim! I hope you are as happy with yours as I am with mine. SDA's and tube amps are a great match!
    I am really enjoying it. I have already had plenty of "I never heard that before" moments in several of my favorite songs. HAHAHA
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  • F1nut
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    This morning, a package was shipped to me from 5601 Metro Drive. Six SILK tweeters to go with my SILK Audio tube amp. :p Things are coming together with my 2.3TL rebuild.

    I have a friend that does custom woodworking and I am thinking about doing something to these after being inspired by the photograph below. Any thoughts or suggestions? mn3cdptd9q28.jpg

    Looks like they slapped some kitchen counters on them.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,679
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    F1nut wrote: »
    Looks like they slapped some kitchen counters on them.
    Welcome back. :p
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