Grant Fidelity Tube Buffer

PSOVLSK
PSOVLSK Posts: 5,233
edited January 2013 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
It's time for someone else to spend some time with this wonderful little unit. Great way to see if tubes are for you or not. Here's the link where I bought it: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?133668-Denon-Stereo-Reciever-GF-Tube-Buffer-AQ-Speaker-Cable-Pangea-Power-Cables&highlight=Grant+Fidelity

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited January 2013
    Link to the manufacture website: http://www.grantfidelity.com/site/node/75

    Here is a link to a gallery of stock pics of the unit: http://www.grantfidelity.com/site/image/tid/18
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,708
    edited January 2013
    what tubes can you roll into it?
    very interested...
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,904
    edited January 2013
    uses tubes in the 6j1/5654/6ak5 family
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,708
    edited January 2013
    what are the better tubes of that family of tubes? RCA,Amperex, halo or D-getter
    just stepping off into the deep end here trying to see what i would spend on tubes. On first look ebay anywhere from 13$ to 60$ a pair.
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  • blairfrischx
    blairfrischx Posts: 259
    edited January 2013
    Raytheon has some decent 6AK5 tubes. I know Maverick Audio uses them as the "upgraded" option for the A1 integrated amp, and people roll them into Little Dot amps occasionally.

    Edit: Mentioning Little Dot reminded me: Mullard CV4010 are a British 6AK5 equivalent, and they are typically pretty well-liked.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited January 2013
    pm sent
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,904
    edited January 2013
    in my yaqin ms 20l integrated amp i have used rca 5654's and am now using westinghouse/tung sol 6ak5's with good results.
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,233
    edited January 2013
    pitdog has dibs til Monday.
    daboyz is next in line.

    Thanks guys!
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,904
    edited January 2013
    sorry , mine were ge 5654w not rca.
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,019
    edited January 2013
    What the hell, put me in line behind the other guys.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited January 2013
    Yup, put me in behind Tony.:evil:
    Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
    Polk SDS-SRS with mods, CSI 5 center + Klipsch SC2, Polk RT2000P rears, Klipsch KG 1.5's sides, Polk Micro Pro 1000, Polk Micro Pro 2000, Polk SW505, Belkin PF60, Signal Cable Classics,Monster IC's, 2 15 amp circuits & 1 20 amp circuit.

    Living Room: Belkin PF60, Parasound HCA2200, MIT ProlineEXP balanced IC's,Emotiva XDA-1 DAC/Pre,Emotiva ERC2 transport,MIT AVT2, Polk LSI 9's.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited January 2013
    put me back in line behind them two.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,233
    edited January 2013
    daboyz wrote: »
    put me back in line behind them two.

    You were never out of line.

    Here's what I've got: pitdogg2, daboyz, tonyb, michael1947
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited January 2013
    PSOVLSK wrote: »
    You were never out of line.

    Here's what I've got: pitdogg2, daboyz, tonyb, michael1947

    I sent that with my phone. I guess the little smiley didn't make it with the rest of the post.:frown:
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,708
    edited January 2013
    Guys I'm out I tried all weekend but to no avail. Thanks Psovlsk for giving me the time to try.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,233
    edited January 2013
    daboyz now at the plate. tonyb on deck, michael1947 in the hole.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,019
    edited January 2013
    Whats the scoop with this ?
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,233
    edited January 2013
    Pending to daboyz.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited January 2013
    Well, good enough, I've been down some hole:sad: or another most of my life.
    Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
    Polk SDS-SRS with mods, CSI 5 center + Klipsch SC2, Polk RT2000P rears, Klipsch KG 1.5's sides, Polk Micro Pro 1000, Polk Micro Pro 2000, Polk SW505, Belkin PF60, Signal Cable Classics,Monster IC's, 2 15 amp circuits & 1 20 amp circuit.

    Living Room: Belkin PF60, Parasound HCA2200, MIT ProlineEXP balanced IC's,Emotiva XDA-1 DAC/Pre,Emotiva ERC2 transport,MIT AVT2, Polk LSI 9's.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited January 2013
    michael1947 wrote: »
    Well, good enough, I've been down some hole:sad: or another most of my life.

    giggity
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,233
    edited January 2013
    Sold
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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