What did you do to your stereo rig today?
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in with 65
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 -
I like them.
Unfortunately, not tubes, but I'll have some karma stuff when I do spring cleaning. ➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬ -
The BHK preamp jumpers are to change the voltage from 6-12 and the current from 4ma-5ma.
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Correct. I've run both 6 and 12 volt tubes. Haven't had to change the current jumper. The Brimar's and Mullard's are both 12V, so the only option would be to lower the voltage and/or change the current. Can't remember what the current's set to but posts I've read on PSA say to leave at factory position unless there's an issue. I did call them last year when I purchased the Matsushita's and they really didn't have much to recommend. It's a 6V tube.
Edit to add...the reason I asked, earlier, was thinking maybe there was some weird recommendation based on the previous post. Perhaps, it was in reference to audioluvr's Belles pre and the fact I am using the BHK?➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬ -
I have a few Upscale tubes acquired recently and at least some have additional markings on the bottom. Possibly all, will confirm.Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective 2, Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels
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@JayCee here is the thread where they discuss changing settings for the tubes.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-all-ps-audio-bhk-preamp-owners-must-readAmplifiers: 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 -
@JayCee here is the thread where they discuss changing settings for the tubes.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-all-ps-audio-bhk-preamp-owners-must-read
Cool, thanks for that. I'll look it over. I haven't searched A-gon for BHK. Appreciate it.phipiper10 wrote: »I have a few Upscale tubes acquired recently and at least some have additional markings on the bottom. Possibly all, will confirm.
Emailed them earlier today:
"Hi. Recently purchased Brimar CV4003 tubes and was cleaning the pins. Noticed blue ink on the cotton pad and discovered a number (426) and blue "square" at the base in the pin area. Checked the other tube and realized I'd wiped it off on that one. Mentioned this to some other guys and they checked their tubes from Upscale. No one else had this. Just curious what it means? TIA."
Response:
"Hi, We are not 100% sure to be totally honest"➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬ -
@JayCee here is the thread where they discuss changing settings for the tubes.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-all-ps-audio-bhk-preamp-owners-must-read
Okay, just digested this. Has to do w/the mV setting on the BHK pre, 4 vs. 5. The pre is factory sent w/12AU7 but is capable of 6922 and compatible variants of either. The BHK 250 amp, which I have, uses 6922's, too. The next step after my pre tube rolling was to progress to the 250 and then look at mixing/matching. Even though it's an A-gon thread I recognize some of the chatter that bled over to the PSA site.
The abridged version of what I just read, for anyone reading this that may have BHK products, is changing to/from 4/5mV and experimenting may have positive or negative results. It's considered reasonably "safe" but, the bottom line is, for 12V tubes, 5mV may shorten the life of the tube. YMMV and I recommend reading the thread, along w/cruising over to PSA.
Edit to add an FYI....BHK, the man, had some influence in folks trying this. Also edited text above for clarity.➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬ -
Found a pair of these last Friday. Extremely impressed with them so fa. NHT Evolution T6
--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
^^^^ just regular looking speakers that one sees everyday. "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
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Found a pair of these last Friday. Extremely impressed with them so fa. NHT Evolution T6
Man those are cool! I wanted a pair for a long time, finally gave up. I owned three M5s for my fronts for a while, very clean and dynamic speakers! I bet the larger M6s are awesome! The only potential issue I saw was it just doesn’t seem like the subs go as low as they should for 4 inch subs. How are you liking the bass?Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
Installed this on Saturday and been listening a lot since. Such a detailed DAC with a very back background. The bass could be a bit stronger, but it makes up for it with speed and texture...Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
Over the weekend, I built a little stereo-mono summing circuit switch, meant to be inserted into a tape loop. This is to enable good playback of mono records on a stereo system, in response to someone who was looking for one. It's not quite trivial to sum two stereo channels to mono -- some provision has to be made (i.e., should be made) to prevent one channel from trying to drive the other one!
https://www.prosoundweb.com/rane-note-why-not-wye-or-y-for-that-matter/
This is the simple and elegant little design I used.
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/analog-line-level/303898-stereo-mono-switch-circuits-2.html#post5029295
Some out of phase noise will be (should be!) eliminated in mono playback -- and I guess many "modern" components don't have mono switches on 'em anymore.
I am pleased to report that it works. In fact, it is kind of cool to play the Stereophile CD test track with out of phase white (or maybe pink) noise, switch to mono, and hear -- absolute silence.
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Man those are cool! I wanted a pair for a long time, finally gave up. I owned three M5s for my fronts for a while, very clean and dynamic speakers! I bet the larger M6s are awesome! The only potential issue I saw was it just doesn’t seem like the subs go as low as they should for 4 inch subs. How are you liking the bass?
The bass on these digs deeper than my NHT VT3's do. Very solid. The VT3's have 4 10" subs where these have 4 12".
I also have VT2's that I think I will sell.
--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
Man those are cool! I wanted a pair for a long time, finally gave up. I owned three M5s for my fronts for a while, very clean and dynamic speakers! I bet the larger M6s are awesome! The only potential issue I saw was it just doesn’t seem like the subs go as low as they should for 4 inch subs. How are you liking the bass?
The bass on these digs deeper than my NHT VT3's do. Very solid. The VT3's have 4 10" subs where these have 4 12".
I also have VT2's that I think I will sell.
cool man! Based on S&V and stereophile measurements, I would expect the VT-3s to have great output below 30hz, but would think the mids and highs might be better with the T6s. Glad you're enjoying them!Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
@JayCee here is the thread where they discuss changing settings for the tubes.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-all-ps-audio-bhk-preamp-owners-must-read
Cool, thanks for that. I'll look it over. I haven't searched A-gon for BHK. Appreciate it.phipiper10 wrote: »I have a few Upscale tubes acquired recently and at least some have additional markings on the bottom. Possibly all, will confirm.
Emailed them earlier today:
"Hi. Recently purchased Brimar CV4003 tubes and was cleaning the pins. Noticed blue ink on the cotton pad and discovered a number (426) and blue "square" at the base in the pin area. Checked the other tube and realized I'd wiped it off on that one. Mentioned this to some other guys and they checked their tubes from Upscale. No one else had this. Just curious what it means? TIA."
Response:
"Hi, We are not 100% sure to be totally honest"@JayCee here is the thread where they discuss changing settings for the tubes.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-all-ps-audio-bhk-preamp-owners-must-read
Cool, thanks for that. I'll look it over. I haven't searched A-gon for BHK. Appreciate it.phipiper10 wrote: »I have a few Upscale tubes acquired recently and at least some have additional markings on the bottom. Possibly all, will confirm.
Emailed them earlier today:
"Hi. Recently purchased Brimar CV4003 tubes and was cleaning the pins. Noticed blue ink on the cotton pad and discovered a number (426) and blue "square" at the base in the pin area. Checked the other tube and realized I'd wiped it off on that one. Mentioned this to some other guys and they checked their tubes from Upscale. No one else had this. Just curious what it means? TIA."
Response:
"Hi, We are not 100% sure to be totally honest"@JayCee here is the thread where they discuss changing settings for the tubes.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-all-ps-audio-bhk-preamp-owners-must-read
Cool, thanks for that. I'll look it over. I haven't searched A-gon for BHK. Appreciate it.phipiper10 wrote: »I have a few Upscale tubes acquired recently and at least some have additional markings on the bottom. Possibly all, will confirm.
Emailed them earlier today:
"Hi. Recently purchased Brimar CV4003 tubes and was cleaning the pins. Noticed blue ink on the cotton pad and discovered a number (426) and blue "square" at the base in the pin area. Checked the other tube and realized I'd wiped it off on that one. Mentioned this to some other guys and they checked their tubes from Upscale. No one else had this. Just curious what it means? TIA."
Response:
"Hi, We are not 100% sure to be totally honest"@JayCee here is the thread where they discuss changing settings for the tubes.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-all-ps-audio-bhk-preamp-owners-must-read
Cool, thanks for that. I'll look it over. I haven't searched A-gon for BHK. Appreciate it.phipiper10 wrote: »I have a few Upscale tubes acquired recently and at least some have additional markings on the bottom. Possibly all, will confirm.
Emailed them earlier today:
"Hi. Recently purchased Brimar CV4003 tubes and was cleaning the pins. Noticed blue ink on the cotton pad and discovered a number (426) and blue "square" at the base in the pin area. Checked the other tube and realized I'd wiped it off on that one. Mentioned this to some other guys and they checked their tubes from Upscale. No one else had this. Just curious what it means? TIA."
Response:
"Hi, We are not 100% sure to be totally honest"
It’s on the bottom of the same Brimars One reads 345 and the other appears as 96?. The last digit appears to have smudged away. One orange dot on the bottom of 1/2 Mazda/Cifte. Strange!
Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective 2, Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels -
phipiper10 wrote: »It’s on the bottom of the same Brimars One reads 345 and the other appears as 96?. The last digit appears to have smudged away. One orange dot on the bottom of 1/2 Mazda/Cifte. Strange!
Wow, you quoted me 4 times from the same post. I must've made quite an impression! LOL.
Yah, surprising they don't know what's up. Hopefully, they aren't returns and "forgot" to wipe off the super secret squirrel markings. I'd buy the response but have to question why it's on different branded tubes, too. Will have to remain a mystery. Thanks for looking at yours.➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬ -
mhardy6647 wrote: »Over the weekend, I built a little stereo-mono summing circuit switch, meant to be inserted into a tape loop. This is to enable good playback of mono records on a stereo system, in response to someone who was looking for one. It's not quite trivial to sum two stereo channels to mono -- some provision has to be made (i.e., should be made) to prevent one channel from trying to drive the other one!
https://www.prosoundweb.com/rane-note-why-not-wye-or-y-for-that-matter/
This is the simple and elegant little design I used.
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/analog-line-level/303898-stereo-mono-switch-circuits-2.html#post5029295
Some out of phase noise will be (should be!) eliminated in mono playback -- and I guess many "modern" components don't have mono switches on 'em anymore.
I am pleased to report that it works. In fact, it is kind of cool to play the Stereophile CD test track with out of phase white (or maybe pink) noise, switch to mono, and hear -- absolute silence.
If’n it’s mono out how comes it’s got TWO wares a comin’ outa it?
2-mono=1
Aaron
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This just arrived............ now I have something to do
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motorstereo wrote: »This just arrived............ now I have something to do
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mhardy6647 wrote: »Over the weekend, I built a little stereo-mono summing circuit switch, meant to be inserted into a tape loop. This is to enable good playback of mono records on a stereo system, in response to someone who was looking for one. It's not quite trivial to sum two stereo channels to mono -- some provision has to be made (i.e., should be made) to prevent one channel from trying to drive the other one!
https://www.prosoundweb.com/rane-note-why-not-wye-or-y-for-that-matter/
This is the simple and elegant little design I used.
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/analog-line-level/303898-stereo-mono-switch-circuits-2.html#post5029295
Some out of phase noise will be (should be!) eliminated in mono playback -- and I guess many "modern" components don't have mono switches on 'em anymore.
I am pleased to report that it works. In fact, it is kind of cool to play the Stereophile CD test track with out of phase white (or maybe pink) noise, switch to mono, and hear -- absolute silence.
If’n it’s mono out how comes it’s got TWO wares a comin’ outa it?
2-mono=1
Mono out to stereo in
The mono image is right dead center... it'd be kinda pulled to one side if there were only one "outtie"
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motorstereo wrote: »This just arrived............ now I have something to do
What is it?
... and what is it supposed to do?
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^^^^^^^It's just another way to spend money on this hobby once you run out of electronics and speakers to upgrade
https://www.amazon.com/Furutech-Flux-50-Filter/dp/B005LF17AG
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motorstereo wrote: »^^^^^^^It's just another way to spend money on this hobby once you run out of electronics and speakers to upgrade
https://www.amazon.com/Furutech-Flux-50-Filter/dp/B005LF17AG
wait one can RUN OUT of speakers and electronics to upgrade?!? Maybe if you're Bezos and you have so much $$$ that the only conceivable way to spend it all (without actually helping other people of course) is space travel...Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
The funny thing about that device is that I just recently changed my Ic to unshielded and my power cables are currently unshielded.
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motorstereo wrote: »This just arrived............ now I have something to do
What is it?
Shake Weight.... -
It's actually my 3rd and last one. One for each monoblock and one for the front end. Do they work?.........my lips are staying sealed as tight as my 1.2tl cabs.
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Swapped out some different amps and blasted some tunes today for the first time in a long time.
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motorstereo wrote: »....my lips are staying sealed as tight as my 1.2tl cabs.
Given that even the best sealed SDA cabinet with stock drivers have a leak-down, you will be blabbing away in 4.... 3.... 2.... 1....The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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nooshinjohn wrote: »motorstereo wrote: »....my lips are staying sealed as tight as my 1.2tl cabs.
Given that even the best sealed SDA cabinet with stock drivers have a leak-down, you will be blabbing away in 4.... 3.... 2.... 1....
True dat.........I'd love to have a 2 day leakdown
