New Tube pre-amp arrived

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faster100
faster100 Posts: 6,124
edited February 2005 in 2 Channel Audio
well all the talk about tubed pre's and what was good or bad, yada yada, i took the plunge and bought a audio experience tubed pre from audiogon (first purchase from there) and it arrived today.... Ive been very sick the last few days so i wont be doing a whole lot of demo but i did fire it up and am listening now... more to come on this.... a few pictures anyways
MY HT RIG:
Sherwood p-965
Sherwood sd871 dvd
Rotel 1075 amp x5
LSI15 mains
LsiC center
LSIfx surround backs
Lsi7 side surrounds
SVS pb12/plus2

2 Channel Rig:

nad 1020 Pre-amp
Rotel 1080 stereo amp
Polk sda 2B
kenwood grunt Tuner
realistic lab 450 TT
Signal cable IC
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited February 2005
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    Sweet. I look forward to your review. I know you're gonna love it, so you might as well start eyeballing a tube amp. Oh yeah, a tube CD player, too.

    Don't forget to roll the tubes ASAP if the unit came with the cheap stock Chinese tubes.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited February 2005
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    VERY NICE!!!!

    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited February 2005
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    sweet thing was, this came with 3 sets of tubes, original sovteks, a vintage set of raytheons and a set of groove tubes GT-12ax7-m i think the mullard remakes.. the rectifier was a jan phillips 6x4 but it had a whine or whistle when i fired up the pre, so i had a vintage GE 6x4 tube and that noise went away and sounds a bit better i think... so maybe the original tube wasnt the best... or just dumb luck, dunno



    I also removed the gold trim i didnt care for,
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited February 2005
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    Great set of tubes. I'm using the same Groove Tubes right now and I like 'em.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited February 2005
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    I just tried the Raytheons, they sound good as well
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited February 2005
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    One question i have, why is it with this pre-amp when i go from left to right on the balance, either side sounds louder then center and has more bass.. but when i switch to center positiion equal left and right the volume lowers and the bass isnt near as strong? i mean turn to left strong bass, clear, right the same way.. somethings not quite right, lemme know if ya got any suggestions
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited February 2005
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    The way your line amp circuit is designed, is whats causing the shift. The triodes it is using for each channel cannot be gradually shut down, going full one way or the other on the balance knob is essentially doubling (or close to it) the output on the one channel.

    Quit dicking with the balance, and just listen to it. Nothing is wrong.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited February 2005
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    ah that explains it, well it seems to lack bass is why i was fooling with the balance.. i mean it sounds good.. just different from what i'm used to..

    Thanks for the info,
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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