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Erwinatm reacted to Wes S's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.I have several quads of early 50's (53' & 54') 6C8C and some that are from the 60's and then 70's as well, and the 50's just have that...
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Erwinatm reacted to Wes S's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.I am not a fan of the Raytheon house sound, so not going to be trying the 6F8G version. Also, I have never heard anyone rave about that...
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Erwinatm reacted to Andykong's post in the thread Cayin N30LE DAP: A Transformative Milestone (30th Anniv. Limited Edition) with Like.Cayin has grown into one of the largest vacuum tube amplifier development and manufacturing facilities in the world. At the dawn of our...
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Erwinatm reacted to helljudgement's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.A mark of a good amp is how well they sound with seemingly lesser tubes and to that the HA300 is certainly a respectable performer. Tube...
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Erwinatm reacted to krude's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.Great info here. For me even stock tubes are endgame for Utopia, provided you like tube sound. It's fast, detailed, rich, bass is just...
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Erwinatm reacted to ARCXENOS's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.Personal opinion, I found stock to be quite pleasing, but I can believe it when there are people that feel they sound too overwhelming...
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Erwinatm reacted to Wes S's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.I just found some socket saver / risers for 300B's, and Mrs. X on eBay has the goods. :grin: I got a couple coming my way and look...
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Erwinatm reacted to jonchard's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.Susvaras are great but not quite "loud" enough for ALL music (wheras the Keces S300 would drive them to oblivion!). I detest the HD650...
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Erwinatm reacted to krude's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.I heard Utopia from some high tier SS amps (Bliss KTE, Ferrum, Soloist GT), HA6a (lots of KT88s and EL34 etc.) and now HA300MK2 and for...
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Erwinatm reacted to EagleKent's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.Hi all, I was looking into why my kid's bedroom ceiling fan buzzes at certain time of the night and discovered something called Ripple...
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Erwinatm reacted to msq123's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.One of the better tube amp reviews out there with rolling stock tubes and exploring “full” potential of this great amp. I think this is...
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Erwinatm reacted to orrman's post in the thread CanJam NYC 2023 Impressions Thread (February 25-26, 2023) with Like.so here it goes, my first canjam.. impressions of gear I listened to, thoughts about gear I currently own, questions on where to next...
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Erwinatm reacted to Wes S's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.I might not be of much help as I personally have $1000's of USD for extra tubes in my amp and budgeted that with the original cost when...
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Erwinatm reacted to FFGuitar's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.Finally received my HA-300 MK2!!! Did a quick listening through all my headphones, everything checks out well, except for my HD800S...
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Erwinatm reacted to Antintheuniverse's post in the thread Cayin HA-300MK2 (2022) TOTL Transformer coupled Direct Heated Triode Tube HeadAmp (Page 91) with Like.My HD800S surpasses HE6SE V2 in harmonic, sound field and overall sense of hearing, so I list the HE6SE in the local 2nd hand market for...