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post #316 of 325
2/14/10 at 3:46pm

WE396A D getter

I've been watching this thread for some time and finally bought a Paradisea 3. It's still in the burnin stage, but I'm delighted with the sound.

I had a WE396A from the 50s which I installed immediately. It is a square getter style, however and I'd like to try the D getter as recommended by members and the manufacturer. Very hard to find, however. I have found a potential seller that says he has one with square back and sides and rounded corners on the front, but it's not a distinct D shape. Is this what I'm looking for"?

i'm very new to tube rolling. I remember going to the hardware store with my dad to test the tubes from the tv and his fisher hi-fi gear, but we'd just buy replacements off the shelf. This swapping of tubes and op-amps for a particular sound is new to me. The fisher had a tone knob for that

eversharp
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post #317 of 325
2/15/10 at 1:14pm
Well, I had my stocks checked and they appears to be squared and not "D" in shape. That include the JW WE396A currently installed in my Havana.

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Originally Posted by eversharp View Post
I've been watching this thread for some time and finally bought a Paradisea 3. It's still in the burnin stage, but I'm delighted with the sound.

I had a WE396A from the 50s which I installed immediately. It is a square getter style, however and I'd like to try the D getter as recommended by members and the manufacturer. Very hard to find, however. I have found a potential seller that says he has one with square back and sides and rounded corners on the front, but it's not a distinct D shape. Is this what I'm looking for"?

i'm very new to tube rolling. I remember going to the hardware store with my dad to test the tubes from the tv and his fisher hi-fi gear, but we'd just buy replacements off the shelf. This swapping of tubes and op-amps for a particular sound is new to me. The fisher had a tone knob for that

eversharp
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post #318 of 325
2/22/10 at 12:49am

Paradisea shipping with power cable now

Reading this page again regarding power cables, my Paradisea 3 shipped about three weeks ago and it DID include a pretty nice looking power cable. I haven't used it as I bought a zu birth in anticipation of receiving the DAC.

eversharp
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post #319 of 325
3/1/10 at 1:08am
Guys, are there much difference in sound quality b/w the Paradisea + vs. 3? Has anyone compared the Paradisea DAC to Headamp Pico DAC? I'm looking for a DAC for work and want some inputs. Sorry, no time to read the entire thread.
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post #320 of 325
3/26/10 at 4:47am
Is there a difference between OPA2228 and OPA2228p?
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post #321 of 325
3/27/10 at 5:06pm
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Originally Posted by purk View Post
Guys, are there much difference in sound quality b/w the Paradisea + vs. 3? Has anyone compared the Paradisea DAC to Headamp Pico DAC? I'm looking for a DAC for work and want some inputs. Sorry, no time to read the entire thread.
From what I've heard, there is very little to no sound quality difference between the + and the 3. I believe that the Paradisea 3 only has a different PCB layout and different caps; I remember that one person who did compare them found no difference.

Maus, I'm not really sure what the difference between the OPA2228 and OPA2228P is, but I've been using the P for quite a while now and I really enjoy the sound sig - maybe s1rrah would know.
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post #322 of 325
3/30/10 at 9:03am
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Originally Posted by Effusion View Post
From what I've heard, there is very little to no sound quality difference between the + and the 3. I believe that the Paradisea 3 only has a different PCB layout and different caps; I remember that one person who did compare them found no difference.

Maus, I'm not really sure what the difference between the OPA2228 and OPA2228P is, but I've been using the P for quite a while now and I really enjoy the sound sig - maybe s1rrah would know.
Thanks for the reply!
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post #323 of 325
4/25/11 at 4:16am

Are you guys still enjoying your Paradisea's or have you already replaced it? If so, I would like to know why and with what :)

 

I am currently thinking of trying out the "cheapish" Musiland 02 as I could use it for high res flac files.

 

 

 

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post #324 of 325
4/25/11 at 5:11am
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Originally Posted by smuh View Post

Are you guys still enjoying your Paradisea's or have you already replaced it? If so, I would like to know why and with what :)

 

I am currently thinking of trying out the "cheapish" Musiland 02 as I could use it for high res flac files.

 

 

 


My local head-fi friend, Ken (aka Orcin) got his Paradesea+ quite a bit back (couple years ago?) and is still enjoying it with his Woo 6 SE. Last I heard, he wasn't planning on changing DACs so maybe he'll chime in.

 

Otherwise, I tried a Musiland DAC before the Paradesea but found it too "digital" sounding, real sharp edged sound, not necessarily bad but just not a good match for my ear and/or my cans.

 

Good look, though.

 

j.

 

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post #325 of 325
4/27/11 at 4:35pm

I have a paradisea at work and a havana at home - no plans on changing anything.  I might roll a few tubes now and again, but I am really happy with MHDT products.  The havana is mostly speaker duty for 2 channel and the work rig is headphones

 

Im not even sure whats an upgrade from here any more and I dont really care.

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