Recent content by Whelkie D
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Chinese Opamps
I think you may be right. I've had no issues with mine.- Whelkie D
- Post #34
- Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions
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Chinese Opamps
No, they sound OK, but with hindsight, they do seem to sound better after a couple of weeks use. Again, very subtle difference, but I don't believe I imagined it.:confused:- Whelkie D
- Post #23
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Chinese Opamps
I found them much "warmer" sounding than most of the "chip" op amps I have tried. I find that I can listen for hours without getting fatigue. They did take a week or two before they "settled in". Don't expect miracles though - the differences are subtle, but I have found them pleasing. I'm...- Whelkie D
- Post #19
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Chinese Opamps
Yes, and it's easily accessible.- Whelkie D
- Post #18
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Chinese Opamps
Yes, I've got them installed in a topping D10s and I've put one in a very old QED digit DAC. They both sound great and I have tried a lot of different op amps but at the moment I'm very happy with the performance of the Oracles. I may swap them out for something different in the future just to...- Whelkie D
- Post #15
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Chinese Opamps
I got my Oracles from here and they arrived really quickly......... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274945928158?var=575225555435- Whelkie D
- Post #13
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Chinese Opamps
Great. I found they continued to improve for a couple of weeks after putting them in my DAC.- Whelkie D
- Post #10
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Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide
It is a 1 amp fuse I believe. (see page 6 of this... http://www.popular-hifi.com/projects/nad_stereo/little_dot/little_dot_mk2_manual.pdf )- Whelkie D
- Post #13,308
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Chinese Opamps
I bought the Oracle-02 and to me there is a definite improvement in sound quality. I've tried various op-amps and they all have their pros & cons, but I've had the Oracle in for about 3 months now and am happy with the sound. I may swap them out and try other op-amps for comparison and...- Whelkie D
- Post #7
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Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide
MIKELAP has done a really good tutorial on home made C3G adapters on this page 553 of this thread.- Whelkie D
- Post #12,822
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide
Yes, a single cask Laphroaig matured in a port cask!- Whelkie D
- Post #12,809
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide
Thank you so much for the replies. It makes sense now and has reassured me that all is OK. I guess it is just something that I had never noticed before, so started to panic! I now need to go and have a whisky and calm down!- Whelkie D
- Post #12,807
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide
Can anyone help? I am running my LD MK2 through my amp. I have a NAD 320 and have the LD between the Pre-out and Main-in which seems to work fine. Discovered last night that if I turn the LD off while leaving the amp and source playing, the sound fades away as you would expect, and then comes...- Whelkie D
- Post #12,803
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide
You should find the Russian 6N6 will add something to the sound, although not quite as much as the driver tubes. I am running the same combination at the moment. Whether or not it is a "better" combo or not, but I also like the Yugoslavian 6HM5s (tall version) for an interesting alternative...- Whelkie D
- Post #12,801
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Little Dot Tube Amps: Vacuum Tube Rolling Guide
That's where I got my adapters from! Perhaps I ought to open mine up and see what they look like inside.- Whelkie D
- Post #12,377
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)