[Silent One]

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The Russian 6AS7G tubes I have are so quiet 

 I'm suspicious!

Watch coming event: Woo Wee beater by Glenn Studio...

 
You know I'm interested!

 

[Silent One]

Although, it may have been quiet in this thread for a week, inside the listening room it has been anything but! Last Friday, I picked up a vintage TT - 1977 Sony - for my vintage stereo receiver. Been jamming ALL week... 

 lovely.
 
Shortly, will reconfigure the rack to pair the TT to the OTL. Which now has me thinking, I may ask our designer to build me either an all DHT Preamp with phono stage, or DHT Phono stage by itself. 
 
Will play around the room some more during November to see where I'm at with these thoughts.

 

[wotts]

Mmm...tube phono-pre...tell me more!

 

[Silent One]

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Mmm...tube phono-pre...tell me more!

 
You mean, 

 when I'm still long enough to focus? Right now, my mind is all over the street - I want this, I want that...is the holidays here yet?! Never mind how any of these projects are going to be funded. 

 
But here's what I know at this writing - the OTL is going to need help if I'm to give it the wheel. The Sony TT into the Pioneer makes for a memorable drive. But I lack a separate phono preamp (not true). Well, the BBE I have is adequate but not to my standards and is holding the OTL's sonic performance back. Plugging the OTL into the Pioneer's Phono input sounds better but falls short of the SX-D7000/PS-X5 combo. 
 
Without a separate stage, the OTL sounds better suited to the Digital car for now. The vintage iron sounds great in either car, digital or analogue. Wait...there's more! The whole "Take my money" feeling keeps lurking over my shoulder. When Xcalibur255 powers up his new '45 amp' I'm going to wish I'd have skipped the Pre and saved for the amp.

 

[rosgr63]

The amp just arrived!
 
A huge box, that took less than two weeks to get here.
 
Thanks a lot Glenn for making my dream come true!

 

[Silent One]

I am very excited for you!

 
Just had breakfast - going to bed 'till noon. Hope to see photographs on the other side...

 

[Skylab]

Congrats, Stavros!

Looking forward to pics and listening impressions!!!

 

[rosgr63]

Thanks a lot Rob.
 
Up and running:
 
Source: Mac Book Pro
 
USB Cable: WireWorld UltraViolet USB
 
DAC: MHDT Labs Stockholm  (V-Caps CuTF Upgrade by GP77)/Tesla 6CC42 Square Getter
 
 
RCA Interconnects: SignalCable Silver Resolution
 
AMP
GR OTL 6SN7/12SN7/LP2/3DG4/6AS7G/5998
 
Driver:Fivre 6SN7GT Brown Base, Grey Plates
Rectifier:Sylvania 3DG4
Output:Raytheon 6AS7G
 
Headphones: Grado SR325is

 

[dminches]

Stavros, enjoy!

 

[rosgr63]

Thanks David!
Worth every cent, GR is First Class.
 
Here are a couple of photos of Glenn's packing and amp under testing.
 
 

 

 

 

[Xcalibur255]

Congratulations Stavros.  I'm excited for you.
 
Looking forward to your listening impressions.

 

[Seamaster]

Congratulations!
 
Glenn is very creative with packaging

 

[john57]

 
Those packing tubes that Glenn uses cost $1 a piece. Congratulations Stavros

 

[Silent One]

No need for our guy to go crazy on cables. Still, I'd like to see him upgrade from the Wireworld Ultraviolet USB cable to the Starlight at minimum.

 

[Seamaster]

As I progress to higher and better gears, the resolving power increase too. To me cables make big difference. The most difficult thing is to find right synergy.