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Originally Posted by Shizdan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Can anybody else confirm this?
Those definitely look like the ones I had, especially the "rocket" symbol on the box. The description also says "Voschod". These are the goods. Seems like a good price too. I paid close to $40 for my pair.
Well I ended up cancelling all the orders I put in and went with Trapper32 (Who I HIGHLY recommend. Hes a great person and really stuck threw all the mess with me! Now I just have to get some Mullard M8161's. Anything else I should look into?
Originally Posted by page28 /img/forum/go_quote.gif @Shizdan
I got some Groove tubes for my MKII from here
Made by Russia , Voskhod, Kaluga: (X./1975).
this link is tube p*rn...I don't thank you mister!!
ok, I'm getting a Musiland Monitor 02US and I have a cd1k(same 32Ω/104dB drivers as the cd3k)...I crave for an amazing 3D holographic SS w/ thick bass and sexy trebles...what would you guys advise? a cheap Little Dot w/ some russian tubes?
oh god, I love the sound of that....hopefully it'd sound as good as it looks
the AD797B/LT1028A/Burson v2 opamps got me as close as I could get from tubey, but I think I want the real deal now...no more mr nice guy
PS: huh, apparently the LDI+ has both op-amps and tubes...I'd rather avoid opamps completely
Originally Posted by leeperry /img/forum/go_quote.gif this link is tube p*rn...I don't thank you mister!!
ok, I'm getting a Musiland Monitor 02US and I have a cd1k(same 32Ω/104dB drivers as the cd3k)...I crave for an amazing 3D holographic SS w/ thick bass and sexy trebles...what would you guys advise? a cheap Little Dot w/ some russian tubes?
oh god, I love the sound of that....hopefully it'd sound as good as it looks
the AD797B/LT1028A/Burson v2 opamps got me as close as I could get from tubey, but I think I want the real deal now...no more mr nice guy
PS: huh, apparently the LDI+ has both op-amps and tubes...I'd rather avoid opamps completely
I have the little dot mk2 and I like it for the fact that it is relatively neutral with the right tubes (currently using the we403b driver and russian 6n6p as power tubes) and not for its tubeyness. It might actually be more neutral sounding than many solid state amps above its price with that configuration. I think its more neutral than my old headfive, c2c, and gilmore lite amps and much cheaper to boot. The gilmore lite have a slightly more refined top end but the mids on the glite is also a little soft IMO which make it sound less neutral overall with my high impedance senns. When using low impedance cans, the ld mk2 starts to get dull sounding and less controlled.
Ive heard that if you want an inexpensive amp that sounds tubey, get the musical paradise 301 that skylab reviewed. I havent heard it myself though.
well, I tried a Corda Arietta...which is an improved HeadFive, and it was sounding pretty bad.
so this guy ditched the tubes off his LDI+? weird
ok thanks for the suggestions, but these head-fi "reviews" based on free samples are always raving(it's hard to diss free stuff), besides the same reviewer said that the Arrieta sounded good...which it does not IME.
many ppl on french forums laugh at the head-fi reviews, that are always sounding like sales pitch....like that uDAC thread, hahah! how does a crappy pot(the last posts in the thread talk about stereo imbalance at low volume) on a $1 DAC/cheapo USB chip could possibly sound any good? someone compared it to the Monitor 02, and it was a headshot...yet, if you read that shilly thread, it's the 8th world wonder
reviewing free stuff biases you...this said, Skylab's test seems engaging...I could possibly bite(hopefully not my tongue again
Originally Posted by leeperry /img/forum/go_quote.gif well, I tried a Corda Arietta...which is an improved HeadFive, and it was sounding pretty bad.
so this guy ditched the tubes off his LDI+? weird
ok thanks for the suggestions, but these head-fi "reviews" based on free samples are always raving(it's hard to diss free stuff), besides the same reviewer said that the Arrieta sounded good...which it does not IME.
many ppl on french forums laugh at the head-fi reviews, that are always sounding like sales pitch....like that uDAC thread, hahah! how does a crappy pot(the last posts in the thread talk about stereo imbalance at low volume) on a $1 DAC/cheapo USB chip could possibly sound any good? someone compared it to the Monitor 02, and it was a headshot...yet, if you read that shilly thread, it's the 8th world wonder
reviewing free stuff biases you...this said, Skylab's test seems engaging...I could possibly bite(hopefully not my tongue again
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Just a quick note on my end - my personal policy is that I do NOT keep review samples. If the maker does not want to get the sample back, I give it away (which anyone can easily verify by looking through head-fi's For Sale threads), or in some cases, I buy them. I bought the Musical Paradise MP301 actually BEFORE the review. My preference for reviews is to be send a review LOANER, and in many cases this is how it works. But if it doesn't make sense for the manufacturer to pay for shipping an amp back to China, for example, then I give such samples away in the forums here, with the request and hope that the recipient will review it. I will periodically keep a given item on hand for a few months if I want to use it as a reference against other incoming review units, but that's it. Otherwise, I send it back, give it away, or buy it.
Originally Posted by leeperry /img/forum/go_quote.gif yep, sorry for that Skylab...I truly didn't mean it as a personal attack!
but you have to agree that there's a lot of biased reviews on headfi..
No worries - I did not take it as such - I just wanted to make sure everyone knew where I stand on this topic. There has been so much question in general, and I do write a lot of reviews, that I think it's important for me to state my policy explicitly.
Regarding the MP301, I had no problem buying it - I still think at $200 it's an incredible bargain.
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