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They're definitely "vintage." Everything looks sound....and old. Any way to demo them? I'd wanna hear them before knowing what I'd pay for them. That being said I'd love to find a pair like that. Oh I'd plan on recapping the crossovers after seeing them. What's the asking price? I'd move on these quick before someone else finds them. -
I finally got some pics..... They appear to be unmolested 1974, black birch La Scalas.... Besides the dusty / dirty condition (and the paw prints), any red flags? Thank you in advance. -
By Shakeydeal · Posted
I think this is more of a novelty than anything. Every tube amplifier I've owned that had this functionality never sounded better in triode. Yes, you get a lusher midrange, but at the expense of everything else. The only way to do triode is with a triode tube. Not a pentode. -
By 82 Cornwalls · Posted
This has not been my experience with amplifiers that can switch between triode and ultralinear or pentode. Perhaps you mean gain? -
I have the Mani 2 and the Loki Mini+. Great stuff. I'm actually looking to possibly sell the Mani because I picked up the Rogue Audio Sphinx V3 Magnum so I really don't need the Mani anymore. -
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By Shakeydeal · Posted
I think you are hearing the difference between technology AND topology. You aren't trying to drive a pair of Wilsons or Martin Logans which can have wild impedance swings. Klipsch speakers tend to have a benign impedance variance, so even the less efficient models are not hard to drive as most other speakers. A better experiment would be pitting two SS or two tube amps of different power ratings against each other on your Fortes. I tried a 150 wpc VTL and a 12 wpc Aric Audio amp on Cornwall IVs. I couldn't hear any improved dynamics or bass control with the VTL, but preferred the Aric for it's tone and imaging. Both sounded equally powerful after adjusting for any gain difference. -
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That's a good question- I'm certain the "B" stands for black but have no idea about the SMA. Small to Medium Application? -
Right on, I've heard nothing but good things about that amp, glad it is working for you. I did some tube rolling in my Schiit Freya preamp which uses the 6NS7's and could hear pretty big differences between the tube sets. My Carver RAM 285 comes with all Tung-Sol tubes I believe KT-120's power tubes and 12ax7 & 12AT7 input tubes- I have not considered trying different input tubes but maybe I should?
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does SMA or B stand for anything? SMAll Beast? Is there a "I" variant?
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