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Hey Joe" , I just saw this add on the Bay for your same amp . Looks like yours is a bargain price at $300 less.
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A bump for a good forum member, also I have heard that Darling amp & it is dead quite & has plenty of power for horns .
Happy tunes,
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Does it have a digital out , so it can be used with separate DAC ?
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2 hours ago, joessportster said:
....on the + side that means more listening
I agree thats where its at "more listening . I have finally reached a point where I am tired of listening to the gear . Went out of town for 8 days - no music - on return to the casa - OH my do the horns sound sweet >>>>>>
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15 minutes ago, rplace said:
I've been swapping them all with belden brilliance and these were the last two to get replaced. I'm really not a believer in cable hype but these surely made a difference. I'm thinking it was the shielding.
I am not a believer in cable hype either but there are so many good comments about the Belden wire especially the Belden 8402 wire & its economical enough that I think I will give it a trial test . Belden "Brillance " is that one of there newer products ?
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While were still on this subject - the Prima Luna has a device they call "AC offset killer " . Erick maybe you can explain for us what that does or how it works . I think it is Kevin Deal that says, that's what makes the Lunas have no transformer noise ( background hiss etc. ). I have high house voltage in our area usually about 123V too 117V . Bob Latino told me his amps need a variac because the amp design is set at 117 volts & any change in that changes the tube plate voltage . I contacted Prima Luna & asked them about my wall voltage and they said no worries that was not enough swing to bother the Dialogue at all . They did not say if that is due to the Offset devise .
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2 hours ago, erik2A3 said:
One thing I can say for certain: The craftsmanship of all PrimaLuna components is absolutely impeccable. I work on tube equipment all the time and can say that I have rarely seen workmanship nearly as good as theirs. Not only that, quality control is very tight, and it both shows and....well....also sounds.
Happy to hear a builder like your self confirm my view of the P Luna gear . I also agree the sound is a richer rather than analytic sound which I seem to prefer & also why it works with a Bob Latino 120 amp much better then i would have expected . Tried a Dennis Had set amp , but it was not for me . I am now trying out a 1626 tube set amp that joesporster has sent me & hope too try out other set amps as well for thats what I usually prefer with super high sensitivity like the Oris & the Jubilees that I formally had . I am using the Tang Bang drivers , have not yet had the opportunity to try Lother or others . For LF I am using the stock Cornwall . No real complaints as is , but per usual with most of us always looking for a the better mouse trap . 🤩
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I loved it Maynard thanks for re posting it . Now here a few years latter in my search for 'the sound " the article was way more understandable & enjoyable having tried out most of the various build types as one of the "The Brotherhood Of The Firebottle " .
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Yes in deed, I have the Dialogue Premium pre amp & it is dead quiet with the Oris horns . As you know with all this gear it comes down a lot to personal sound preferences . I did several shoot outs with various pre's & this one was golden for me . If you have not seen Upscale Audios video on this pre - watch it - full of good info . Just the feel of the volume pot speaks of the high quality of the build its like a Mercedes compared to a Model T . I have rolled a few of the stock signal tubes for vintage 12AU7 ' & so far have not noticed much improvement over the stock tubes,, there that good . Harpy to help with any other questions you might have Rplace .
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Dang Mr. Jim that one looks like you bought it new back in the day & never took it out of the box . Beautiful !!
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Sweet looking rig there Joe, seems very versatile as well . I would like to hear a EL84 tube some day ' .
Better buys indeed , congrats .
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For what its worth to you - I have had great success using a tubed pre's with SS amp . It almost always warmed up the sound. The trick is finding a pre that does not hum and has output sensitivity matching your amp . There are so many good pres to choose from . I am using the Primaluna dialogue now but once had a $300.00 modified Conrad Johnson that was just killer what a mistake that sell was .
Do lots of research and listening , good luck,, let us know what you end up with .
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Pm sent from Joe to Joe...
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For sure Richie, I did that first thing this morning . My displeasure was never intended as an insult, for I had always found Dennis a most friendly & agreeable artist . I am particular about my sound an its my routine to buy 3 or 4 different brands to try, keeping one & returning or reselling the others .
The Inspire amps have such a good rep I already have an offer but will need more listening time now that I have got it better dialed in .
As for mothering ,no worries there at 75 I am still childish enough to use some good mothering ! LOL 😀
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Ok guy's ,, late last night I found the source of my sound problem . My system is bi amped with crown amp pushing bass. I found the input sensitivity of the Crown & the Inspire's to be way different . The Crown has a high & low choice of input resistance , I reduced to the low setting & also lowered the cutoff point 80 hz . Eureka - there it was all the ugly - reverb,, 'tin can" , sound was gone .
So now I need to start over & reevaluate the sound & my choice to sell or not . As RichyBb said below - good advise . Thanks to all the members for there support & suggestions .
13 hours ago, richieb said:=== I too have a Dennis Inspire and have always found him to be extremely nice and most pleasant to speak with. I can’t comment on his business practice on returns, but I digress. Since you have had the amps for just one day would it not be prudent to give them a week or three and see how you feel then? Or try them for a week and roll in different tubes. His sound can be described as “soft” maybe “mellow” which is how many of Cary amps have been described. You might give the Russian military 6n3c-e a try. Probably the best tube I’ve tried with mine with a more “direct” sound.
And - were you familiar with SEP sound prior to the purchase? Possibly that genres is just not your cup of tea — good luck.
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Understandable Pallpoul , several other members here use The Inspire amp & highly recommended it , that was part of my decision to go with Dennis . There are a couple of things in play here - First & probably most relevant is the fact that my taste in sound does not always coincide with other people . For example I just sold the Cary SLP98 F! pre amp to Joesporster & my friend Kevinmen love this pre as do thousands of others but for me it was just too dry so I went with a differnt brand . Thats just me and also one of the great things about this hobby - we build systems to suite us ! Over the past hour I have changed the driver tube & that helped but the biggest improvement came from changing the crossover point on the Crown DSP for the bass cut off point - that has made it much better. But for now I am so upset (angry) with Dennis's response to my query - Could I give you $300.00 to except a return . He replied he was in disbelief & that ever one loves his amps & there would be no refund even at a profit . He is certainly entitled to set his business policies as he wishes but he is not entitled to tell me what I am hearing and what I like . So even if I adjust them enough to like the sound I dont know if I can live with them - he has left me a really bad taste .
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Correct Shu - SEP with Auto bias .
Pallpoul , I am using Oris Horns with Cornwalls for bass bins .
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Received this pair of custom made Amps from Dennis Had today . Waited for 12 weeks for them to be built & paid $2,900.00 for them . But unfortunately there just not my cup of tea- possibly incompatible with my other gear . Either way it makes for a Bargain for someone else . Ouput tubes are 6550,, with two types of drivers come with set of 6sn7 and 6sl7 - your choice for different sound and one pair of 5ar4 rectifier's .
Yours for $2,600.00 with free shipping .
Any questions, please ask .
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Nope only a Xcell page .
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Attachment - NO woorkie .
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PM sent ..
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Thanks for the music guys, it opened some old and some new doors for me .
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Thomas, I own the Latino St120 amp with auto bias, it is great . As AV guy said above compare the components . Will has been around a long time & is a dealer with a good reputation but the sound is all about the components and design . Another nice feature of the B> Latino is you can choose to have a Pre amp or not - just strait from source to amp - the amp has a volume control .
I will be receiving my new Dennis Hadd Mono Blocks this week and may put the Latino amp on the market, if interested send me a pm .
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Phil Leash also used that same phrase in his book - "Stating a theme and taking it for a walk in the woods".
Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead
Bob Latino vta st-120 - SOLD
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Most of you are familiar with this amp, 60 w per channel. Uses 6550 or KT88 . I had this one built 10 months ago with all the upgrades - Best Capacitors - Attenuation pot (so you dont necessarily need a pre amp sounds great straight from the source ) - Auto Bias board ( Greatest thing since sliced bread ) - digital bias voltage Meters installed ( cool bling ) . Basically like new, I spent $2,060.00 with all the upgrades -- yours for $1,400.00 . I have gone thru several other amps over the past year and had to spend almost twice as much to find something I liked better & it is better only by a small margin . If I had it all to do over again I would have stopped with this amp & call it good enough , because it does perform way above it price range .