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    Bose 901 vs Klipschorn

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Had a friend back in the 70's that had a pair, seems like back then they sounded good to a 16 year old boy, I do remember them being very loud and that you could feel the music. But I'll stick with my Cornwalls & ST120. Wouldn't mind a set in my shop though. 

    Bob Latino ST-120 Kit Review/Experience

    in Talkin' Tubes

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    8 hours ago, Tarheel TJ said:

        I built a Latino ST-70 a couple of years back.  Like you, I had a great experience building it and had excellent support from Bob.  I can't recommend him enough when it comes to buying a tube amp kit as a first time builder. 

        I also had an issue with rectifier tubes.  I had one blow and take out the output tubes with it.  Swapped in all new tubes and it happened again!  I changed brands and finally found a set that works.  Have been using this set for over a year with no issues.  I don't remember which brands I tried at the moment.  However, trial and error seems to have solved the issue.  Wish I could be of more assistance.  I know trial and error is not cheap when it involves tubes.

     

     

     

    I had two rectifier tubes blow, talked to Bob and he told me to try the Webber Copper Cap, no more problems.

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    Has anyone elevated their Cornwalls on stands?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Hey Jeff, nice setup. The extra lp storage is really cool. Two minor suggestions. You can easily remove the risers. I suspect, but since I don't know your exact couch height, it might bring the tweeters down closer to your ear level. Secondly, you've got some room so spread them apart a bit more. Wider is better up to a certain point, but you haven't reached it yet.

    Thanks, I'm gonna play around a little with them. I can move some stuff and spread them out a foot or two. It sounds pretty good, but I haven't had time to really listen to it and try and form a hard opinion about the changes.

    Has anyone elevated their Cornwalls on stands?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I'm building a riser that will elevate my Cornwalls about 16" off the floor. I just wanted to try it and see how it sounds. I'm making it so it would hold some of my LPs. They are made out of 3/4 MDF with glued and nailed joints and I'm painting them flat black to match my rack system. I'll post some pics when I'm done with them.

    Let me know your thoughts on this.

    Jeff

    Just put KT120's in my Latino ST 120 Amp to replace my KT88's

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    if anyone tries this, check to make sure your amp can rum kt-120's......the bias is a lot higher on these and some amps would support it. KT90's are direct replacements for kt88's and 6550's.

    I agree, I talked to Bob Latino and he told me the power tranny is more than ample to drive the KT120's, as far as setting the bias, I set it at .55 VDC on each tube, same as my KT88's, it's kinda like having a huge engine in a truck, it doesn't have to work as hard to pull the load.

    So far, I'm loving the sound!

    jeff

    Just put KT120's in my Latino ST 120 Amp to replace my KT88's

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Finally made the leap to replace my old Ruby KT88s in my Latino / Dynaco ST120. Wow, these tubes are massive! Pulled the 88s out and cleaned up the deck. Turned down the bias and put the 120s in. Turned on the amp and slowly brought up the bias to .55 VDC. Everything stabilized and got started with some Keb Mo. All I can say is wow, sound is so sweet, seems like it brought out the mids and tightened up the lows. Headroom increased also. As for my power tranny, I did not notice any increase in its temp.

    I have about 6 hours on these tubes and all I can say is I really like them! I also installed tube dampers on my three Ampex Bugle Boy 12AT7s in the pre-amp section of my amp.

    Next project is to pull out my Juicy Music Blueberry Extreme and replace the 12AX7 with a Genalex Golden Lion & the 12AT7s with Mullards and install tube dampers on them. I also got a new 6H30 super tube to install.

    Try the KT120s, there a lot of tube for the money!

    Jeff

    Pure I-20 I dock

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Yes I understand this, my problem is that I keep my Iphone in an Otter Box to keep it from being destroyed while I work & play. I have to take it out of the Box to get it to dock, I also just put my wifes Ipad in a similar case for protection, thank God as she just dropped it...... but it too must be taken out of the case to dock. Other than that, I think it's a heck of a little unit that does a very good job converting the digital signal to analogue with it's on board DAC, especially for under a hundred bucks.

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