Recent content by Dth31

Small Green Computer made a 2021 AXPONA presentation on this topic. Very clear. Very simple and straightforward. Answered nearly all the questions I had about Ethernet, CAT vs optical Ethernet, effect of better linear power supplies and more. HIGHLY recommended! I have no affiliation with...

I recently purchased a new Motorola MB8600 cable modem and MR2600 router. As soon as I put them in my system I noticed that my digital system sounded unpleasantly harsher and brighter. I hoped that with break in the sound might improve but it didn’t. I therefore purchased a Keces P3 linear...

A big shout out to Kevin Hayes for his recent assistance. I noticed one day that the right channel was much louder than the left. I suspected a tube was probably going bad, so I reached out to VAC. Kevin personally responded to my email and walked me thru in detail how to localize the...

Their own version of the 300B vacuum tube, in collaboration with PSvane. https://www.audionote.co.uk/news More details on Dagogo: https://www.dagogo.com/audio-note-uk-announces-official-production-4300e-set-tube/

https://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/analog-reviews/amplifier-reviews/ch-precision-a1-5-compared-to-the-soulution-711/

They’ll ONLY cost you $20,000. Not a typo: $20K. https://tubedepot.com/products/nos-western-electric-engraved-base-300b-black-plate-late-1930-s-matched-pair

From 10 Audio http://www.10audio.com/wyred-4-sound_stp-se-stage-2.htm Review seems pretty accurate to my ears.

A couple of years ago, I made extensive upgrades to my system. Magico Q3s to M3s. Vac Phi200 monos to stereo Vac 200iQ. Vac Signature Mk IIa to Vac Master. Synergistic Research Element to Galileo interconnects and speaker cables. Addition of TotalDac d1-server and d1-six tube dac. While...

I upgraded my d1-six-tube dac to the d1-seven model several months ago and have been meaning to share my thoughts on the upgrade. Yesterday, I saw a review from Michael Lavorgna that absolutely nailed my feelings on the upgrade and it motivated me to share my own thoughts...

I was lucky enough to purchase a Shunyata Denali for my 2nd audio system from Mike. Thanks for the great service Mike! That system is currently source-less as I await a new dac. HOWEVER, while getting everything hooked up to the Denali, there were a couple of extra plugs and I decided to go...

I mentioned under the Sale thread that I purchased the STP SE stage 2 preamp. This was a brand new preamp, so I can't say what the upgrade brings to the table vs the base version. What I can say is that this is a seriously good preamp and a musical joy to listen to. The system I'm using the...

My 2nd system has a 300B SET amp that I really like. It uses an unbranded (probably Chinese, and it's at least 10-15 yrs old) 310A driver, and I have a feeling that changing out that tube might make the sound even better. Because the WE310A was never a widely used tube, there aren't a lot of...