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Re: BTW...

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Posted by Doc B. on March 30, 1999 at 14:58:41

In Reply to: BTW... posted by Jack G on March 30, 1999 at 12:58:38:

I won't begin to vouch for Gizmo's tastes, because frankly I have difficulty finishing a lot of what he writes and can't say that I have read enough to know where he's coming from. Don't get me wrong, I like the KR tubes. I've pushed the VV52 as a very nice tube in the past, although it has it's foibles like any tube as well, and I think there is some serious competition to it in the form of the Valve Art VA5300.

If I offer an impression that may seem negative, please don't take it the way folks seem to take much criticism these days, that is, as absolute. Any tube will have some positive and some negative aspects for any given listener. From my own experiences, the KR2A3s are great sounding on a speaker of say 97dB or less sensitivity, and above this level they are very good sounding, with a slight mechanical quality relative to some other 2A3s coming through in the midrange. I sell them quite often as an upgrade to our amps, so I must think they are pretty good.

For another example I was touting the 6N1P for it's great sound a couple of days ago. When we listened to that circuit on a new Lowther front horn setup, we preffered the same circuit with a 5670 in it, even though it was obviously a bit slower. Doesn't mean I like the 6N1P any less, just that I might use something else for this particular preamp/amp/speaker setup. The whole system must always be taken into account when you consider anyone's impression.

As for my opinions: like they say, if you're looking for someone with a little authority, I have as little as anyone.

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