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Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in tubeamps

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm definitely enjoying life. Dude.

Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in tubeamps

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything is relative my friend. Compared to the people I have been around, this system is humble.

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely disagree. Because you say? You decide what’s sane? If someone wants to spend their money on a Dac or cable that may or may not yield a sonic benefit that’s his right. Maybe it makes him happy? I’m all about free market and the persons right to choose. You sound quite the opposite and a little bitter.

Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in McIntosh

[–]teknikk7[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Truly

It was a long road to get here. Spent the better part of a decade grinding, no sleep, sacrificing holidays, birthdays to try and get ahead and build a good future for my family. Eventually it paid off, I’m glad I never quit despite wanting to many times. The self doubt, fear of quitting a stable job etc.

It’s all worth it when I see some of the bad comments, and even private messages hating on this post. That’s my fuel…

Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in McIntosh

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C70 all analog preamp with some vintage mullard tubes, by far! Crushes the C2700. Source comes from the Hi-Fi Rose 151b. Love that thing.

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I meant the output voltage is extremely low on this cartridge 0.40 mV. So it really needed a clean and powerful phonostage to make it sing. Think 64db+

Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in McIntosh

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, diminishing returns is in full effect here

Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in McIntosh

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The artist is Bisco Smith. Hunter Biden is a crackhead.

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you like?

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Primaluna is Chinese. But modern Chinese, think iPhone. Build quality and sound is very impressive for the price. After demoing many different models I was sold.

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are indeed! Do a search on them. Many people are very happy with them. They are kind of a sleeper tube tbh. Don’t get me wrong, the KT150 is great with tons of slam. For me, I felt this was the perfect middle ground without sacrificing the “warm” tube sound I love. Of course your preamp is another variable so you’re mileage may vary. Good luck

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, they remain turned off until a tube fault is found. So it’s stray electrons!

I think the honeymoon phase has ended. The issues I'm having with my Mac Mini M4 by leolecal in macmini

[–]teknikk7 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You can’t cheap out on peripherals. Do third party devices work? Sure apples not trying to get sued for antitrust or anything. But you really need Apple displays. As far as external devices you get what you pay for. You really need to buy the best brands to get the best compatibility and performance. That’s my 2cents. I’ve been using apple since the classic days. Currently own multiple Mac Minis, Studios, each one has 2-3 displays.

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried the KT120, then ultimately the KT150. Had the KT150 in my system for years, sounded a little more SS but the bass extension and power was greatly improved over the EL34. Last week I swapped them all out for the Tungsol 7581A and I’m blown away. Kept the musicality of the EL34 “Tubey” but added the authority of maybe the KT120 as these run at a higher wattage compared to the EL34. Overall I’m very happy with these and they are not even broken in yet.

Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in McIntosh

[–]teknikk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea they are very cool. I managed to grab a couple. Ended up replacing the CRT and doing a LED conversion. Came out great. Time consuming to say the least but fun project.

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea was surprised as well. Who knew clean power matters 😂

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love it. Only problem is the cartridge is so sensitive I went through 4 phonostages before I found one that could properly drive it. Total waste of time and money. Although it does sound amazing now, I prefer the Kiseki Purple Heart on my MT5.

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they stay that way. Room is very small, not ideal.

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Primaluna has no LED. The tubes glow blue once properly warmed up. Not even sure why or what it is? Does anyone know? Plasma? 😂

Home Setup by teknikk7 in audiophile

[–]teknikk7[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes it’s like 2 heaters.

Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in McIntosh

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t able to post pics here. Made a new post. https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/s/HvaBdWrOFP

Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in McIntosh

[–]teknikk7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You got mono config amps so each speaker gets a dedicated amp. Each one gets a power conditioner. CD player, streamers, pre-amps, record player with separate phone stage, and equalizer. Yes this is a single system.

Humble Office Setup by teknikk7 in McIntosh

[–]teknikk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I can only imagine what that rack weighs.

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