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    valve system

    funny enough i did read somewhere that mingda hifi was based on icon audio hifi and icon audio hifi has an extremely good reputation! i`ve read soooo much good about the mc7r pre amp and how with minor work done can unleash it`s full potential. also the mingda 3008a monoblocks can be turned into...
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    valve system

    hi all, i had to sell off all of my system about a year ago because of debt. it was a valve system consisting of..... musical fidelity nuvista 3d cd player yaqin mc100b tube amp quad 12L2 speakers chord odyssey 2 speaker cable chord anthem 2 interconnects the sound was pretty amazing and...
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    Best songs/albums for tube amps

    david gilmour - on an island - fantastic workout for your midband and textures and guitar tones k t tunstal - eye to the telescope - the whole cd is good but especially listen to her close mic`d track "silent sea" you`ll need a cold shower after! steve hillage - green - very good for checking...
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    my all tube set up

    going back to what you said about hifi shops giving demo`s of tube gear i have a sevenoaks hifi shop literally at the end of my road and i get on really well with the manager (i`ve been a good customer lol). i asked him about a year ago about tube amps but he had no real experience of them which...
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    my all tube set up

    hiya cno and thank you and good to meet you, funny enough i`ve been looking into audio note hifi just last night! was looking at their amps though and wow they sure have some selection. i`m truly bitten by the tube bug lol. i`ll look into those speakers :)
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    my all tube set up

    forgot to mention..... the tube complement in the amplifier are...... shuguang black treasure kt88-z x 4 brimar cv1988/6sn7gty brown base black bottle x 2 rca vt231 grey bottle x 2 golden dragon e83cc/12ax7a x 2 the soundstage and imaging and bass have to be heard to be believed! i now...
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    my all tube set up

    hi all, ok here`s my set up.... musical fidelity nu-vista 3d cd player yaqin mc100b integrated amplifier quad 12L2 standmount speakers target R5 speaker stands chord company anthem 2 interconnects chord company oddessey 2 x 4 speaker cables (for bi-wiring) this is an amazing system...