Re: Want to Try Super Tube Sound for $20?
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Come on Pmbucko, you're just a little miffed because the $20 T Amp is better than what you're running, right?
PMB's sour note is probably borne of the false belief that all amps sound the same. They don't. The T Amp is really astonishingly good!
Was this juvenile little barb even necessary? Please.
Yes, the t-amp was run off batteries. Did it sound tube-like? No, not really. Actually, if we were to judge tube-like the presence of a warmer, more lush and open sound, than of the two, the Onkyo sounded more tube-like.
I plan on getting a power supply for the t-amp some time (I'm not in a rush) and then I'll see how much it improves. If it indeed does become so much better that it gives the Onkyo a run for the money, I will gladly state it here.
slightly OT, but aren't there some "audiophiles" who claim that battery power gives a more clean, pure sound?
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Re: Want to Try Super Tube Sound for $20?
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For that you're going to have to take the Sears Die Hard out of your car and into the living room. Get a converter, it's safer.
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Re: Want to Try Super Tube Sound for $20?
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Partsexpress.com has these 5 amp 13.8 volt power supplies for $30.00.
pcmall.com has the T Amp for $20.00.
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Re: Want to Try Super Tube Sound for $20?
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Quick..... someone loan me fifty bucks.
I sure wish business would pick up so I could spend some money.
Even just a little $$
I have the upgradeitis bug soooo bad. Maybe its good that business is slow.
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Re: Want to Try Super Tube Sound for $20?
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BethR,
zathras is sidekick, not hero.
Well the reviews here and elsewhere, have been so positive, that I've ordered 2 T-amps. A buddy also wants one, so we made the $100 Parts Express minimum.
I'm getting a 13.8V/3A power supply locally. Its been recommended here, so I hope it won't fry the 12V T-amp.
One of the main reasons I ordered the T-amp is because I've read people say that Pioneer amps are not "musical" and I'd really like to hear the M22's using something better. I've got the VSX-D812 A/V Receiver. It has pre-outs for all channels. There's something I want to try after I've tested the T-amp in its normal configuration. Take the left speaker RCA pre-out. Split it using a RCA splitter. Then use the Dual RCA jack/3.5mm stereo plug on the other end to send a dual-mono signal into the 1 T-AMP. Hence, I'll be using both channels of the T-amp to power the M22's. I'll just combine the 2 negative wires from the T-amp into 1 banana plug, etc. Do the same for the right speaker.
Now will the power supply be able to handle 2 T-amps?
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Re: Want to Try Super Tube Sound for $20?
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I've been reading a lot about this amp, and it has gotten a lot of attention from DIY-ers. I'm going to get a project going similar to this one. Maybe do one with better capacitors, resistors and wires later (if I get brave enough). Gonna be a lot of fun.
Axiom M60ti
Hsu VTF-2 Mk2
NAD C320BEE
NAD C542
Systemdek IIX
Cables by Unity Audio
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I've already upgraded the output jack so that I've got RCA jacks in its place. When I get the time, I'm going to convert a nice wood cigar humidor into a housing for the T Amp's guts.
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Re: Want to Try Super Tube Sound for $20?
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Alright, 2X6 has convinced me. Once I get a summer job back home I'm placing my orders. One question though, do you think the amp will sound good paired with the M22's? I figure I will set up the T-amp and my Denon side-by-side and attach banana plugs to the speaker ends of the cables and just switch them out depending on my preference. It won't be too much of a hassle.
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Good question player8. The first Axiom speakers I had were M3Tis. To say they knocked my socks off is an understatement. I liked them better than the $3000 Infinity Composition Overture III speakers I had. I sold the Infinities. I paired the M3s to an ASL 5 wpc SET tube amp. JeezLouize, I could not believe how great this combination sounded, so I ordered a pair of M22Tis. Now, I don't know whether there was a problem with that particular pair or what, but I preferred the M3s. I A/B's the M3s and M22s with my golden eared musician friend, and he agreed. The M22s did not 'open up' with 5 wpc.
So, the T Amp also puts out 5 wpc into 8 ohms. I'd guess based on my tube experience that the M3s might be the better match with the T Amp.
Anyone have a T Amp and both M3s and M22s? I don't have M3s anymore, but I do have a pair of M2s which I will pair with the T Amp sometime this weekend. I'll report back.
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Re: Want to Try Super Tube Sound for $20?
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I'd really appreciate your response. I'll have my dad do the soldering and hope to experience a new type of audio nirvana.
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