tom collins
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got the phono pre tube yesterday. as my listening friend Ed suggested, a larger change came from that one. what i get now is a top to bottom balance that i did not have before where no range of the sound spectrum sticks out or is missing. wanting to try the el34's i put them back in and noticed a greater midrange prominence than even before, think of the sound spectrum as a frown. this would be the preferred setup for any kind of voices. the ladies are just heavenly with this arrangement, but on balance, not as realistic. a girl with a guitar would be the ultimate or solo voice. what these rectifiers seemed to do was accentuate the traits that were already there, must be the clarity allowing this to come through. now, maybe with all that clarity, i need another benz cartridge (just kidding) for use with the kt66s to have the sweetness and the clarity all in one. my lyra does not sound lean in this setup, but it sounded sweeter before, i would say neutral now. does it ever end?
for the money ($150), i would be hard pressed to think of another upgrade that made such a positive change.
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