In Reply to: Re: Shanling SCD-T200 here - listening tests. posted by Jack G on June 10, 2003 at 13:16:20:
Jack,
>Just out of curiosity, what tubes did you use? The stock tubes are total crap. Your description of the sound via tubes is a description of the sound of the chinese tubes<I tested it stock - as I did all the other machines to have a level playing field. I agree the tubes maybe crap, but then why do they sell it with them? It's not a cheap device...and the promo I have seen says it does use 396's... But a Chinese made, Russki designed 6N3 is not a WE 396A!
>As an owner of the t-100, I can say quite confidently that if you haven't tried it with WE 396As you haven't given it a fair chance<
OK, wanna send me some? With them do you then prefer the tube output over the direct? All they can do - WE's or not - is add distortion...mostly (perhaps) pleasing 2nd harmonic...
I'm personally not interested in spending big bucks on NOS WE's to prop up a shockingly poor circuit design (IMO) that can only be INTENDED to add distortions that "tube-ups" the sound.
When we have our tube replacement modules - would you like to be a Beta tester?
Allen
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- WE 396A's - Allen Wright 03:53:59 06/11/03 (1)
- Re: WE 396A's - Jack G 13:28:25 06/11/03 (0)