Very nice rig! Nice room too.

stuartson October 01, 2010 12:40

i had the tungsrams and yes, the AI M3A does run tubes hard. i found a set of sovteks ran a lot quieter. instead of rolling tubes on that, i changed to my current VTL ultimate with brimar and mullards. world of a difference, at about the same cost on the used market. the dual, stepped attenuators on the AI also drove me insane. the vtl is both quieter and much more revealing.

b_y September 01, 2007 16:58

System edited: added new speaker cables.

b_y February 17, 2007 10:41

Nice system indeed. I have the same pre-amp and find that the NOS Tungrsams' work wonders. Have you tried any other tubes with them. I switched from EH and found a significant improvement. Have you tried Bugle Boy, Telefunken, Siemens etc. Also there are claims that the AI pre-amp is rough on tube life. I have my Tungrsam for about 18 months and they sound fine. Any Thoughts? Enjoy.

surfgod November 26, 2005 01:06

Very nice system!That orange Lp on your VPI makes a great looking photo indeed!Sounds like your happy with everything,thats great,,im searching for my next speakers,if you have the time could you take a look at my system and in your opinion tell me if it would be worthwhile for me to seek out an audition of Coincident speakers?I heard a pair a while back in an all tube system,very impressive ,but it was only for a few minutes at very low volume!What kinds of music do you listen too?congrads on finishing your analog setup!Regards,Ray

raytheprinter November 23, 2005 21:49

System edited: Done as dinner

b_y June 06, 2005 11:16

System edited: upgraded and topped off the analog front-end. now all that's left is to listen and continue picking up some choice vinyl

b_y April 14, 2005 15:47

Nice system..and cool photo's!

kehut October 21, 2004 20:29

that's a boss album you're listening to!

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