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Gameroom still under construction...system in place! I was thinking of moving to a 300B powered tube amp for a bit more bottom end punch.

Does anyone have any experience moving from a 2A3 powered system (especially Klipsch) to 300B?
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Components Toggle details

    • Klipsch Klipschorn
    My dream speaker since I was a kid. The cabinets are a bit worn, but the sound is truly awesome!
    • Antique Sound Labs Orchid 2A3
    2A3 SET
    • Systemdek IIX
    With Sumiko Blue Point Cartridge
    • Sony CDP-X555es
    SACD Player
    • Quicksilver PhonoStage
    Very Tubey

Comments 19

They cost too! A half hour on these is equal to an hour of constant drills. The top robots can send the ball at 105 mph!

tabl10s

Owner
Pardon me...I did not mean to offend. Those table tennis robots look awesome!

robforst1

Ping Pong!...Table Tennis!
I've been playing tounaments for 21 year's. I was ALMOST the National Champion for my level in 85'.

tabl10s

Owner
I checkout out the Butterfly tables on their website. Pretty cool! Are you in the ping-pong industry?

robforst1

A company called "Butterfly" makes it. You can fold the table with one hand(Both sides close at the same time). The Nationals are held in Vegas in December and tables can be purchased at a discount after the end of the Tournament. Let me know if you're interested.

tabl10s

Rob,

I would contact DH Labs. I think my friend is out of town, and I am as well for another week. I'll keep checking with him.

Howard

boa2

Owner
Howard,

Thanks for the reply. Let me know if you find out...

Rob

robforst1

Rob,

I wrote to a friend who might answer that, but have not heard back from him. If I do, I'll let you know. I'll be out of town, with intermittent internet access, so I'll get back to you when I can if I have more information. In the meantime, I would just call or write DH Labs and see if they might be of some help. Sorry I don't know more about how this wiring was acquired.

Howard

boa2

Owner
Howard,

Where can you buy DH Labs silver wiring? I looked on their website and did not see that listed in their product section.

Rob

robforst1

Rob,

The wiring on my La Scala's had been replaced when I bought them. He used DH Labs silver wiring. Looks
pretty simple to do. You might check on the www.klipsch.com forums for more information/alternatives.

Howard

boa2

Owner
Howard,

The wiring on my K-horns is quite old. Have your replaced any of the wires on the crossovers? If so, what would you recommend?

Rob

robforst1

Owner
Tab110s,

That is a good point about the perspiration. I am more concerned about an stray ball hitting a tube. However, the room is about 800 sq ft and their is plenty of room between the table and the components.

I am curious what (tennis) table is $1100?

Rob

robforst1

Rob,

The crossovers take about five minutes to 'install'. The new crossovers are labeled just as the originals are, so it's simply a matter of connecting the wires to the proper post.

Howard

boa2

Owner
Thanks for the info on the crossovers. I have seen those before. How difficult were they to install?

robforst1

Rob
You should be ashamed for mixing audio and TABLE TENNIS. Are'nt you afraid that perspiration might get on your equipment? I'm converting 1/3 of the garage into a listening room and my new Ping Pong table($1100) will go in a seperate area with my training robot($1900). Two great endeavors that deserve their own space.

tabl10s

Rob,

Sure thing. I am really happy with the crossovers, other than the fact that the more expansive projection of the music makes us need a bigger room for this system even that much more than we already did. In your gameroom, I'm sure that you would greatly benefit from crossovers. And at $250, they are absolutely worth the price.
Howard

boa2

Owner
Howard,

Thanks for the response and comments. I had seen those crossovers but was not sure about if they would make any difference (I hope my grammer is correct).

Rob

robforst1

Correction: They're good for 40,000 hours. Not THEIR. Yes, I have a degree in English from UC Berkeley. That was money well spent!

boa2

Beautiful system. To answer your question, I moved from the Wright Sound Mono 3.5 (2A3) amps to an Audion Silver Night MKII (300B). Just recently got a set of Western Electric 300B's, and I am in heaven. I use Klipsch La Scala's, circa 1977. I also replaced the crossovers with ones made by a gentleman selling on eBAY (under Klipsch crossovers). They are replicas of the originals, and were a wonderful 'addition.' They did nothing to change the sound, just delivered more of it, as the originals would if they were still relatively new.

As you mention, the thing I noticed most from changing amps was a BIG increase in the bottom end. This system will now play everything well except hard rock. The range of the amp is much greater than with the 2A3's. I will say that for pure midrange bliss, the Wright's are fantastic. However, once I went with the NOS tubes in my 300B amp, I struck gold as far as I'm concerned. It sounds amazing, and the Klipsch/SET combination is stellar IMO. The Western Electric's were the trick. VERY expensive, but their good for 40,000 hours and come with a 5-year warranty. And they sound soooooooooo good!

If you have any other questions, please ask. By your comment, it sounds like you already have a good idea of what the change in amps would produce.

All the best,
Howard

boa2

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