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Scott,
No thank you! (Master Thespian) I enjoyed the visit vicariously. I have a later LP-2. It has three 6MF7 and a rectifier. I added the DAC stepped attenuator. Love it. I couldn't bear the risk of upgrading it though. If I were up for the LP-3, I would buy it outright, keep one, sell one. You are a brave man! Dennis hasn't steered me wrong anywhere along the way though. |
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Good stories. Between emails, the video recently posted, and the stories shared about Dennis, I feel like I trust his judgement. And frankly, that sense of mischief that true creators seem to harbor. I am pleased with and proud of his products, and I appreciate that they are tweakable, by swapping out tubes.
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Interestingly we did talk about. Dennis even suggest maybe buying a new one and selling older one on ebay. At this point I look at my units as a matched set. This is why I decided to go the rout I did. Honestly, it hadn't crossed my mind that I could be making a mistake,... until now. No worries. I'll be in Chapel Hill on Monday and hopefully pick it up then. Dennis is planning to have it ready.. I'll post my impressions. |
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I'm fortunate to be in a "content" stage, not looking at audiogon or ebay much and enjoying the music immensely. I'm sure the time will come again though! |
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Bear,
What tubes does the stock LP-3 run? I have the LP-27a and it runs an 80, 6SN7, and pair of 56/27 tubes. If it is all octal, I would imagine a 5Y3, 6SN7 and maybe another pair of 6SN7's or 6SL7's. |
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I don't recall the rectifier but you are on the right track with the 6sn7 & 6sl7 though I don't recall in which order either. Not much help I know. You can see it on the video link posted a short time back. |
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Funny, my stock LP-27a has the 80 (4-Pin) and the output tubes (either 27 or 56), but it uses a GE 6BX7 rectifier instead of your 6SN7 (the latter used interchangeably with the 6SL7 in my SET amp). Go figure!
Last edited by Musica Amantem; 06-20-2016 at 05:08 PM. |
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The 6bx7 is not a rectifier. The 80 is. |
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You're correct. The 6BX7 is an input tube. Which of the two demands more from the transformer? Could I replace the 6BX7 with one of my 6SN7's? These Inspire units really are tube-rolling platforms
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#1780
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In my Inspire amp, a 6BX7, 6SN7 and 6SL7 are interchangeable as input tubes.
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