Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
Or what do you think the noise could be because of? The tubes seems fine, have tried to remove and replace but no major difference..
Any tip would be helpful, thanks! Best Regards / Erik G Thorheim
What country do you reside?
Yeah the LD1+ gets powered just fine, gets warm like I heard they do. I have RCA to 3mm which I'm thinking might be a bottleneck? Maybe I need RCA to RCA? (but dont have such an audio output on my desktop motherboard). A clean potentiometer I have no clue what it is I'm afraid. But it should be(?) I haven't used it that much it has a bit of dust over it that i clean every now and then since it collects it from all the computer air. I don't mind trying if new tubes would help I'm up for it. Found someone saying a specific model was good. (I'll link it, but if you have a recommendation please link :) ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/M8100-CV4010-5654-MULLARD-VINTAGE-MATCHED-PAIR-VALVE-TUBES-RING-GETTER-/311525214708 )
If the RCA to 3.5mm is a quality set, it shouldn't be a bottle neck. I use a set of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PU4F8U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 with my FIIO X1 without issues. Have also tried these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1m-Right-Angle-3-5mm-Stereo-Jack-to-2-RCA-Phono-Plugs-Cable-Gold-007915-/262224083342?hash=item3d0dc5f98e:g:CWoAAOSw3KFWfcwM without issues.
If you were in North America, I'd recommend trying a set of GE JAN5654W's but the shipping to Sweden will push the cost up to a set of Mullards or Voshkods which you could find from sources closer to Sweden. Use this as a guide: http://www.head-fi.org/t/563884/little-dot-tube-amps-vacuum-tube-rolling-guide and try to stay within the EF95 family. Any tube other than the EF95 will require you to change internal settings in the LD1.
I'd say the cable looks fine, its better than your second alternative and more alike your first. Oh I see, so correct me if I'm wrong. If I buy those Mullard I have to alter something inside it (which since I'm a beginner would rather not do.) . So I should Ebay search EF95 bulbs I'm guessing. Now the Mullard is in high regard of many people, could you perhaps link me to a pair that you would like/recomend? Perhaps a substitute for the Mullard?
(PS. Thank you so much for your answers so far, sorry for late replies. It's due to nightshift work.)
No, no, the Mullard M8100 is IN the EF95 family. Had you wanted the Mullard M8161 then you would have to open the LD and set the correct switches/jumpers as shown in your user manual to have it run properly. That's why I went with the GE JAN5654W's...in the EF95 family (so same settings as the 6J1) and rated at 93/100 (relative on the http://www.head-fi.org/t/563884/little-dot-tube-amps-vacuum-tube-rolling-guide page)--1 point below the Mullard M8100 (94/100) and 2 points less than the Voshkod 6ZH1P-EV (95/100). The positive trade-off to the lower rating was that in the USA I can get the JAN5654W for significantly less than the M8100 or 6ZH1P-EV.
Being in Sweden, getting the M8100 from the UK or the 6ZH1P-EV from a former Soviet source (if you are comfortable with this--Karamfil from Bulgaria was hesitant in his post below) might be a better choice than shipping JAN5654W's all the way from the USA. Longer travel distances means more chances for things to break in transit in my opinion. A quick check on eBay shows a source in Belgium for the JAN5654W but at a total cost that's almost the same for the M8100 or 6ZH1P-EV.
Ah now I understand better, took a little look closer on the webpage you sent me. I think I'll order the Mullard M8100 then since it's in the UK which is just over the pond to Sweden, only 5 GBP and according to the hifi page overall review it sounds like they're made for me. :)
Yeah could imagine, great tips the least amount of travel will be the UK, a flight the out own services will take care of it so its 2 services basically.
I want to sincerely thank you for your tips and all the help. Amazing amount of information not even leaving a non native clueless! :) Learnt a bit on the way. Hope you feel my choice is OK let me know otherwise! And I'll probably reach out if it doesn't make it a bit better just to see if anything comes to mind ha-ha! :)
Cheers Fisherman!
which makes me belive it has to be something sensitive, is the cables to close to eachother or is the actual DOT just broken and if so have I've been trying and bought all this stuff for so long that it might not have warranty?
If you are still there I'd love to hear your thoughts! Thanks for everything!
As for the blackish getter, that seems normal per this article: http://www.thetubestore.com/Resources/Matching-and-other-tube-info/Blue-Glow