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OK thank you for the update- they are on my list of need to have's

OK thank you for the update- they are on my list of need to have's

Holy smokes- those are a beautiful design. Keep us posted on how you like them after some time has passed. I think I will order a pair!

Update: I replaced the two Sovtek 5751 tubes. Neither heating filament glows orange in the new 5751's, but the balance volume between the left and right channels is even now. Whatever the problem was seems to be fixed.

I agree the Altec's look very similar to the Klipsch design- not sure which came first. My space is way too small for this setup (home office), but I just couldn't help from buying the big 846B's only an hour from my house. I had a set of large Klipsch when I was in high school. Not sure which ones ...

I have agreed to the purchase of a set of Altec Valencia 846B speakers, and will pick them up next week. Very Excited! I haven't ever heard a set in person but they should work well with this setup- thoughts?

Neil

Thanks RJ- sounds like these units don't self destruct easily.
I'll put in the new small tubes and see if it solves the balance problem.
I have the plastic bias screwdriver and set bias when the tubes were installed.

take care,
Neil

Not yet-
I will try switching them around when they cool off. Thank you for the suggestion.

Neil

Hello All- I recently set up a Premier 11A as my first tube amplifier and have a few questions. The filaments do not glow at all on the two sovtek 5751 tubes, but they are hot. 3 out of 4 of the 6560 tubes have a blue fluorescence. The right speaker channel is louder than the left by quite a bit. I ...

Hey RJ, thank you for the warm welcome and history on your experience with an 11A! The Oracle had a new cartridge in the tone arm box. It is a Grace F-9, now mounted on the Magnepan Unitrac I. To get up and running fast my plan is to use the ridiculously affordable solid state Mani, with a tube Valh...

Hello from Kansas! I'm new to the audio world, but have wanted to participate for around 20 years. Just set up a Conrad Johnson Premier 11a in my home office and LOVE it. For now I'm using a Schiit Valhalla II as a tube preamp/ volume control, and ordered a Schiit Mani as a phono stage for a 1981 Or...