T10 vs Fet Valve CFR

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floresjc

T10 vs Fet Valve CFR
« on: 4 May 2024, 08:32 pm »
Quite simply, what are the key differences? I have the T10 and it’s quite good, but wondering if the CFR might be a good upgrade or maybe just a different sonic signature than I’m used to.

I have a couple of systems and I believe their final state for the next fifteen years will probably be

T10/CFR -> Mk V DAC  -> 600R/SET 400> Salk HT2-TL

DVA digital preamp -> M225s -> Salk song 3 encore


WGH

Re: T10 vs Fet Valve CFR
« Reply #1 on: 4 May 2024, 10:24 pm »
Too bad I never heard the T10. I have the CFR preamp, SET 400 and Salk HT2-TL speakers and it doesn't get better than this. Everyone in our audio club has expensive stuff, I have heard some pretty pricey systems, they are all different but not necessarily better. The addition of a REL G1 MkII in my setup really ups the ante for the group, nobody else has tight bass to 15 Hz.

After 2-1/2 years I got tired of the stock JJ tubes, they have a slight artificial sharpness with the HT2-TL speakers which lean toward studio sound anyway. I wrote about my tube adventure:
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=180635.msg1898392#msg1898392

sircrashalot

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Re: T10 vs Fet Valve CFR
« Reply #2 on: 30 Oct 2024, 03:00 pm »
floresjc I was recently in the same dilemma: which AVA tube pre-amp to pair with my SET-400. I really wanted the FET Valve but budget considerations said T-10. I've been listening to the pair for almost a week now. Previously I had no dedicated pre-amp and was using my NAD C399 as a pre-amp. It was ok, but now with the T-10 the openness and detail are amazing. Sometimes on certain songs it seems a bit bright, especially on hi-hat and cymbals.  I'm wondering if my perceived brightness could actually be a lack of coloration that was present with my previous components. I'll also admit that I need to experiment with speaker placement, and possibly some wall treatment over the bare sheetrock but I do have short carpeting in the room. As a side note, the Phono section in the T-10 sounds really good with my BIC 960 turntable.