albertporter
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| Charlie Haden RIP One of my favorite musicians of all time, seriously.I am deeply saddened by this news. | |
| Eels... I love them too, are you referring to, "Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett" ? | |
| Most overrated audio manufacturers? 07-03-14: Zd542"Lse - do you have any thoughts?"I think he wants to watch the fight, not start it. lol. I know this one won't make anyone mad at me: Magnepan.Zd542 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)That has to be a joke. Magneplanar is one of the f... | |
| What happened to Jfox 07-02-14: Kitch29Albert, my archenemy Cornfedboy made your list and I didn't?That was an early Audiogon list that was sent so some of us old timers for comment. That's why my name was on it and got Swampwalker teasing me that I was "communicating ... | |
| What happened to Jfox Yes and no. Reading Audiogon forums last night for 15 minutes pretty much reinforced my decision to leave the party.Tvad Depressing. I hope you change your mind. | |
| What happened to Jfox I read this entire thread and very happy to see Jafox and Tvad pop up again. I was super active in these forums a few years ago, it somehow seemed more free, open and fun. In any case, I hope you can find time to throw us a crumb every so often. I... | |
| horace silver has died I can't confirm but this looks like it "might" be the Stan Getz album that Horace Silver plays on. Not sure it's worth chasing down even though it's available on CD.http://www.allmusic.com/album/stan-getz-vol-2-1950-1952-mw0001424659 | |
| horace silver has died GhasleySalted crow here please.What's important is the body of work Horace Silver left behind, not what one of us happened to recall. I miss things all the time.I am a big fan and had looked up his data more than once. There's an iPad on the coffe... | |
| horace silver has died FrogmanAlbert, I am intrigued by your comment re tenor sax. I am not aware of Silver playing saxophone; would love to hear that. Ghasleyhe never played sax but featured it often in his band(From WIkipedia)Silver was born on September 2, 1928, in N... | |
| horace silver has died I have most of his Blue Note LPs. His early days on tenor sax were great but I absolutely love his "hard bop" piano.He lived a long life and left a great musical legacy. | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere The coolest thing about the Einstein was that you can optimize the tube for each line inputJafox (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)I forgot about that, an attribute definitely worth mentioning. As for the Einstein vs. the Callist... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere Albert, when you tested the preamps, you obviously found them all good, but they brought some different plusses and minuses to the table. Could you tell a bit more, regarding The Tube? O_holter (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)There was a... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere 06-10-14: O_holterHi Albert Porter - you wrote "the Einstein gets a massive upgrade when you remove the 12AU7 tubes and replace with 5814 CBS Hytron" - do you remember, what 12AU7? I got the Hytron today, and have tried a few hours. Promising. It ... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere 06-08-14: AudiolabyrinthAlbertporter, I believe I have a 6z4 tube in the power supply of the player I have, what do you believe will be a good recommendation for that roll?I don't recall ever owning a piece of equipment that used the 6Z4 tube. The... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere Audiolabyrinth@ Albertporter, wow!, You are a asset to me, Thank you so much!, ....The tube recommendations you have given are being noted to try, what year and type Telefunken 12AX7 tube is best in your opinion?, Thankyou.There are not as many va... |