albertporter
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| Tube Cosmetics Buy the amp you like the sound of and then order Tesla power tubes in sky blue glass. They are available for EL34 and KT88 in normal or matched pairs. | |
| Help on Telefunken tubes Telefunken 12AU7 and 12AX7 come in both smooth and ribbed plates. I just looked at several samples of each from my collection and the plate length and overall construction appears to be almost identical between these two Telefunken tube types. The... | |
| System for a teenager Dave was out of town on business, the teenager was ready to go the first moment. I insisted they read these ideas, and view some photographs of the equipment before dropping the cash. It's difficult to help friends who don't share our knowledge. N... | |
| 6922 tube companies, who do you like best? Brian, You have enough information here to pretty much answer what I intended to post. Interesting that the link provided to Joe's tube lore is Joe Sanders, a good friend of mine. He and I trade information frequently and I supplied him his Soundl... | |
| Your top 10 vinyl LPs that never made it to CD Here are fifteen more titles. Some may now be available. It has been a while since I shopped for CD's.Miles Davis, "Lift To The Scaffold" (Fontana)Charlie Mingus, "The Clown" (Atlantic)Ray Charles, "Modern Sounds Country & Western" Yardbirds, ... | |
| 6922 tube companies, who do you like best? Brian, are you asking for currently available (manufactured) tubes, or all 6922 types ever made, including NOS? | |
| Your top 10 vinyl LPs that never made it to CD Not positive some of these not have released on CD since I last checked. There are probably several hundred, these are the ones in my collection that come to mindNeil Young, "On The Beach" (Atlantic)Lightnin' Hopkins, "Sings the Blues" (Crown)Jimm... | |
| Records are better. I actually heard it TWL is right about new LP's. I've bought 19 new releases in the last two months. These are new artists and new releases (not reissue of old material). | |
| System for a teenager Great responses, and thank you Pete for the extensive post. There are many thoughtful examples of what may be done with only $1500.00.This teenager is not typical. He spent much of his 16 years in Switzerland and after arriving in the USA two year... | |
| Cables "Burn In" Absolutely true. I just this minute ordered another batch of LP's from HMV. After shutting the system down from this evenings music session, I should have been content. Instead, it made me want even more great software. Other than that it's a harm... | |
| Cables "Burn In" Josh, Unless there is something about the Power amp that is different than anything I have owned, the signal will pass from the pre and break in your cable, regardless if amp on or off.Yes this does make sense and (obviously) the answer would be d... | |
| System for a teenager Good suggestions, I am looking at Audiogon and other places on the internet for pricing. As to the question of budget. I am restricted to $1500.00 max. I assumed Vandys at about $400.00 (+) and $200.00 or $300.00 for DVD-CD. That only leaves $800.... | |
| System for a teenager I may have to do exactly as you suggest. Robert and his father had hoped for remote control. A player with volume was the only economical way I could think of to achieve that goal without exceeding budget. | |
| Replace Levinson 5-way binding post? Agree with TImo, and would like to add that TRT Wonder Solder is great sounding solder too. Either plated or un-plated Cardas should perform better than the original posts. I prefer un-plated and have installed them on every piece of equipment I o... | |
| Absorbtion or Diffusion with dipolar speakers??? Denf, I have my electrostatics pulled out about 6 feet from the back wall and still prefer diffusion treatment even at that distance. I use a knock off of the original RPG. Mine are buried in the wall with an acoustically transparent cloth cover s... |