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| Russian tube supply issues @femoore12 So the plan is to punish the Russian citizens into abject poverty instead of their government? And here is the unintended consequence of such a move. When you use the monetary system as a weapon, it’s likely to have consequences. M... | |
| The panic selling of tube audio had begun. I just wonder what will happen to prices when supply chains return to normal. They certainly won‘t return to pre- sanction levels. Cause and effect plus unintended consequences can cause a LOT of upheaval. What happens if/when the US loses the ... | |
| Russian tube supply issues Meanwhile As China’s covid outbreak expands, whole cities and provinces are sealed off and key industries closed Then there is the fact of their committing genocide against the Uighers among other things which is normal to any country run by tyr... | |
| Toilet Paper to Vacuum Tubes @ghasley Many seemingly intelligent people have been srockpiling ammuntion in preparation for one hundred of the last zero invasions. INVASIONS?? Now THAT"S funny! | |
| Does carpet deaden the sound too much? I thought my carpeted (Living) Room sounded pretty good. Then I removed it and installed hardwood and an area rug, Wow! Much better.I don't know that that is a rule. But I prefer the sound more now than with the w2w carpet | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? @unreceivedogma I agree with that approach. However, helping and learning is the reason i and most are here. As @jjss49 had pointed out i think the major pitfall for all those who try to contribute here is to take different views personally a... | |
| Toilet Paper to Vacuum Tubes @mr_m Have you seen the price of toilet paper recently? Maybe they were smart. Hard to say how long it will take things to turn around. Probably not as soon as we would like | |
| Warning for Revel lovers @mtrot Thank you for the info. It sounds logical to me. I just never thought about turning the temp down in the refrig. I'll leave it there since this is off topic. I'll PM you with my results. arte | |
| Toilet Paper to Vacuum Tubes I must admit that the tube shortage caught me flat footed.I had to scramble to get what I thought I might need. I needed backups anyway. But in my time of looking for tubes, I watched one big tube seller on Ebay (also a website) who is in new Engl... | |
| 6550-STR Tubes Yes. The amp uses 6550 tubes. | |
| Warning for Revel lovers Sorry for your experience. As has been said, Covid has revealed a LOT of flaws in our business practices and supply chain Be glad you didn’t buy a Samsuck refrigerator. 1 1/2 yrs after buying it, the ice maker stopped working. I called them but i... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing @chayro Great topic. You have accurately described the problems which arise when trying to assess a new component. IMO the next step is to find ways to overcome the biases and desires of our mindset. Lets face it, when we spend $1, 2, 5, 8K on a... | |
| Turntable - The Next Step I believe your next step is a VPI Scout or ScoutMaster. The original Scout got rave reviews. The Scoutmaster was its big brother and even better. I had one before I got my Teres and was well pleased. But the cocobolo just begged me to come get it.... | |
| JPS Labs Superconductor Q I assume you mean 1/4" spades. Can you stick one side of the spade through the hole in the center of the terminal post? This puts the other side of the spade outside the post which can be a problem. However you can cover that part of the spade wit... | |
| New speaker cables Okay, what cables did you get? |