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| Most reputable independent tube equipment repair facilities in the US ? C. Schnieder @ Holt Hill Audio in Mass. I have found no one better to work on my Con Jon & ARC tube amps. You gotta wait a bit cause he's busy, (understandable) but it's well worth it. I'm not a fan of shipping either. Too many hands all over ... | |
| A great singer you may have never heard, or even heard of. If we're taking about voice/stage presence (work hand in hand) I'll toss in Charlie Farren from the 70s-00s Boston music scene. Just a super voice & frontman for bands like Live Lobster, Balloon, The Enemy, Joe Perry Project and Farrenheit. Th... | |
| Looking for a simple system Geez... keep it simple and all Italian. Opera Prima stand mounts, Unison Reserch Unico Nuovo tube hybred integrated. Now toss in a BluSound Node and Mytek Liberty II DAC w/ Supra cables all around. Can squeak all that in for just south of $10K. Wh... | |
| 12au7 tube? @signaforce + 1 on the 60s Brimar, cv4003. Use them in my DAC & much preferred over many of the other usual suspects. I believe the 50s Brimars are even better but good luck finding a pair south of $500. | |
| I am checking out these DAC's for my system I was asked a while ago to post a review of the Canor, DAC 2.10 and at the time just didn't have the hours into it to make an informative report. Still don't really have the words to describe it but I can share these. Of the DACs in the $3-5.5K ra... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) A Very Special Christmas, Various Artists done by Keith Haring. This album, for me anyway, is synonymous with the holidays and the massive Christmas parities I used to throw back in the 80's. All the album's proceeds went to Special Olympics which... | |
| speaker upgrade fever I actually have KEF Reference 1 and really enjoy them but will be moving to Jean Marie Reynaud. There is a set of Grand Opera for sale locally and I'd own them right now but they are just too big for my space. They are like no other speaker I've e... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) The Clash, London Calling - so raw, but more for what it represented to me at the time. Still a go-to LP. | |
| Tune of the Day @slaw "Star Sign" - Ryan Adams off Ashes & Fire... album cover looks eerily like the recent LA fires | |
| Where are the front men? (Rant) Bruno Mars - Leon Bridges - Black Pumas (Eric Burton) - JJ Grey - St Paul & The Broken Bones (Paul Janeway) - Blackberry Smoke (Charlie Star) - Teddy Swims (Jaten Collin Dimsdale)... just gotta know where to look. These guys are all great fron... | |
| Qualified service technicians disappearing! Recommendations wanted @rluton call Holt Hill Audio in Lawrence, MA they truly have the best tech around and he's a Luxman, Accuphase & McIntosh Master Tech. Totally rebuilt my MA230 and it's playing better than ever. I waited for sure, but have other gear so wasn't... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing I'd be looking for a quality preowned line stage. Thinking an Aesthetix, Calypso Signature or, if cash flow permitted, a Con-Jon Act2 or ARC Reference 5. The latter 2 are in the $5-$6K range and the Calypso maybe a bit less? 3 very different tube ... | |
| Favorite scream in rock? "Stand Up And Shout", Steel Dragon from the film Rock Star - Miljenko Matijevic supplied most all of the vocals. Big voice for sure. | |
| What preamp with both line stage and phono? If I were looking to upgrade, I'd strongly consider a preowned Conrad-Johnson ACT2. In my opinion, and just my opinion, one of the finest preamps available at any price. https://www.stereophile.com/tubepreamps/305cj/index.html https://www.stereot... | |
| Top 10 Live Albums @slaw Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood & Jason Isbell "Live at the Shoals Theatre" - Just listened to this last night... JJ Grey & Mofro "Brighter Days" Oasis "Familiar To Millions" Anderson East "Live In Tennessee" Big Star "Live At ... |