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| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? I haven't listened to Solitude Standing in years! Great mention!!!Avalon is fantastic; have you heard Siren lately? I think Avalon is better recorded, but I also love every track on Siren. And, the recording seems acceptable.I listened to Hotel Ca... | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? The Hissing of Summer Lawns -- Joni Mitchell. Wow! Appropriate for the thick of Summer in NYC. Fantastic album -- great music, great recording!Tvad, I also think Thriller is an excellent album. I will listen to it again and pay attention to the re... | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? Along with "For Duke", Duke Ellington's Symphony in Black and Other Works, by The Smithsonian Jazz Repertory Ensemble, is excellent.I listened to Tears for Fears, Songs from the Big Chair last night. I forgot how wonderfully well recorded it is. I... | |
| EL34s -- your picks for best? I didn't know that teflon caps take a long time to burn-in. Makes sense, though.I replaced the tin can ps cap with SDS Labs' latest Dynaco ps cap board. It also replaces the bias supply caps. The electrolytics it uses are Chemicon. They are bypass... | |
| EL34s -- your picks for best? Hi Rodman,I am using Bugle Boy 12ax7's in the phono stage, a pair of Sylvania 12at7's in what I presume is the line stage, a 7025 the I cleaned off long ago and therefore don't know the brand, and it has a single Bugle Boy 12at7 on th right side i... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... After looking at record lists, and some thought, I think I can reconcile the seemingly absurd pricing of some NOS tubes. Analogizing it to record prices, some records are exquisite, rare, and no longer produced, and thus priced accordingly.That do... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Hi Larryi,My objections were to (what I believe is) the crazy pricing. I even think ~$300 for a pair of 10m's is insane. I love the tubes dearly, but where does gouging end and fair value begin?I am not used to the idea of rare tubes and the enorm... | |
| EL34s -- your picks for best? Hi Rodman,That's interesting. It could be.With the JJ's in the amp, I had the same preferences. Although mine are EL34's, and not E34L's. I think they are two different models.I felt that the bass was cleaner and more palpable with the Siemens. I ... | |
| EL34s -- your picks for best? Hi Rodman,Thanks for your input! It was you who had recommended I try the Winged 'C' EL34's. I saw the Siemens/RFT EL34's on Audiogon at an incredibly good price so I jumped on them. I was looking for some Winged 'C' ones at the time. I will certa... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Thanks, Nsgarch! It burned me up to see that auction. After a little thought, I have reached the conclusion that I won't let the likes of him upset me. If people are willing to pay the prices he asks, it is their problem. Thank you for your suppor... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Some POS from Singapore is trying to sell a pair of NOS ECC803S's for $1099.99 + shipping.http://cgi.ebay.com/2XNOS-ECC803S-ECC83-12AX7-Telefunken-Bottom-Ulm_W0QQitemZ130310286752QQihZ003QQcategoryZ67816QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemMoFo! | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? Supertramp Live, Paris. One of the best live albums I have heard! Beautifully recorded!Get one, and listen to it. It is great!Cheers. | |
| Iso Clean Fuses Chashas1,Well said.I do not pretend for a moment to be an expert. I base my opinions on an education at, in my day, a top ten engineering school, experience in the audio retail industry, and my personal experience as an audiophile. I am knowledgea... | |
| Iso Clean Fuses I put my 39 bucks towards things like cartridges, tubes, and coupling caps that I upgrade.I prefer to put my money into my system where it makes sense from an engineering and electronics standpoint to do so. I do not listen to marketing rhetoric. ... | |
| Iso Clean Fuses It is a non-issue with me. I am very happy with my system thus far.$39 is too much for me to pay for a fuse.I read Isoclean's website information on their fuse. It contained implications, but no solid information about the how's and why's of their... |