billpete
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| Your first concert was to see who and when? Frank Zappa at Beloit College Fall 1970. Took my older sister who had just returned home after a year away in Boston. | |
| Has anyone had problems getting their money refunded by The Music Room? The process can take awhile. I went through it myself with them. Stay on it, they will make it right. I trust them 100%. | |
| 6SN7 tubes and variants question. @immatthewj More tube rolling. Moved the National Union Black Glass GT's to the buffer position and put a pair of RCA Smoke Glass GT's in the line/gain position. Maybe the best combination yet...........maybe. First time I've had 4 GT's in plac... | |
| And a Happy 4th to all! @immatthewj I sometimes get that McAfee pop up when I'm here too. All I'm trying to do is read a thread (not clicking a link) and it pops up and sometimes shuts the site down to me. I don't have nor have I ever had McAfee. It's annoying and I do... | |
| Sound right before song begins on vinyl, what is it? Under the tongue, apparently. | |
| How old is too old? @nonoise From what you said, I think I have hearing similar to yours. I'm 72, almost 73. I drink about 10 cups of coffee a day (always black). That's about a third of what I used to drink. Are you telling me that my coffee habit is causing the w... | |
| 6SN7 tubes and variants question. @tomcy6 I would agree with them. Every system is different. Certain components may work better with a certain tube or cable but an overall system is usually unique unto itself. The more I read that a certain tube is favored by many, it gets my a... | |
| 6SN7 tubes and variants question. @tomcy6 Thanks. None of the crazy money tubes in the 6SN7 collection yet but many that seem favored and many that sound very good. Just tried the National Union pair of GT's last night and they sound very good. Nothing stood out as unusual, just... | |
| And a Happy 4th to all! @baylinor No, that wasn't me. That was the guy I was talking with. I am almost 73. | |
| Havelock Wool acoustic panels vs fiberglass/Rockwool @mckinneymike Very good for you. Also, it is a lucky man to love his work. I "mostly" enjoyed mine but it was not a job for old guys. Forced retirement by 65 if you didn't get the idea before that. :) 18 years back for me but I was only 55 then.... | |
| And a Happy 4th to all! Yes, happy 4th to all. Special day for my wife and me, we'll be married 50 years as of tomorrow. Have a great day everyone and don't blow yourself up. :) | |
| Havelock Wool acoustic panels vs fiberglass/Rockwool @mckinneymike I understand. I'm sure you'll end up very happy with it. Just have to get used to the sheep smell. :) Might want some diffusers or some kind of sound treatments up in the A frame area. I'm no expert, that's for sure. Lots of good a... | |
| Havelock Wool acoustic panels vs fiberglass/Rockwool @mckinneymike Might be a good sound barrier but wool is quite flammable and fumes from it burning are highly toxic. Not sure what an insurance company might think of it. There are some safety reasons why we use rock wool, sheet rock and other su... | |
| 6SN7 tubes and variants question. @immatthewj Well, I hope we are talking about the same tube. The RCA JAN VT231 does get a lot of praise. My National Union pair has much darker glass, literally black like the Tung Sols. The RCA VT231's have a dark gray smoke glass which appears... | |
| 6SN7 tubes and variants question. @immatthewj I think VT231's should be the same specs as GT's or W's as they were made for the military in WWII. GTA's came out around 1952 and GTB's in 1954, if I remember right. Anyway, I have a few pairs of VT231's, just haven't tried any yet.... |