billpete
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| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 Tube depot maybe but I think Brent Jessee does sell some EH and JJ tubes. Any modern tubes I've ever had looked to be very poorly made. I haven't had a great deal of them but Mazda, some Chinese and Yugoslavian (EI?) tubes and none were what I'd c... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 Thanks for all. Seems to me that Brent Jessee speaks well of the EH and JJ's but I may be mixing him up with another tube site that I go to. Most who sell something will have at least "something nice" to say. Hard to sell things if you say, "hey,... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 I believe I was told Jensen caps. The tubes are EH 6SN7, I think 2 are gold and two are not. AU's and AX's are JJ. Probably not what I want to hear. I have quite a lot of vintage AU's and AX's and variants that will be better than JJ's. I've never... | |
| Best Classical Labels for Sound Crystal Clear and Umbrella. Both did D2D and did it well. Telarc is already mentioned and is outstanding. I don't think vinyl ever got any better but any D2D that I've heard is quite amazing. London and Decca both can be good. EMI is another. I t... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? I absolutely find things on youtube and have made decisions to buy vinyl or cd's after hearing or seeing a video. Have found a lot that way and some I'm content just to leave on youtube and have a casual listen. The Spoon Lady is kind of fun. Tons... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 Funny. I looked for a good while and each time I found one, it would be gone by the time I tried to buy it. Maybe you remember that I settled on the Aesthetix Calypso Signature. Got it home, used it for a couple listening sessions. It did a nice j... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? I used to listen to Zappa Apostrophe a lot back in the 80s' Fun album but I don't think of it as reference material. It does have some interesting sounds and songs, humor mixed with musical talent. Zappa was one of the first live concerts I ever w... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? Interesting responses. I find it hard to imagine that streaming can compare to high quality vinyl but not hearing it for myself, I certainly cannot say. For me and my system, vinyl has been the preference at least 90% of the time. My system is gea... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? I don't stream anything..........yet. Never say never but I am very content listening to vinyl and cd's, mostly vinyl. For serious listening, it is vinyl 90% of the time. So...........I'm really looking for what pieces of vinyl stand out as stella... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? I had a whole collection of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas LP's that I never listened to until this past holiday season. They are easily my favorites now. Not a huge Christmas music fan but some is certainly enjoyable. I always listened to TSO ove... | |
| CV2493 Tubes, can't find any info Thanks guys. Nice to hear an upvote and great info. | |
| CV2493 Tubes, can't find any info You guys are amazing. Thanks Interesting video, what a process. Incredible amount of work into each valve or tube. Hard to imagine it being profitable but I know it was. Lots of automation but still a tremendous amount of tedious work too. I espe... | |
| CV2493 Tubes, can't find any info noromance Thanks a lot. Great info. | |
| CV2493 Tubes, can't find any info Thanks yogi I thought you'd show up with an answer. Do you know if these are a later designation? Not in my book for some reason. My book is probably from the 50's. maybe 60's. The tubes don't look new but I don't know either. The codes might ind... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. hsbrock Yes, I still have the article in one of my stereo file folders. I was 16 at the time, myself. I did not hear them for another couple years but the article interested me. As stated above, I also have my original receipt from 1976, when I ... |