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Your Fav EL34 and why?
Mijknarf Thanks so much for the input.I'll have to look into the JJ thing you mentioned, and surely talk to Gary as to the little tubes. I'm getting two types so I'll have a ball right off figuring what goes with waht best and go from there.All th... 
Your Fav EL34 and why?
Mijknarf thanks so much for the input.I'll have to look into the JJ thing you mentioned, and surely talk to Gary as to the little tubes. I'm getting two types so I'll have a ball right off figuring what goes with waht best and go from there.All th... 
Your Fav EL34 and why?
Albertporter & 1markr Thanks guys. Good.I'm likely mistaken here, but I thought there were like five or six EL 34 makers these days. Not so, huh?In any case, would you mind recommending a good vendor or two, for these tube types, EL 34; KT 77;... 
Your Fav EL34 and why?
Albertyour incredible. the info you supply is super. I am indeed glad to get it. Whatever you may infuse is fine by me completely.The part about the biasing points being significant is as well. I had thought only so far as plate voltages for selec... 
Your Fav EL34 and why?
Albertporter Thanks for the link but I can’t see it well enough to make anything of it. Sorry.So given the bias point I mentioned and aside from the “subjective or supposed” voice of the particular tube, I should get those that are intrinsically b... 
Your Fav EL34 and why?
Uh, Thanks, Avguygeorge. I'm not sure what all that means however.Albertporter I do appreciate it much. The EL34's application is bias dependant? Huh. They aren't all the same, that I get. Now ya gotta add in what the bias point is?OK then, how ab... 
Need cdp power cord recommendations.
Nolitan thank you very much.I noticed with the past (earlier) itterations of the VX cords, they had more 'magic beads' in them and as the result, more of that ominus 'quieting' factor. I've mentioned just that in my various power cord threads and ... 
Reissue of Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB?
The 5881 re sure didn't. 
Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED
Darkmoebiusthanks. I recall now the thing that set me off. thanks for the links to these as well... the ST review won't open for me though. Re-reading through the rest of them reproved the notion I had about them... on paper. My take, is that they... 
Need cdp power cord recommendations.
Nolitan that's pretty remarkavle to hear your words about the taipan HVX... and I was considering getting one based solely on the Taipan HA performance. I am amazed actually to hear that it was too warm or thick.What sort of gear was in that syste... 
Floor standers or Monitors?
Tweak1Tried many subs before you bought the SVS? Music, movies, or both?At just under 100 hrs. a sub with these Silverlines may well be just an option and not a prerequisite. 
Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED
Darkmoebius I think you're onto something there. Thanks much.two issues are at hand for me. One, not being able to travel and hear them. Two, I think I am trying to get in one amp waht it likely takes two to do properly. One lush amp, and one for ... 
Need cdp power cord recommendations.
Depending upon the duckets on hand for the PC, and taste of course, my preffs on PC's for front end have been VooDoo Silver or Black Dragons, given the level of refinement the CDP has inherintly. Black for more strident ones, and the Silver for le... 
Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED
My little sojurn into well, lets say "les than mid stream powered" amps might not be the best test for yourself. Primarily as my particular tastes in music tilt towards the "not quite at" the truly neutral side of things and rests securely on the ... 
Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED
tvad... I had forgotten all about Prima Luna. 'preciate it.