blindjim
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| Which 'Shipping carrier provides the best overall time flies.... but the same stuff still occurs.Finding recently that BAX Global doesn't want to insure 'electronics' for more than $500, and wants absolutely nothing to do with speakers, they're off the list in my book. | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help Could be. Now I just gotta pray it gets here in tact. | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help Dgarretson As all the tubes I'm getting are or will be NIB/NOS, MF likely won't be an issue. I've used Herbies halo rings in the past and found they do affect the sound and imaging. For the better once set rightly.I got the names mixed up, but got... | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help nO LUCK YET but I'm closing in... I now know who does not have 6c33c-b tubes for sale: Parts Express, Antique Electronics. Alan welch, & Vintage Tubes. Searching here provides zip as well.Best so far is $40 ea + ship. More for matched | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help Dgarretson ...again, many thanks. Like other 'tube rings' I would think these also affect sonics some too, correct? | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help Dgarretson Super! Thanks. Does Parts Ex. do the coolers too? I'll Google 'em.I think for the $40 diff of the Ruskies, and the time frame to get them from there to here, I'll call and order the 33's from them. | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help Dgarretson -I do appreciate it...a third more life expectancy using Pearl tube coolers... Speculation, or your own experience? ...if so, that bears looking into for sure."EH, hold up well and sound good". Wow. I've only had one pair of EH tubes, 1... | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help swampwalkerI got all RCA in the Thor.. NOS. 12AT & 12AX... very nice.Are the or is there some amalgamation of info on the types and their related sounds, akin to Joe's tube lore review? Thanks much | |
| VSA speaker owners What did you upgrade to? "...burr on the leading edge perhaps"; "not the best for background..." were parts that stuck out to me. The MF amps I've heard didn't do much for me, so the comparison to an MF amp, well, I just wasn't keen on that bit. Newbee pointed to another ... | |
| VSA speaker owners What did you upgrade to? Tvad that $5K price tag played a little bigger part in my lossing interest in it. I forgot that bit as I've considered so many ways to go and amps and their prices... it's all jumbled up now. but what's happening now seems overall better.the choic... | |
| VSA speaker owners What did you upgrade to? tvad, Listening to the thing would have been better. Always. There are a couple other makers of amps out there with which you can make those arrangements, or at least I've been told personally by a few that could happen... Did you bother to try an... | |
| Tubes for BAT VK60. Need help thanks johnTalking to BAT today I was told one thing of import... look to get 6SN7s with at least 600v ratings... during start up that is the applied voltage ... if that is not the ratings things will wear out sooner or not work properly. They did... | |
| VSA speaker owners What did you upgrade to? Duomike Impressive. that's the first account I've heard about Avantegard or horns themselves, being lesser susceptable to room acoustics. I'll try to remember that bit.OzI am astounded. What? No Sonata IIIs? I understand them to be far different t... | |
| System Synergy I think system synergy can be optimal or excellent. Same same throughout is definitely one way to reamin close to it without taking much chance of diminishing it. Obstacles do stand in the way of that 'all the same name" path ocasionally. Mostly m... | |
| VSA speaker owners What did you upgrade to? Alain my sincere apologies for the gender misplacement if indeed that is applicable. 95% of what is posted online, I hear rather than see... I heard the pc say, Elaine. I apologize. I also wish I had the province to hear the Hyperions or had seen ... |