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Power output of tube amps compared to solid states
Here's an interesting tale, at least to me:I have a pair of Apogee Cepheus 6 ribbon hybrid speakers that I recently unpacked from the audio archive (aka the garage). While these speakers are not amp killers like the older Apogee full range planars... 
Vintage loudspeakers....Sleeper models....
Klipsch KG-4s. Not the best speaker ever made, but certainly a very good speaker for the money ($150 or less). Even better if you upgrade the crossovers.critespeakers.com. Scroll down to KG-4 
Good speakers for a small room?
Kbo,I have a listening room almost exactly the same size (not by my choice), 9.5 x 12.5. There have been many good suggestions above - I used a pair of Von Schweikert VR-1s at first. They worked very well, I just didn't have any bass below 50Hz or... 
Black Gate caps
Black Gates are good. Not sure if they are worth the price, though. IMHO even the cheapest Taiwanese capacitors made today are much better then the best capacitors that were made 20 years ago. YMMV 
what to keep analoge system perfect working?
There is lots of information and opinions re: record cleaning fluids. IMHO the claims are largely exaggerated - most of them seem to work fine, more or less.I do not have a problem w/ IPA in the RCM solution; it does seem to help with certain kind... 
Manley stingray or Cary sli 80 sig
I'm not a huge fan of how the Stingray looks. It's probably because I've seen pictures of EveAnna Manley who reminds me of my buddy Billy's lesbian sister Renie.Wow, I just realized that I've been going about it the wrong way all these years. I've... 
15,000 LP's - What to do with records?
I agre with Narrod - if you try to unload these as a lot you are going to come up short. Very short. But you have to weight that against the hassle of moving, cataloging, posting, selling, shipping and tracking payments for all of these.Hell, I'll... 
Magnepan for a small room
do you think a floorstanding speaker would overpower the room? I don't want to over kill the room but I just want a natural bass soundI would say that it depends on the speaker, but most full range speakers are going to be very tough to place in a... 
Magnepan for a small room
Pastor, you room is pretty small - probably too small for dipoles to work effectively; at least without major and costly room treatments.I have used a Peachtree Decco (previous product to the Nova, 50W per) w/ Von Schweikert VR-1s and it was a gre... 
High end tube Preamp under $4k used that competes
Sorry, senior moment. Meant to write CJ CT5. 
High end tube Preamp under $4k used that competes
If you can live w/ RCA-only inputs/outputs - Conrad Johnson CT6. 
How are Mullards supposed to sound?
Tom, I understand and, to some extent, agree with your thoughts. But I too run a business selling very expensive equipment and services. While there are always folks that want to waste your time; you simply cannot make snap judgements, demand prec... 
How are Mullards supposed to sound?
Unsound,LOL 
How are Mullards supposed to sound?
As for Kevin Deal...I have had similar experiences with Kevin. I know that there are a lot of folks here on A'gon that give Kevin high marks, but every time I have called him (and actually been able to speak with him) he has basically shoo'ed me a... 
Where is Wright Audio?
George Wright was Wright Sound. Wright Audio in Oregon is a different company altogether. They also build tube audio components.