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| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Rebbi, Ignoring the huge difference in power, on the basis of sound quality alone, to my ears the dynamo was easily on a par with my Cary 500.1 MB amps which retail for about 9K. I do perceive a classic tube amp sound. There is midrange magic with... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? It is not likely that the ultra expensive gear can ever be considered "the greatest bargain" in a field where diminishing returns so clearly applies. However, one could make a case that a great value is that piece of equipment that delivers the le... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Mikirob, very interesting. Perhaps it was that early exposure to tubes and shellack that started us down this road. Music, like beer, is best served in glass. | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Mikirob, Thanks so much for your kind comments. I am just a passive recipient of this sublime beauty.Today I meet (on the phone) a decedent of JS Bach. This was the first person I have ever run across with the Bach surname, so I had to ask. Made m... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Charles, I try to be careful about excessive exuberance, as you may have noted with my reservations on the WE replica 101D. But this CV387 is really good in my system and room. I did some looking around to try to find CV387s, to no avail. It looks... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Charles, Last night's session included Schubert's Auf dem Storm for tenor, piano, and French horn. It just blew me away. I finally have a system that gets French horns right. I hope you are able to find a good pair and they work as well for you. Y... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Charles, I have had good experiences dealing with brent Jesse. I did not see CV378s on his list the last time I looked, but it is worth giving him a call anyway.Got some more listening in tonight. These CV387s are really opening up. Mikirob, I als... | |
| Best 300B Anyone heard anything lately about release of the Elrog 300b tube? | |
| Best 300B Charles, I would have pegged you for a Brothers K. kind of guy. | |
| Best 300B GSM, I'm not surprised. It is hard to think that one could operate a business that way, but a consortium of trusting and trustworthy gentlemen might be feasible, provided the proper safeguards are built in. I suggest we all let this idea simmer on... | |
| Best 300B There are obvious problems associated with execution of the following proposal, but it almost seems as if there could be a huge demand for a vacuum tube lending library, or perhaps a tube co-op. I'd be willing to spend 1-2K on a pair of 300Bs, but... | |
| Best 300B Charles, If I read a review of the WE replicas that suggested they were really in the same league as the originals, that would probably provoke a response. For now, I'm going to hold my cards on 300Bs. BTW, closing is scheduled for the house in TN... | |
| Best 300B Jedinite, no problem. An opportunity to audition a few good burned in 300Bs in a pair of amps you are about to buy is an opportunity to "treasure."Charles, I envy you. You are only wondering about the Psvane WE replicas. I'm wondering about those,... | |
| What makes Telefunken tubes sound better? Schubert, Both you and I had humble beginnings and did rather well. That is the exception, not the rule.Mapman makes a good point above. I have referred to it as a culture of mediocrity. Since I have not lived in Germany, I am going to defer to yo... | |
| What makes Telefunken tubes sound better? Schubert, I am slowly developing a theory that the peculiar characteristics of German culture and worldview, as those of us who grew up and lived in the 20th century came to know it, are due primarily to one historical event. The 30 Years War. Com... |