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| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Mikirob, very glad to hear that you like the Dynamo so much. As for me, I am using a 1967 Blackburn Mullard GZ34, which I do think this amp likes, but otherwise I am still using the stock tubes. I bought a new house and am preparing for the move t... | |
| Destat CDS There was a very recent thread on this subject. You might want to do a search. There were those who found it useful and those who heard no difference. Almarg had a very plausible explanation for the different responses to the destat. As for me, I ... | |
| Best 300B Jedinite, I recently purchased a pair of Coincident Frankensteins and had an opportunity to audition the Psvane TIIs, Ts, and HiFi 300B tubes. The Ts and TIIs were substantially better than the HiFis, but the difference between the Ts and TIIs was... | |
| Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? Kijanki, LOL. So guys that are interested in beer, sex, and football should be in good shape, right? | |
| Rectifier Tubes 5AR4 : New production vs NOS Longinc, It is always best to check with the manufacturer when substituting a similar tube for the specified variety. Some say the slow start up of the 5AR4s can be easier on amps than the 5U4s. | |
| Need to Downsize: Small Speaker Recommendation I recently began to build a bedroom system. I brought in two monitors, Coincident Triumph Extreme IIs and Ref 3A deCapo Be's for evaluation. To make a long story short, I like both of these monitors. The Coincidents were so good I kept them for my... | |
| Rectifier Tubes 5AR4 : New production vs NOS I have had excellent success with new production cryo'ed Gold Lion 5AR4. For the most part, I like them as well as the more common Mullard Blackburns from the 60's. You can get the GLs for about $40-50, a substantial savings over NOS Mullards. As ... | |
| Borodin String Qtt 2 Schubert usually nails it. One might think he apprenticed under a carpenter. | |
| Audio Magic umbilical w/ Modwright CD players Wig, So am I, so am I! I made an offer on a house in TN this morning. There is a lot going on here. It is hard for me to get 3-4 hours of quality listening time while I still have enough energy to focus right now. Also, I do want to get another 10... | |
| I Just Know It's BS ... But I Have't Tried It Yet Mapman, what you say is correct. In many respects, a movement away from statistics and toward first principle understanding and modeling provided a better level of certainty with respect to outcome. However, in early development proceeding with in... | |
| I Just Know It's BS ... But I Have't Tried It Yet Mapman, I think you missed my point on the sandbox. There are social skills that should be learned at an early age and not forgotten or abandoned when one matures. I understand the world is not a sandbox, and believe me, I can play hardball with t... | |
| I Just Know It's BS ... But I Have't Tried It Yet I do see both sides of this issue. I agree that equipment design and execution is a science and engineering based discipline. I do not, generally speaking, respond well to metaphysical snake oil approaches. Yet, the human emotional element, our re... | |
| Audio Magic umbilical w/ Modwright CD players Dorkwad, I haven't seen any such endorsement. Dan Wright is certainly aware of the Audio Magic product line. He does offer some of their products as options. Who knows if Dan has evaluated the Illusions? I will try to get a preliminary A/B going o... | |
| Audio Magic umbilical w/ Modwright CD players Dorkwad, I purchased an Illusion for my ModWright HAPZ1 and one for my ModWright Sony 5400. The one supplying the HAPZ1 probably has a good 20 hours on it now, but the one to the 5400 has probably only 3-4 hours. Before the end of the week I will ... | |
| Borodin String Qtt 2 Ptss, The work of Schutz in subject matter in many respects overlaps the sacred vocal works of JS Bach with respect to subject matter, but Schutz's musical style is a world apart from the late high Baroque, as a comparison of, for instance, the Jo... |