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| Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung Someone noted above that all new tube audio equipment comes with current production tubes. That is because if the manufacturer used NOS tubes the unit would cost hundreds more than it does. The only tubes currently being made are either from Russi... | |
| Doge 8 Clarity: 12AT7 replacement for phono stage I have two 1960's era Telefunken blue tip medical grade 12AX7 tubes in my phono stage that I got from Brent Jessee about seven years ago. $350 for the pair in 2012 but are very nice. Using with Ortofon 2M Bronze and am quite happy with this setup. | |
| Vintage Kinergetics gear repair by someone that knows what they are doing? If you have schematics or the service manual or even a circuit diagram with a parts list, any competent service guy should be able to "service" your gear. After all, resistors, capacitors, transformers, etc all work the same way no matter what the... | |
| Power amps with fans -- maintenance? I keep silk scarves over the top of all my audio equipment when not using it. My amp has no fan, but I would imagine that any amp that does have one is blowing air OUT of the unit instead of drawing air into it. After all, the purpose is to get ri... | |
| Monitor Audio Silver RX6 Spike Thread size? The majority of those threads are 1/4-20 or some metric near equivalent. The suggestion to get different screws and try them in the holes is good. The "dash 20" or dash with another number is how many threads per inch there are. A 1/4-20 screw or ... | |
| Doge 8 Clarity: 12AT7 replacement for phono stage +1 for Vintage Tube Services and Andy. I would try the 5751 tube or a 7025 tube (the 7025 is one of the few tubes specifically designed for hi fi). And if your phono stage has switchable gain settings, just use a lower setting than you now use; th... | |
| Entry level tube integrated for bedroom/office Several years ago I bought a Jolida FX-10 integrated amp for a similar use as you mention. At the time, it was $599 but I think its gone up a hundred. Anyway, it is a small (about a 9 inch cube) EL84 driven integrated amp, only ten watts per chann... | |
| Recording Quality The recording quality is everything; the best sound system in the universe will not make a bad recording sound better. For a start, try any record produced by Ted Templeman, like Nicollette Larson's debut record. Any record he produced will sound ... | |
| First, Fix Your Skull Yeah, absolutely. And it does seem that many on here discount the entire notion of the individual physical character of one's ears. But chastisement rolls off me like water off a duck. | |
| Does it pay to upgrade tubes in power supply of preamp?? +1 for Brent Jesse. I've bought several vintage Telefunken tubes from him, the last time in 2012 and highly recommend his service. | |
| It's National "One Hit Wonder" Day! Rare Earth; Get Ready (Here I Come) | |
| It's National "One Hit Wonder" Day! Maria Muldaur; Midnight at the Oasis | |
| Does it pay to upgrade tubes in power supply of preamp?? Get some vintage RCA or Philips JAN (military spec) tubes. They will be far superior to whatever Chinese or Russian tubes may be in it now. These are not really that expensive either. But don't diddle; these won't be made again. | |
| First, Fix Your Skull Try the Curly; woo woo woo woo. The Moe and Larry leave something to be desired. This is why Curly often says "hey Larry, hey Moe" because he can't believe what he's hearing. | |
| Do people know what they are missing? "Do I know what I am missing?" If you answer, yes, there is hope for you. If you answer no, you won't miss it anyway. |