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Responses from chrisoshea
| Clone DarTZeel amps? NO.... | |
| ??? Are Manufacturers Killing Our Hobby ??? And OP "Are Manufacturers Killing Our Hobby" NO | |
| KT88 Tubes +1 on the... Best new issue are Good Lion KT88s suggestion. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? "The most infamous falling out brothers" I'll add the Davies brothers of The Kinks to the list. | |
| Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist Susan Tedeschi is The Eighth Wonder of the World…. | |
| Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist I do like Johanne Blouin... I LOVE Anais Mitchell...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shr47LVcA5I Saw her here in Colorado Springs years ago...Unreal talent, beautiful vibe. Anais is now a hit composer on Broadway with her show Hadestown.. https... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? Just using a stereo cartridge with a mono switch on my preamp. Good sounding mono reproduction. I do have a dedicated 78rpm turntable with just a basic Audio-Technica AT95 with the correct 78 stylus. If the 78 is clean and not worn/scratched it s... | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? Hi there… I can’t play a note but got the music gene from my mother who sang and played the piano. My stepdad was a jazz musician so I got early exposure to jazz which is still my favorite…. | |
| HOW can components be so expensive, and yet customer service is so bad. OP...Cost of hifi gear is no sure indication of customer service. It is indeed a common and growing complaint. See if you can locate a local dealer or audiophile group that may help with any issues you experience. In 2025 so many things are DYI, j... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Yes… I like Revolution No. 9….. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? And agree on Hey Jude…. Only Beatles song I don’t ever want to hear again… Yes I like Octopus’ Garden | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? + for Meat Loaf…. Anything by Andrew Lloyd Webber…. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? In This Moment….. this “Nu Metal” band sucks harder than a Royal vacuum cleaner….Try them on Apple Music…. | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? Yes...better testing tubes will just have more life left. Also think about this; tubes from the same manf. that test the same or close to the same may sound different...manfacturing variances will occur on any mass produced product. | |
| Did I Expect too much? OP..."So yes, I was disappointed" Anyone in the hifi game is going to be disappointed MANY times during the upgrade path. Forget about your expectations and roll with the discovery of your personal tweeks improving things...That's the point of hif... |