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Tubes and their problems
Every time when I replaced microphonic tube by new one the microphony of amp dissapeared. 
Tubes and their problems
Microphonic tubes are usually ones that soon will blow.You can tap amp chassis and if you hear tapping via speakers, your tube(s) are about to blow and you'll need to determine which ones by swapping between channels.I would use sewing needle or s... 
Whoa, Johnny Boey is back?
Wow usually I see Someone RIP, but now it's contrary!Welcome back! 
How long should speakers last?
I have 1996 Aerial 10T, but I replaced blown woofers on both due to the cranking habit:-) 
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Nonoise, order Glenlivet 12 years old with descent IPA 
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I know. Zuckerman actually provides info out of his privacy info bank to FBI so they can use their informants to set up and/or to agitate terrorist and radical Islamic activity mostly among the brown doodz with little to no income. It's Governmen... 
Linn Karik's CD drawer cannot be closed
Not too many techies left to actually troubleshoot and finding gears that get stuck and belts that lost tension.Getting matching replacements may also be challenging as it might require browsing in huge commercial catalogs such as McMaster or Gran... 
What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's?
Psycho Killer fafafa fa fafa... ! Yey Yey Yey!!! 
My recent experience in PayPal dispute
i use direct merchants instead of paypal. i provide paypal checkout upon request on items bellow $10 each. 
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man you can register as Abraham Lincoln on FB or as Ludwig Van Beethoven without revealing your privacy. It's your personal choice there. 
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It really seems that expressing on how bad or good FB is does not bring any point. "Tweet or FB" meant to share on FB certain pictures, comments or items for sale. I do that once in a while off the ebay on the items I sell in certain groups(hey su... 
What to upgrade first for better sound quality?
09-17-15: StringreenIn my experience, the more money you spend, the better the results..In my experience the more you think how to spend money for best value the better results you get no matter how much you spend. 
High End Speaker Prices
09-17-15: MapmanQuality comes at a price....and value is determined by price/per/quality ratio. The smallest ratio usually best. 
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Djohnson54, From here on I declare discussion of the website quality related. 
High End Speaker Prices
They're more eye candies than something serious. It's like upscale custom couture that you might want to have for Oscars or Grammy Awards nominations -- same analogy if showing off is very important.