dekay

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What is a "reference" system?
Viridian: Two takes on T-Bird... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xY7mBQrzXU&t=1s     https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=James+Mason+says%3A+Thunderbird+Wine+Has+An&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=c... 
Finding this…
Good. Yes, I was also impressed with the YouTube sound. I recall hearing a handful of the songs (radio) while @ the barber shop as a kid (I'm70-:).   DeKay  
Finding this…
I found the CD on Ebay as well as various downloads with a quick Google search. Here's a YT video for those curious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnPD0lp1kPc   DeKay    
Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You?
Pauk Butterfield's:   "I'm drunk again, I've been been drinkin' Gordons gin"   Who doesn't like a good lawsuit  lyric?   DeKay    
Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You?
It's a tie between...   And the colored girls go Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo Doo, do-d... 
Speakers for audiolab 9000P & Q
Do you have the LF to HF "jumpers" installed?   DeKay  
5ar4 rectifier tube
Here's another tube vendor that I have not checked out yet (recently discovered them). http://www.vacuumtubes.com/5ar4.html   DeKay  
5ar4 rectifier tube
Info on this is half way down the page in the following link. You might look at Japanese production 5ar4 (Brent Jesse has them for $130/each). https://www.primaluna-usa.com/tube-rolling   DeKay  
What artists can you not get enough of?
Steve Winwood from his Spencer Davis and Traffic days (little bit of Blind Faith).   DeKay  
Looking for a more solid-feeling turntable (and maybe a new preamp)
What is the Rega placed on and have you experimented with such?   DeKay    
What is wrong with me?
Much of the magic comes from the speakers used. 18" woofer mated to a large 12 cell horn/compression driver combo. I’ve never heard WE’s like this, but I have listened to a similar vintage RCA mono system. Not saying the that the amps are not n... 
What's up with the weird time stamp in these forums?
Time for more cowbell... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cPPYLe_Yuw   DeKay  
Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes…
Hilde: You didn't have me until lubricious.   DeKay  
Neutral-ish Speaker Cable
Good, the early 7316's are nice. Here's something you may find of interest as you purchased the Fidelium speaker cables. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/first-impressions-silversmith-fidelium-interconnects   DeKay  
Neutral-ish Speaker Cable
I would let the new preamp run in and then roll a few tubes before changing anything else (assuming that you are using the Rogue RP-7 recently posted about). A couple pairs of Amperex 12au7 short plates will cost $300-$400 and long plates around ...