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| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? Maybe try putting snooty salespeople on the defense from the Get-Go.When they ask..."May/or (how can) I help you?Reply..."Yes, you can go away and leave me alone."Just a thought.DeKay | |
| Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s) Pretty much anything by George Gobel and/or Jane Birkin.DeKay | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes I'm curious as to what BJ rec's for the OP's gear...Hope the OP posts an update/take.DeKay | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes Petgo60:PS:Your warning about using ecc88/6dj8's in an e88cc/6922 design is a good one, but it may only apply to a few popular companies (and their designs) which ran the 6922 type especially hard (otherwise known as tube eaters).Off the top of my... | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes Petg60:Mullard Blackburn produced dimpled disc getter ecc88/6dj8's. They are more common than the Mitcham (ddg) e88cc/6922, and they have a fuller sound than the Holland (ddg) ecc88 production.DeKay | |
| A second system disk player? Suggestions? Best bang for the buck (though a crapshoot due to age) would be a Sony 9000ES for SACD plus a decent DAC for Redbook (unless if you are OK with the Redbook of the 9000).Didn't you own it @ one point?Anyway I found the "budget" 9000's SACD performa... | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes Correction to my last post...The Mullard Mitcham dimpled disc getters were E88CC's (not ECC88's/6dj8's).I only came across 3 of them when purchasing lots of tubes on Ebay 18-20 years ago, so assume that they are fairly rare.Two were labeled as Phi... | |
| CJ Preamp Teflon Recap The following blurb (on A’Gon) is by someone who owns/owned the 16LS II (II = wire upgrade).Anyway, they compare the 16LS II to the GAT and also discuss/question the Teflon cap upgrade VS cost.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tube-conrad-johnson-... | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes Interesting speakers as I looked @ them maybe 10 years ago, if it’s the same speaker (think around $1K/pair @ the time).Anyway, as an affordable experiment I still hold with the Orange Globes (which are ready to buy from a reputable dealer well wi... | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes I have not used recent production small signals tubes in anything owned/listened to for the past 20 years (with a few exceptions), so no opinion on the GL’s.The later production Orange Globes were always one of my go to’s for the input tube in an ... | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes Brent Jesse still has Amperex Holland 6dj8's for well under $100/matched pair.I would suggest that late 60's production that typically has an Orange/World Globe logo over the older Bugle Boy version.DeKay | |
| Who’s been tinkering while trapped? Geoff:You use the Blue marker: the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You use the Red marker: you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."DeKay | |
| Speakers that are a great value! Look for the union label...https://bullbuster.net/community/img/articles/475-8f46a89824def1933f6681a3d4f91acb.jpgDeKay | |
| Cool it! Being an EX Sous Chef I will suggest fanning the air "away" from the amp.Sucking air away from a hot spoon is considerably more efficient than blowing on it.DeKay | |
| ... How to select tubes for line level preamp ... Vintage RCA (Black & Gray plates) do have extended HF's for a 12ax7, IMO (more than the Telefunken and Mullard's I've used).Old production Holland 12ax7's do also, but they are really expensive now.Old production Sylvania 12ax7's have gobs of ... |