dekay
Responses from dekay
| Amperex 6922 USA vs Amperex 6922 Holland Roc:Were the tubes supplied by AR? If your USA BB's are Richardson Electronics tubes (Richardson purchased the Amperex namesake quite some time ago and therefore can rebrand any tube "Amperex") they could be most anything.I have yet to see a vinta... | |
| And we strive for..... what ? Something similar to this has been used since the mid 1980's (it went by another name then "syn-something"). A guy I know (one of the first few operators of the unit) worked with Frank Zappa and Michael Jackson, to name a few. It was used both liv... | |
| Best Values and worst values in SS and tube amps ? Eagle:Yes, I do. I have listened to quite a few mismatched/poor sounding systems made of otherwise desirable components and have also experieced a number of mismatches in my own systems over the years. | |
| Best Values and worst values in SS and tube amps ? Joel:General comments about gear/brands not placed in a system context are indeed bone headed, which was my point. | |
| Best Values and worst values in SS and tube amps ? ME?This is a bone headed premise for a thread. | |
| Reynaud Magic Stand, spikes on carpet? Phil:I used sturdy 28" Target stands with Twins (big improvement over the Magic stands/Twin combo auditoned in a SOTA listening room).If the blocks sound better in your room then follow what you hear.None of the pro reviews (that I am aware of) tr... | |
| Slappys Sob Story. So long folks Hey Slap, "weak" as usual. | |
| Vinyl wow Hodie:You might look into devices that further stabilize the motor. Albert Porter uses one for instance. | |
| ASL integrated vs. monoblocks? low end Why not refurbish the ST70 and then shop around for a nice tube preamp? | |
| Best Bang-4-Buck Thorens TT??? Well, to narrow it down a bit for you, of the decent vintage models there were only a few which offered auto lift and perhaps shut off (can't remember exactly).TD145TD145IITD146 (not certain if there was a II)TD147 (think their was also a special ... | |
| Vinyl wow PS: For what it's worth, it was once suggested to me that mainly those of poor health are the ones who are most sensitive to this issue.I don't usually care for catch-all statements, but without going into detail did find the premise interesting. | |
| Vinyl wow Many people are not bothered by WOW (or the "hunting" of various DD designs).I generally find it to be more of a mild irritant than something actually heard as variations in pitch/tempo (we are talking decent decks here), which may explain why man... | |
| Good Sounding Inexpensive Phono Preamp? Research the following company/products online (reviews @ TNT, etc.).http://www.gspaudio.co.uk/index.htm | |
| Why can't I hear 20 years of phono 'progress'?? Well, depending on how you look @ it, this does speak favorably of the Rega 25. LOL! | |
| Lowthers - Please educate a village idiot... Hey Joe:Here's a site to check/hang out @:http://f18.parsimony.net/forum31999/Also:http://6402.teacup.com/le8t/bbs (use Alta Vista's Babel Fish translation software, it's free, if you are not fluent in Japanese).I currently use Stephens Tru-sonic ... |