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| What is the best sounding GZ34 / 5AR4 rectifier tube you've ever heard? Bliss: There are some major spec differences between 5ar4 and 5r4gy(s). Aside from a considerably higher voltage drop the 5r4 also has a faster warm up time. Not familiar with 5u4g, but once looked into the other and decided not to go there wit... | |
| What is the best sounding GZ34 / 5AR4 rectifier tube you've ever heard? It depends on the system (as a whole) and your personal preference. I have various Mullard/Blackburn), Amperex/Holland, later 2003-2004 (when they momentarily remedied the reliably issues) Sovtek as well as a few manufactured in Japan. They all ... | |
| Auditory perception at the root of language learning. True or False? Well... DeKay | |
| Is blasphemous Music ok? The cannons in the 1812 Overture are acceptable, but otherwise I prefer to keep such to a minimum. DeKay | |
| Olivia Newton John Passes at age 73 I met her in 1983 when she opened a clothing shop a few blocks from where I lived (helped me pick out sweaters for a couple of little girls - friends kids). She asked me what colors they liked and I said "I really don't pay much attention to clot... | |
| What does Q mean in speaker specifications? Dyna: Do you have documentation for the 1.2 "Q" measurement? Having owned Rogers Ls3/5a's for 1979-1986 I find that spec hard to comprehend (considering the cabinet size). Yes, they did had a mid-bass hump - making them difficult to properly ma... | |
| What does Q mean in speaker specifications? Here is simple/nutshell info on such from a speaker manufacturer. Having used various vintage single driver speakers, mated with various tube/SS amps, for the past 20 years (as well as different enclosures - including open baffle) I do pay attent... | |
| Can anyone tell me where the progress in audio went? I named my Turkey Bolognese recipe after Cindymeat. DeKay | |
| Can anyone tell me where the progress in audio went? tannoy: Think the RCA' horns looked something like the 2-part WE units (top portion hanging from the ceiling) in this video. My visual memory is not very good, but the upturned horn on the bottom seems familiar as does the top (hanging) horn. ... | |
| Can anyone tell me where the progress in audio went? tannoy: Not that one... The bottom portion looked like a basin that would have been used for washing metal parts in a machinist’s shop 80 years ago. It was tall and maybe 36" (or less) wide. Appeared to be metal. I’ll see if I can come up wit... | |
| Owning Up To It "I guess we could add Rod's disco period to this thread." Well, that was "Heart of Glass" cold. DeKay | |
| Can anyone tell me where the progress in audio went? Not field coil speaker rated, but one of the best videos/sound I've heard on YT (in regard to a vintage horn speaker) may have been done by "johnk" who has posted in this thread. I think it was an RCA design (not Western Electric) and I'm not cer... | |
| What I really hate about some music Certainly there are exceptions... DeKay | |
| Owning Up To It Not my all time favorite, but I was visiting a neighbor in a lighting booth @ a Rod Stewart/Faces concert (1970/1971 Veteran's auditorium, Des Moines) and Rod would run back behind a large speaker cabinet stack and have a makeup person mess up his... | |
| Can anyone tell me where the progress in audio went? tannoy56: Here's (see link) a YT video of a FC setup that sounds fantastic. I do find some YT videos useful (especially when I'm familiar with the speakers being played). DeKay |