ed_sawyer
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| What are OA2 tubes and why are there more gear OA2 (actually all the O** series I believe, like OD3, etc.) are cold-cathode voltage regulator tubes. Generally filled with mixes of neon/argon/xenon. They glow pretty colors, which I think is why they are used. Generally they conduct at a certain... | |
| A Mullard question Amperex and mullard were both brands of Phillips - so in some (many) cases, they are the same tube. Definitely same tooling in many cases. What was printed on tube is irrelavent really. All phillips tubes had etched codes determining tube type, da... | |
| The Worst Speaker you have ever heard. Agreed on the Watt/puppy (version 6 was what I heard). boomy overdone bass, bright highs. Nice imaging, but I couldnt' live with them. not at 1/4 the price. -Ed | |
| Tube Cosmetics If you want some glow, check out www.electronluv.com. Sweet merc. vapor rectifiers that glow purple, way more (and for different reasons) than the occasional power tube. -Ed | |
| Avantgarde Solos Fugly. -Ed | |
| Chassis ground and balanced mode - please help me If switching the ground switch on the plinius to open solves the problem, then you already have your answer. Just leave it on open! No need to make it more complicated than it is. Whether the ground switch is set to the chassis or not doesnt' affe... | |
| 12AX7's & 6SN7..... If you don't have the rest of your life for Andy to get back to you (he is notoriously slow... over a year to get back to me on some stuff), and want some good 6SN7s in the meantime, let me know. I have a bunch I need to sell. thanks-Ed | |
| Western Electric 274-A tube ?????? It's a full wave rectifier. Worth big bucks on ebay. Esp. globe versions... easily fetch $800+/ea. Crazy money.... -Ed | |
| what are your favorite movie soundtracks. Two of my favorite film scores (others by these folks are good too, but these are their best):the Score (not soundtrack) for American Beauty. All mostly percussion music but haunting and beautifulThe score for Chocolat. A fabulous disc, one of my ... | |
| PayPal Question. To all who have had "great experiences" with Paypal.... I was in that boat once. Greatest thing since sliced bread. until you have a problem... and it's not a matter of "if" you have a problem... but a matter of "when". See what happens then.... t... | |
| Home Theatre Processor reccomendation New Lexicon MC-8 should best everything mentioned so far. -Ed | |
| Opinions on NOS 45 Tubes Actually from most accounts the pre-RCA Cunningham 345 is the tube to have. Predates when RCA bought Cunningham... will have engraved base, 345 as the number, C logo on top of tubes. Ijust got a pair of these and they are sweet. But! the EML easil... | |
| Transparent Audio cables Overpriced: Yes. Overrated: Yes. I've auditioned everything in their line up through Reference XL SS (like $9k/pr speaker cables). Definitely overrated and overpriced, Cardas' entry level line equals or betters the sound and quality to match, IMNS... | |
| Retail Buying - Reality Check There's no clear right and wrong in issues like this but a few facts: nearly no high-end lines have margin of 50%. some cables, maybe. (Transparent springs to mind). Most gear is around 40%, maybe 45% if you pay the invoice in 7 days, etc. Video g... | |
| Transparent Audio cables overpriced. Overrated.-Ed |