ed_sawyer
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| Looking for the best audio porn This is my personal favorite: http://www.electronluv.com/-Ed | |
| How do I buy tubes? Fletch, surely you know all about buying tubes. Is this a troll? You seem to always have a lot of good ones for sale, so assuming this is a rhetorical question(s) for some reason.... (btw, obviously the answer is the latter, above.)-Ed | |
| Patricia Barber live at the Regattabar I saw both those shows too - an excellent time, no doubt. Agreed her live playing is interesting, to say the least. I saw her last spring at the same locale, and her style was similar - a lot of non-traditional type stuff going on, using a small h... | |
| What is a good tube tester and where can I buy one Viridian - Yes, but in this case, the SS tube tester (Hickok 580 in this case) has a lot going for it... if they were more common, I am sure they would surpass the 539* varieties as the best/most popular hickok. Ironically just as they came out wi... | |
| What is a good tube tester and where can I buy one If you like the 752, you should see/try the 580 - it was the replacement for 752 (which in turn supposedly replaced 539c), and has all the 752 features and more. plus fully transistorized so no calibration problems or tubes to wear out internally.... | |
| jolida vs. ASL ASL is generally regarded by many (me included) to be better built, higher caliber designs, esp. where it counts (transformers.) Agreed chinese tubes are nothing special (their 845 is ok though). Some really interesting amps in the ASL lineup, inc... | |
| Audio Rack with Positive "waf" Check with Brooks Tanner - solid maple racks, better built than most furniture found today. I have one and another on order. Similar in look to Zoethecus, but better built and better finish work. www.bjtanner.com-Ed | |
| REVEL Sub-15 / LE-1 or AERIAL SW-12's......... Aerials. In Maple. | |
| Sub Crossover vs. External Crossover your best bet is to use the Xover within the B15. It's quite nice and matched specifically for that speaker. Get a Sound Level Meter from Rat Shack and use the CD that comes with the Revel to set up the parametric EQ in the sub. Integration doesnt... | |
| New to tubes-what the heck does NOS mean? Tim - there's a lot more to it than how strong of a vacuum was pulled. Cathode coating mix, design, manufacturing skills, many tricks of the trade that are now long lost forever. All of these contribute to the difference between NOS tubes and curr... | |
| Where can I send my tubes for testing? Peter, the 533 is decent but only really middle of the road. the 539 B or C is one of the best hickoks, as is the 580 that is on Ebay right now too. Also, I'd look for a TV-7 (D preffered), these are a little less $ than the hickoks but the same c... | |
| Where can I send my tubes for testing? TV-7 D/U is a popular and well featured piece as well - nearly as good as the hickoks in a lot of ways. Generally cheaper, very ruggedly built, and easy to come by. Can test any tube for audio that you would be able to test on the best Hickoks. Th... | |
| CJ Premier 5's - Opinions? hi Alex - I have a pair like this that I was thinking of selling. Maybe we can strike a deal? ;-) they are excellent amps, I just have too many and have more efficient speakers now so don't need the power they offer. They are IMHO the best amps ev... | |
| Various Wadia players.. can someone order them check their site - they had info on the -i upgrades last time I looked. Agreed the 16 is a nice one-box player, perhaps one of the best one box players around. The 7/9 combo is also very nice but a bit more $ than the others mentioned. -Ed | |
| Barber in concert ... well worth the outing I saw her Friday, the night before, at 2 shows at the Regattabar in Boston. Agreed she is excellent as was her ensemble. Saw her this past spring too, same place. Certainly worth the trip, esp. since the price of admission is so little and the ven... |