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Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre
Tube miser - Thanks for the tip. 
Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre
Sherod Are you one of the snipers this week:-) Hate to bid against a friend! 
Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre
Thank you all for your comments. Nilthepill, you you mean that you bought your cca's from the same seller referenced above?Joe 
Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre
Thanks for the input. For example this current add on ebay, the fellow says that there are no date codes etched on glass or frame and they have 07347 made in Germany printed on the back. He feels that they are early sixties. Any opinion as to genu... 
Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre
Thanks for the input. I have read the cca threads, I have a PHD but this stuff taxes the brain! Added to that is when I call some reputable dealers they say they have not seen a genuine early cca tube in years and that most everything out there is... 
Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier
Victor - Thanks for the informative post - are there any adds posted with prices yet for the phono amp? Please do keep us informed at 300 hours on the V caps 
Life of amp internals
The heat equipment generates should help dry it out in the basement much like a damp chaser. I have some ss gear that has been operating 30 years. I would be more worried about power surges and swells taking the thing out. 
Something for Everyone in Super High Fidelity
Interesting idea for a thread. Most of my friends are oldish. When I have about 15 minutes to take someone away from the visiting going on, I play very short excerpts from some of these depending on thier musical tastes. I tell them in advance tha... 
New Von Schweikert VR SR4 mk11 Cream or Crap ???
Douglas Thanks for doing the review. I think you nailed itJoe 
Assessing quality of power
TreljaThanks for the tip. Do you know Sean's handle here on audiogon or his email address so I can query him?Joe 
Assessing quality of power
Foster When you have tried it, please let me know what you think about ease of use, any dynamic constriction and improvementsThanksJoe 
Assessing quality of power
OK, Looks like I have to try one to find out. It would be nice if the component gave you a message that it has been correcting voltage and how much of the sine wave it had to reconstruct. and how much electronic hash it blocked, sort of like an an... 
Another article re CD sales
I remember buying ablums at 14 and sometimes being very disappointed that the only good song on it was the one I knew that prompted the buy, yet there was special magic in buying an album and finding great music on it that I had never heard before... 
Recommended Pressing of Sgt Pepper's
If you like this music, also try the soundtrack from the new Cirque de Soeil show, Love. I have the CD version, have seen the show live and do not know if it is on LP. It does some very wild things with the music from this album as well as other B... 
Another article re CD sales
Thanks for posting an interesting article