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Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align
The more I’m thinking, the longer the list gets. Remembering Art Dudley,,  bad sounding bad music vs good sounding bad music vs bad sounding good music vs good sounding good music.    
Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align
All Bill Evans vinyl, especially ECM,  sound wonderful   
Temperature of water for ultrasonic RCM
I’m using an Isonic without heater, and I’m trying to figure out a way to introduce a little heat to the process.  I used it 5 hours yesterday, and the water was as cold when I finished as when I started.  When I dropped down to 4 records per cycl... 
If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over.............
Blues and Ballads—-Brad Mehldau Trio  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
John Fahey.     America     With coffee and feet up  
KT 150 failure
Jerry, off topic, but always like to ask folks what differences they heard between those tubes.  Accepting different amps, rooms etc.  I still like to hear people’s opinions.  I always suspect that differences are there but not earthshaking.  In t... 
KT 150 failure
Yup. Almost went with HP, but being retired, the cost of 8 tubes steered me to the Dialogue Premium.  Happy Happy.  This amp is on, a good portion of every day.  Tubes are the “cost of doing business”  
KT 150 failure
I bought these in March from an outlet in Canada.  About the time that tubes were getting scarce.  I really just wanted some new 66’s or maybe to try some kt88’s.  All I could locate at that time were the 150’s.  Gave me a good excuse to move fart... 
KT 150 failure
Assumed it was finished, but you’ve answered my question.  Thanks.  Previous failed tubes were never this subdued.     
Speaker cutting out intermittently
Yup.  Checked and wiggled.  All clean intact and no corrosion.  Even considered crossover in speaker. Recapped @8 yrs ago.  Still think it would work or not, even after rest period.  Voodoo at this point.  Being retired, I can sit on a little stoo... 
Speaker cutting out intermittently
Yup.  Checked and wiggled.  All clean intact and no corrosion.  Even considered crossover in speaker. Recapped @8 yrs ago.  Still think it would work or not, even after rest period.  Voodoo at this point.  Being retired, I can sit on a little stoo... 
Speaker cutting out intermittently
Thanks all for the feedback.  I bought the amp new last summer.  Those connections on the back seem bulletproof.  Cable connectors are new. Sometimes though, you ignore the simple obvious and default to more complex possibilities.    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Van Morrison          Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood BowlThe Birdlanders,,,,JJ Johnson, Milt Jackson, Kai Winding, Max Roach, Oscar PettifordHip Harp,,,,,Dorothy Ashby with Frank WessJazz harp shouldn’t work, but it does  
Dynaco ST 70 bias change
Thanks for that.  I’m retired, and the amp is on quite a few hours most days.  Cost of doing business.