immatthewj

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Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes?
Some JJ power tubes had serious problems ranging from premature death to pin size issues. This is heresay. @audition__audio , no sarcasm intended and not intending to be a grammar nazi, but are you saying that this statement is hearsay, or are... 
Oh my goodness!
 and I am completely floored at the prices on some of the equipment I'm seeing. I just don't understand how people can spend the kind of money that this stuff is going for I guess not being a part of that sector of society has a lot to do with... 
No discussion about the Synergistic Pink fuse?
Why would they knowingly send out an inferior product if they know that the fuse is a weak link in the chain?  @hannibal71 ,  I do not know Mac gear at all, but does Mac ship it out with the absolute best of the best electronic components in it... 
When I listen to my system.......
Well, it gives us all something to troll each over....;) I think you are on to something, @asvjerry .  
When I listen to my system.......
I do not understand the mentality of folks who listen differently than I "My way is the right way so therefore yours is wrong."  
To all you Cary SLI 80 owners, I'm looking for tube suggestions
I really loved the Gold Lion KT77 in my EL34 amp of the current modern offerings of EL34 tubes I thought it had the best tone and frequency response and overall excellent sound. @jond , I am pretty much clueless about this stuff, so the last t... 
To all you Cary SLI 80 owners, I'm looking for tube suggestions
@decooney and ​​​​​@pdreher , thanks for the helpful info on that.  
Album(s) That Took The Longest To Come Around To
Anything Leonard Cohen. A true musical poet. @bubinga , in that case, why would Leonard Cohen be on the list of "albums that took [you] the longest to come around to"?  
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS
To deep-333. You are truly a sophisticated, enlightened connoisseur of musical taste. You can’t beat the sound of Def Leppard blasting away  on his multi-channel Von Swikert system.    
To all you Cary SLI 80 owners, I'm looking for tube suggestions
@immatthewj  yes to both questions.  @pdreher , although the write up on RAM's site didn't come right out and say so, I am thinking what I did get out of it indicated that RAM's EL34s are the reissued Mullards?  
To all you Cary SLI 80 owners, I'm looking for tube suggestions
Thanks to OP's thread, I am getting some great ideas for EL34 replacement. I prefer RAM Labs EL34's over RFT EL34's and Gold Lion KT88's.   The RAM Labs are a steal @ $140 for a quad.   Using NOS Amperex 7308's and TungSol 6SN7WGT's from Brent J... 
To all you Cary SLI 80 owners, I'm looking for tube suggestions
I was hoping you would catch that. Looks like Glennewdick has the inside line. I haven't used the KT77s yet but have used the KT-88s. I guess my favorite EL-34 is the Tesla. Quicksilver has some but don't know if they will sell them to non-Quicks... 
No Wonder You Spend So Much Money On Stereo Equipment
How about the listeners' brain? :) Who knows.  We were all coked up and jamming out in our own world; we gave the "pep" in pep rallies a new meaning!  
No Wonder You Spend So Much Money On Stereo Equipment
RE: dopamine levels, I’d like to see a comparison between listening to music and playing it...  No comparison IME — there’s nothing like playing live music when the band is locked in.  I remember my days playing the cornet in our high school... 
JD Souther has passed away
@bdp24  , you've seen a lot of good music.  I salute you.