jimel84

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Speakers Needed: Audiophile Taste - Low Budget
If you can find them, some used Energy RVS-2 for the front pair and the matching RVS-1 center speaker do a fine job with music and movie soundtracks. Will probably work ok with the Sony. You might consider Sony's ES line of recievers. They have di... 
Best small monitor speaker 4 small room acoustics?
I have had great success with a pair of Acoustic Energy AE1's in a small space. They just vanish,leaving behind the music. I drove them with an Exposure XV integrated amp which is an excellent match. They go surprisingly low for such a small woofe... 
Integrated Amp. for Platinum Solos?
I drove a set of Acoustic Energy AE-1's,which are similar in design to the platinum solo's,with an Exposure XV integrated amp. It has to be in a relatively small room however. It's only got 40 watts per channel,but the're quality watts. 
best way to clean Grado Sonata
For years now I have used denatured alcohol and a number 4 artists brush with bristle's shortened to about 1/4 inch long. Whatever you do, don't use rubbing alcohol, it must be denatured alcohol. Cheap and effective. 
Golden Tube Audio Repair
There is a Golden Tube owners site on Yahoo now with lots of good info on Golden Tube products.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/golden_tube.They also have the hard to find SE40 schematic on file.Yahoo!!!!! 
best budget integrated amp for rock n roll music?
Don't forget Exposure Integrated amps. They might be a little harder to find but well worth the effort. Very well built and designed for reliability. They do well with all types of music. I use a model XV which has a phono stage. A line stage only... 
Golden Tube SE40 : pwr led & input tubes kaput
I believe I found the answer on audio asylum's tube forum. Apparently this is a fairly common problem for SE40's. The bridge rectifier D9 has to be replaced. When it fails it shuts down the DC power to to the two 6SN7 heaters and the led on the fr... 
Smallest tube system for bed room
One of the Jolida integrated's might be small enough. You might consider vintage tube stuff also like a Scott 222c. I have a Knight KN724 int.amp and its only 13"X 8"X4.5". It even has an phono stage. If you could find an Optimus cd-3400 portable ...