larry510
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| Time To Replace Tubes? hi,I'm using the Sophia Electric 2.5 volt 300b's in my Wright Mono 3.5s and they are great, they have displaced my nos RCA dual plates.I'm using a Rayethon VT231 as a 6sn7 and can highly recommend it also.Larry | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? name another company that retains the same degree of resale value. That says somthing. And I do not own Macs.Larry | |
| Myth: low-power high-efficiency No SETs were not made to listen to rock, if that's your thing get ss or pp tubes. But on jazz, chamber music, female or male vocal, they ROCK.Larry | |
| tube watts vs solid state watts Sounds like Alpha 03 is in the SS camp. | |
| Myth: low-power high-efficiency hi,I'm in the two amp camp. Wright mono 3.5 set and a Cary SLI-80 PP amp. Both are hooked up to Klipsch speakers. The set amp is marvelous, but does lack some dynamics. The pp amp can pin my ears back but lacks some of the intimatecy of the set. A... | |
| Most Overated Floor Standing Speaker Up to 15KPair What's a multi-thousand dollar speaker doing with a mid-bass hump ?Larry | |
| tube watts vs solid state watts hi,"The "paper" by Russel Hamm appears to be a presentation at a session of the AES nearly 13 years ago. Such presentations typically are not peer reviewed."I don't think you know that for a fact. I've presented papers before various orginizations... | |
| tube watts vs solid state watts interesting paper about tubes vs transistors herehttp://www.milbert.com/tstxt.htmLarry | |
| tube watts vs solid state watts I think tube amps have 3 to 6db more headroom then ss amps at any given pwoer rating before serious levels of distortion become evident.Larry | |
| Why so many amplifiers for sale? hi,Because they don't live up to their hype. Keep chasing audio nirvna and let me know when you find it.Larry | |
| Can anything beat Vintage Amps for the $$$? Hi,Vintage can be very good. Again my EICO hf-81 is a treasure as far as I am concerned. And I do have modern ss and tube gear to compare it to.A good article is here http://www.stereophile.com//features/203/index.html( about the emotional aspects... | |
| Can anything beat Vintage Amps for the $$$? hi,I have a rebuilt EICO HF-81. I paid 550 for it. I also have a Cary SLI-80 and paid a lot more for it. The EICO does not give anything up to the Cary except some power. It's a great amp.Larry | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? DuaneWhat's a Victrolla ? The correct spelling is Victrola. | |
| whats your idea of loud music. Hi a link to a post on another forum I jsut posted re this topichttp://forums.klipsch.com/forums/652982/ShowPost.aspx | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Duane,I don't give two hoots what you think of Klipsch Cornwalls. I just know I like them. Go stuff your head in your favorite speaker and don't knock my mine.Larry |