larryken
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| First Tube Amp: Advice? Keep spare tubes on hand? Richard,If the amp is new the tubes should last many thousands of hours....do not leave the amp on 24/7 but leave it on the day you listen and turn off when done for the day...try to avoid, on-off, on-off on days you listen...tubes are like light ... | |
| Looking for some Art Pepper recommendations Smack Up, Intensity, Winter Moon... | |
| Life of the used tubes tube life depends on the circuit design that uses them, among other things. | |
| What would you do with an awesome quad of 6BQ5? go get some therapy. | |
| power conditioning vs. power regeneration? dedicated lines are a basic and a must have....after doing this I would try a regenerator and power conditioner and see if you can hear any difference and if you do choose the one you like. don't forget treating room acoustics is also a basic. | |
| Cayin A-88t vs. Almarro A318B your speakers probably would be a tough load for the Almarro as Aball says but the Almarro sounds bigger than it's 18W per channel SET design looks on paper. the Cayin has nominally more power and both amps will sound very different from each othe... | |
| what to expect translate please. | |
| Uneven speaker cable lengths and cable termination go Speltz anticable...it's just what you need, sounds great and easy on the wallet. Uneven lengths are fine. | |
| nobody talks about BAT anymore? if you haven't heard anything guess they must have gone out of business right? | |
| 2 out of 3 cats approve Mccormack over Adcom I have owned both amps and there's really no comparison. Guess which one was better. Like night and day. This was my into to high end sound. | |
| Tube-aholics Anonymous? How about the people who stockpile tubes, buying tubes they will never use?? | |
| Seeking advice on tube amps tube amps are vast in types of design and tubes used. tubes can limit your choice of speakers and each type of tube has a different sonic signature. it would make much more sense to pick the speakers first then go for the right amp....speakers tha... | |
| Please help me improve my system - next steps? get a decent cd player.....they still sound better than computer audio | |
| How do you train your ears? Commcat, you must have one heck of a listening room and gear, how about sharing with us? I've found the piano is the most difficult instrument to duplicate in the home listening environment. | |
| 'In Home Dealers' are the future? Commcat....where did you hear that high end retail prices are "declining rapidly." I buy from a brick and mortar who is 325 miles away from me and will continue to support that business as long as it exists. I agree with Tvad...where are these 25%... |