larryken
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| Tube Amp Help/Problem it's a normal tube sound...tubes are never dead quiet...you learn to live with this tradeoff in exchange for all the pluses.Larry | |
| an amp without "electronic" sound in my experience it's difficult to find a sand amp that will give you what you want without spending very big dollars.Larry | |
| Tube Newbie question find a dealer or supplier with whom you can build a relationship with. this person can serve as a mentor until you develop your own experience and knowledge base...it's what many of us have done, myself included. other posters comments are also va... | |
| Van Morrison remasters coming soon.... why the remasters? way for the record company to get more money? I'll wait to here if any members say the remaster is "better" than the origial...I have a big cd collection of Van's stuff.Larry | |
| What's the best power conditioner I run tubed gear and found having an Exact Power EP15A to be most helpful...it keeps the AC a constant 120 volts and rebuilds damaged waveforms.Larry | |
| New to tubes Welcome to the club...the previous posters gave you accurate and good information....if you don't mind tube gear idiosyncracies then join us! I was a SS guy for many years and now would never consider going ss again.Larry | |
| ? about oppo for the price they can't be beat if you are talking about music playing (I own one for my TV rig) but it's no contest if you compare to a $1000 plus player....it's great for what it is and the Oppo's sound and video will satisfy the great majority... | |
| Help. My system is shouting at me Is your room treated and your power line in order?Larry | |
| What is the best speaker cable for Martin Logan SL depends on what your taste in sound is.Larry | |
| power cord for electrostatic speaker I heard no difference with my Martin Logan SL3's but you may hear a difference and it might be worth it to you....better to spend the money on a device like an Exact Power 15A or PS Audio Premier | |
| Loud Humming. do some archive research, answer is there. | |
| Raysonic 168 vs PrimaLuna Prologue 8 Just bought a Ray 168 to replace my three year old Droplet, which had it's transformer fry from a power problem at my house...sounds good out of the box, more resolving power than the Droplet...bass appears to be in same league or even deeper and ... | |
| Do new NOS tubes need break-in/running-in? yes, 5 to six hours...before doing a post like this in future suggest you check the archives...it's been beaten to death (as have many generic topics)Larry | |
| retubing a bat vk 5i?????? that's a great pre...I owned one for several years and had it tubed with Amperex 7308's which are now prohibitively expensive.Larry | |
| Subwoofer: How low should I go? your neighbors won't like it...guaranteed....no matter what you get...bass waves penetrate just about anything. That said I'm using a von Schweikert VS1 which you can pickup on Agon for well under $1000Larry |