lowrider57
Responses from lowrider57
| Tubes getting hard to come by? The supply of NOS and "tests as NOS" tubes has been dwindling for the past couple of years. When the Russian tubes stopped being exported there was a run on all tubes from every dealer in the US, Canada, and abroad. Now inventory is limited and de... | |
| Arty Fax I've heard about the watermark on downloads. Why was it used and how can you hear it? | |
| Fear Inoculum in Vinyl Why such a limited production run of the LP?? | |
| Why Does My Current Music Sound So Much Better than It Did in the 80’s? In the 80’s I listened to classical, including piano and Spanish guitar, and vocals like Joan Baez. So there were instruments. Later I added a CD player, listening to the same type of music. 1980s classical on CD was not very good. The music bi... | |
| Fear Inoculum in Vinyl I think it would be worthwhile comparing the vinyl vs. the CD based on the very different mastering. According to the DR Database, vinyl measures as having extremely low compression which should result in good dynamic range. The source tapes being... | |
| Fear Inoculum in Vinyl The vinyl should sound better than the CD and download. Check out the DR numbers. Even though there is high compression on the download, the album sounds good through Qobuz. Probably due to a good mix and mastering. https://dr.loudness-war.info/... | |
| Who's an artist that you're a fan of but whose name you're not sure how to pronounce? That's very cool. And a nice memory to have of the man. | |
| Who's an artist that you're a fan of but whose name you're not sure how to pronounce? @dekay Nice, you win. The artist formerly known as Prince, The Purple One, The Artist. Or none of the above. | |
| Who's an artist that you're a fan of but whose name you're not sure how to pronounce? Einstürzende Neubauten (??? noy-baw-ten??) hell if i know. That's right. "Collapsing new buildings." "Of all the languages in the world, I think German is the most romantic." (Tina Fey) | |
| Who's an artist that you're a fan of but whose name you're not sure how to pronounce? When Sade scored a hit single I remember DJ's calling her Say-Dee. They were quickly informed her name was pronounced Shah-Day. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes The Head-Fi link is very informative. Chinese politics is very concerning as stated with the Psvane company. I wonder about the future of Linlai, President Xi Jinping does not want companies to be independent anymore. However, it might not affect ... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Thanks decooney, lots of good info at Head-Fi. I've had Funn Chen at Chinese restaurants. It's a tasty noodle dish. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @rocray Yes, and the 6SN7 has become widely used in modern designs. I for one have been bitching about the prices and lack of NOS stock. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes I ask because Psvane is going heavy into the 6SN7 market. There's a 6SN7-UK in addition to the CV-181 and the globe tubes mentioned above. Perhaps they are filling the need for the dwindling supply of NOS tubes. The UK variant is a copy of Mullard... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes And did you purchase from China or a US dealer? |