lowrider57
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| Thinking Out Loud What @mesch said ^^^You want to get a taste of the tube sound. The Freya is a great starting point (based on the love by our members). For digital, you plug the transport into the Pro-ject Dac Box 2 using coax digital RCA. Then analogue RCA output... | |
| Which Budget Speakers, Tekton or Omega? Thanks for your comments @samsca .I forgot about this thread, I should have updated it and thanked everyone. So, thank you everybody for your contributions.I bought a used pair of Devore Gibbon Super 8's. They're mint with a beautiful cherry finis... | |
| Another great gone, this time its Charlie Watts @tvad Jagger would have been about 55 in 1998. Wyman would be 60 and retired. | |
| Another great gone, this time its Charlie Watts "Some Girls" was so different, I loved it. "Tattoo You" was even more different, I couldn't decide if I liked it. Eventually I did.@tvad So, you got to see the band when they were about 60 years old? There's got to be some members who saw them wh... | |
| Another great gone, this time its Charlie Watts Oh yeah, I could have gone to see Steel Wheels and the next tour here in Philly but turned down the tickets. At this point they were playing the largest stadiums in the US and even tho i was only in my 30's, I had no interest in that. | |
| Another great gone, this time its Charlie Watts @goofyfoot Start Me Up!! I saw them live in 1981, it was the Tattoo You tour and I was in college at Syracuse. I didn't even buy the album. Actually, now I don't think the album is that bad.Yes, Beggars Banquet is definitely a good one. | |
| Another great gone, this time its Charlie Watts @goofyfoot I'd have to say Sticky Fingers, Let it Bleed, and Exile. I love the tunes, and I'm also a Mick Taylor fan. I think he and Keef made magic together.I'll also throw in Some Girls as a fav. I took the train into Manhattan to buy the record... | |
| Another great gone, this time its Charlie Watts I've been streaming The Stones every day since Charlie's passing. It takes me back to my teenage years playing drums in my garage band. A couple takeaways have been how Charlie always played what was needed, no more, no less. And the tone of his G... | |
| Need HELP - getting static noise when using my tube preamp while computer is on... And RFI is airborne. Computers and routers fill your home with this noise. Electrical and audio wiring can act as antennae for RFI. | |
| Need HELP - getting static noise when using my tube preamp while computer is on... https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/379130-REG/Furman_PST_8_DIG_PST_8_Digital_Power_Station.htmlIt doesn't specifically state RFI/EMI filtering. My next suggestion was going to be to add a second RFI/EMI filter to your computer hookup. There's ... | |
| Need HELP - getting static noise when using my tube preamp while computer is on... The computer needs to be on a separate circuit than your audio system.It's probably RFI. How is the computer hooked up to the preamp?Does your power conditioner have RFI/EMI filtering? Only use it for the preamp and audio components. | |
| Is there a reason why type 3 tapes didn’t catch on? Type III Ferrichrome tapehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette_tape_types_and_formulations | |
| Phono preamp tube rolling. @surfmuz , you are so right. I mentioned on another tube thread that I'm done with Melz. I purchased a pair of 1578 OTK from a dealer in Russia, 30 day returns. I loved them, ordered 2 more pairs. Long story short, 4 tubes had crackling issues, t... | |
| Phono preamp tube rolling. The OTK stamp meant it went through quality control and met the highest specs.@mulveling There are a couple dealers in Russia and Ukraine selling various Russian tubes. A 1578 stamped on the glass with the multiple holes on the supporting rod is t... | |
| Nirvana sued over "Nevermind" cover photo The production company/photographer is responsible for getting the release signed, yet I believe all those named in this case can be sued. Really lame on their part, weren't the kid's parents there?But it seems that he's had years of fun being the... |