newbee
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| What time do you wear? Bought a Damasko D37. Not a dress watch for sure but a great tool watch. Actually its dial has a creme cast to it in most light and with a reddish leather strap to contrast the grey bead blast case it can pass for a sports watch. It is highly legi... | |
| Genelex Gold Lion KT-88 reissued tubes Frank, I haven't heard the Gold Lion re-issues, but I have and use both the SED 6550's and the Tungsol reissue 6550's. In my amps the 6550's are neutral, linear, rugged, and clear toned tube which are not overly extended. They don't favor any part... | |
| Music that really stirs your emotions Most anything sung by Eva Cassidy, but especially 'Over the Rainbow' and due to my ancestry perhaps, 'Danny Boy'. The former reminds me of a full grown woman with real desires, unlike Judy with a soft youthful fantasy. She grabs you right in the b... | |
| Suggestion for Brahms Some Brahms orchestral recordings on CD that I'm partial to are: 1) The four symphonies by Mackerras on Telarc with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Warm but less dense than regular full blown orchestral versions. 2)Piano Concerto #1 by Zimerman &a... | |
| Gold Lions KT88 on Sonic Frontiers Power SE Tube bias should remain stable but I'm not too quick to blame the tubes IF all of the tubes in the R channel need to be re-adjusted. Try switching the right channel tubes to the left side and see if they are unstable there. But, FWIW, it could be ... | |
| Can I use EL34 tubes on KT88 amps? Don't be surprised if you don't get a response. Manufacturers in general are VERY poor at responding to E-Mail. I noted in Stereophile an ad for Melody products which are apparently being re-introduced to USA. Try calling the new dealer/distributo... | |
| Schubert Impromptus You are in luck. There is no shortage of excellent performances of these works.I would recommend Maria Joao Pires recording on DG. I think these will meet your expectations. I know you didn't ask, but FWIW, assuming that you are new to Schubert's ... | |
| What do you currently own as loudspeakers? Just a WAG but you may just be hearing the death rattle of a frustrated speaker manufacturer who is having a hard time finding a market for his speakers. No one in his right mind pisses on his potential market base even if he laughs and calls it r... | |
| Does anyone know someone who can modify Mesa Baron FWIW, I've had one of those puppies since they first came out. The amp has great potential but is really system dependent (as is most everything!). Out of the box I think many will find it a bit bright - the critics did for sure, but in an otherwi... | |
| Recommended Shostakovich? I also like the Kitajenko set of symphonies as well as the Haitink set. FWIW, as a recommendation for an excellent recording, as well as two symphonies that don't attract much attention, I recommend Jesus Lopez-Cobos' performance of the 1st and 15... | |
| Audio Research SP10 vs ? Gmuffley, I was vaguely aware of this new Quicksilver unit but so far you are the only user I can find who has commented on it. Can you describe for me how the Quicksilver and the ARC resemble as well as differentiate themselves in your system (an... | |
| Must have classic recordings I think the British reviewers/critics haven't figured out yet that now-a-days the sun does set on the British Empire. Some might say that it not only sets but no longer rises! :-)Re request, you might like to look at some old threads posted in thi... | |
| What's First, Interconnects or Speaker? Love these chicken/egg threads. I agree that in an absolute sense the differences in IC's will probably be more audible in a source application, but my version of which to chose first is just the opposite of many, especially if you have several so... | |
| "My Dad has a system like that", she said.... When I find my self listening to music and being distracted by the 'sound' of the audio system. Makes me wonder about my priorities. I'm in one of those stages this week - I'm focusing more on the system resolution and not so much the actual music... | |
| component cones/spikes vs. rubber Because tubes can be sensitive to vibration induced micro phonics I isolate all of my tubed components with absorbent supports. Some folks like this (subtle) micro phonic effect. Some don't. Your choice. |