noromance
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| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular @metman Not a huge change as they burn in but they do loosen up becoming less dry and more open. | |
| Amp "timing" ? I was doing some tube rolling. I had a bunch in the phono pre and it sounded a little clearer on the night. Few days later, the sound wasn't great. Played an album, "Friends - Manifest!" Not great. Flat, musically all over the place. Put tubes bac... | |
| Is this too hot for my preamp? What should I do? There is a difference between an amp warming up electronically and it being heated up such that it is warmed up from external sources. | |
| Fidelity Research 64s vs Jelco SA-750e Not sure if you saw my meandering post (read it all as there are some notes) on my 750 to 850 upgrade but it kind of sums it up. In a nutshell, the 850 gives you more of everything while retaining the qualities of the 750 - space, acoustic, slam, ... | |
| Fidelity Research 64s vs Jelco SA-750e @montaldo The 64 is not a 66. Legacy reviews say the 64 is a little lacking in top end detail. The 850 is crystalline clear. AFAIK, George Merrill has the best Jelco pricing. | |
| Fidelity Research 64s vs Jelco SA-750e As I said above, the 850 is significantly better than the 750. Jelco now make a 10" 850M. The 850 is open and transparent. | |
| Amp "timing" ? All to do with accurate rise-time and decay of the electronics without overhang, ringing, or harmonic distortion. | |
| Kids during audition - aaaaagh!! Well, I'm under the impression that the listeners are interested in the first place. Take it from there and not from trying to make a disinterested party listen. | |
| Kids during audition - aaaaagh!! Anytime I demo my rig, folks are very impressed. They are fascinated by the ESLs, the turntable and tubes. We talk about the age of the gear, how I got it, how it all works. Most have no idea about how things work but when they see the glow and th... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? ^ no idea why I said "efforts" twice. Apologies for the poor writing.So as not to waste a post, check out Joe Williams – A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry. (Mono)This is a great 1958 recording -full of emotion and soul. If you like Sinatra but think Ha... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders – Chicago - The Living Legends.This is a superb 1961 analog recording and wonderfully musical. There are copies on Discogs. Far better than most modern efforts at producing audiophile efforts. | |
| Which is the best audio magazine? We need comparative reviewing. Like they do in car magazines. Ever notice how every Stereophile review is for one single item and it’s always awesome? | |
| Turntable options Artisan Fidelity 301 with Schick 12".https://www.artisanfidelity.com/new-products | |
| Eastern Electric out of business? Best of luck, Bill on a well-deserved retirement. Live long and enjoy. | |
| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. @richdirector >> "Valve input MOSFET out"All tube in signal path. The MOSFETS are constany current sources for the line stage/buffer. |