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Sound Quest SQ-84 Int Amp???
This is possibly the best headphone amp I have owned (I have owned around 15 headphone amps). I now have a vast collection of 6V6G and GT tubes and the SQ84 responds well to tube rolling.Here is a tip: ECF802 tubes will TRANSFORM the sound of the ... 
Classe DR-2 vs Classe DR-3
Why no forced air? Thanks 
MAC Palladium IC's-Follow up, are they really.....
Welllllllll, I confess that I just got the Palladiums a few days ago and they are not burned in yet, and familiarity breeds contempt, so it may be that the 'new' sound of these is impressing me more than they should. So, I am willing to go on reco... 
Hearing loss and center image
I am down significantly in midband in left ear. With digital or analog volume control, I raise left channel. Without, I shift position and speakers if I have to get stable center image.I use Frank Sinatra All of Me and Ole' Black Magic from Platin... 
Review: Comparison of 5751 Tubes Raytheon, Sylvania, and more Tweak
Well, I take back what I said about the Raytheon 5751 either 3MBP or 2MWMG. It a great tube. Lively as Joe puts it, good bass. The mids are not smeared at all, yet have a great touch of warmth. Wonderful wide stage with air as well, but maintains ... 
Review: Comparison of 5751 Tubes Raytheon, Sylvania, and more Tweak
Well, I take back what I said about the Raytheon 5751 either 3MBP or 2MWMG. It a great tube. Lively as Joe puts it, good bass. The mids are not smeared at all, yet have a great touch of warmth. Wonderful wide stage with air as well, but maintains ... 
Top Ten Interconnects of all time...
Bogdan Silver Spirit throw a superb stage out of my Ayre V3(x) and VSA-VR3.5. Good bass (not heavy, but musical), great, smooth and reasonably detailed highs without fizz, natural (neutral) mids. Not that expensive, esp used. 
Review: Comparison of 5751 Tubes Raytheon, Sylvania, and more Tweak
I recently got some Amperex 'delta' 1957-1958 Long Grey Plate 12AX7 with Strip-Foil D-Detter. In my ASL MG Head OTL III with HD650/Cardas, these are outstanding tubes, esp. with TFK or Amperex EL84. To my ear, as good as Sylvania 3M-BP and even th... 
Review: Comparison of 5751 Tubes Raytheon, Sylvania, and more Tweak
I recently got some Amperex 'delta' 1957-1958 Long Grey Plate 12AX7 with Strip-Foil D-Detter. In my ASL MG Head OTL III with HD650/Cardas, these are outstanding tubes, esp. with TFK or Amperex EL84. To my ear, as good as Sylvania 3M-BP and even th... 
Review: Comparison of 5751 Tubes Raytheon, Sylvania, and more Tweak
Nice review of 5751 breed. My coments are from listening on two '5751/12AX7 driver based systems (Sherwood S5000 and CJ-MV-52), as well as in Cal ALpha DAC driving these and ASL KI15 FOX, a SET IA (killer value). Variety of speakers (Celestion SL6... 
Review: Comparison of 5751 Tubes Raytheon, Sylvania, and more Tweak
Nice review of 5751 breed. My coments are from listening on two '5751/12AX7 driver based systems (Sherwood S5000 and CJ-MV-52), as well as in Cal ALpha DAC driving these and ASL KI15 FOX, a SET IA (killer value). Variety of speakers (Celestion SL6...