oldhvymec
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| Gold lion tubes I've been using Mac, VTL, Marantz and as of late (last 2 years or so) Cary. I don't use Golden Lyon, I have A LOT of them here too. Just not my cup of tea. When I use a valve like Sylvania for power valves, I use RCAs or Tellies, in the preamp pos... | |
| Are my standards too high? Thanks for the CC approval of 15,000.00 I'll keep looking and settle with the AGon folks as soon as your done.. No, I don't do commissions. I'm retired. This one is one me.It's a REALLY good deal, K. Folks really thought you were kidding, post the... | |
| Are my standards too high? Ok K, look at these first, this is a VERY good system.A lot to work with in a large bookshelf, FEW will match this set up.Ampzilla 2000 Mono Block Amps - VMPS 626 Ribbon Speakers Trinaural System • RARE Pre-Owned$13,999.00or Best Offer+$600.00 shi... | |
| Gold lion tubes Hay rodman99999, you ever head to head, left channel/right channel, with a MC275? GL KT88 left bank, GE Tungsols, 6550s in the right?I have, seems like ALL the 6550 valves have better mids and highs, and the KT88s have better bass, low mids, stay ... | |
| Something Else I'm Wondering About LOL if you could only see some of the concoctions ,I've come up with "INSIDE" those boxes, really, I've put some STUFF, in there..Some really, weird sounding tweaks for sure, some really nice discoveries too. Silver plated tungsten, wrapped with ... | |
| Are my standards too high? tlehma18 posts09-26-2020 7:27pmHuh??!!?? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot that! I’m coming out of hibernation to say you have stepped beyond ridiculous and entered into “Ludicrous” speed! Why do we, as a community, continue to support this claptrap?<<... | |
| Gold lion tubes Scooter, not to be a rude, because they are.. Those thing were manufactured a few different places, by a few different factories.The production runs are from the 50s until current. The OLD ones use to turn orange when left in the sun. Newer ones t... | |
| Amp makes clapping noise CRAP, that sucks, your a good sport about it, though. All in All, you're better off. Shipping tight is always right... If it moves inside, it's packed WRONG. LOL Peanuts, are an auto refusal at the DOOR. I see peanuts it send it back... Funny to, ... | |
| Are my standards too high? If a narcissist had a pet narcissist it would be this clown <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Are m... | |
| Amp makes clapping noise Well what's up OP? Get it solved? I sure hope it's not a problem. Why would it develop a problem, from being shipped? That would be VERY rare, I would think, well actually, know.. If it's packed right, I've NEVER had a shipping problem, PACKING y... | |
| Something Else I'm Wondering About Ok, goto a larger, better cable, inside. What’s the difference?Every manufacture worth his/her/their salt offers internal wire, cap, inductor, resistor, upgrades. Is it worth it to you? For them to do it, or you to do it? I’ve seen the insides of ... | |
| Are my standards too high? "exceed my perfect standards".Oxymoron, K. You can't exceed perfection. If you're lucky, talented, and pay a lot of attention, you might get close to perfection. You can't achieve it though. There is no perfect here on earth..But there sure is obs... | |
| Is easy to know when a non english speaker is writting? Nuns speak Latin, I mean, they are a pretty cheap date, too. Little wine. couple "Our Fathers" a "Hail Mary" or two, good to go.Problem, No BASEBALL!, yup no baseball, no first, second, third, and certainly NO HOME RUNS... Bring something to read,... | |
| Amp makes clapping noise The amp or the speaker is clapping? There are cables between the units? There are cables from the preamp. I'd make sure EVERYTHING was hooked up, pre amp to amp amp to speakers, and nothing was touching or BACKWARDS. Then test. Removing ONE cable... | |
| A question of bias for new tube set 39.00 usd Handheld automotive/HD thermal gun. -50 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit. It will also tell you when it's Filter cap time. Cary, Mac, VTL, and Marantz, the transformers ALL run extremely HOT when the filter caps start to take a dump. A pyromete... |