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| Thought on OTL tube amps At the risk of re-igniting the long-running debate about David Berning's designs, I would say in response to Spectron that the issues of heat and weight and difficult to drive speakers do not apply to David's amps, certainly not to the extent they... | |
| Jimmy Thackery And The Drivers LIVE Yep, I've been listening to Jimmy for a LONG time, used to go see him with the Nighthawks at a bar at Penn State, also with the Assassins and the Uptown Rhythm Kings. Very smooth player, lays out those lead lines effortlessly. | |
| any audiophile guitarists out there? Yep. Since I'm not a pro, I'm down to just one guitar (Washburn N4) but I've had at one point Les Paul Standard, Les Paul Custom, Gibson 335, and HM strat. Two amps, a Mesa Boogie Nomad and a 50 watt Crate combo (actually a very good amp). I'm not... | |
| "Seeing" a Musical Performance I agree with Marakanetz. I just 'saw' Allan Holdsworth at a small (300 seat) theater. I say SAW because as a guitar player, I try to figure out what he is doing and, since I sat 2 rows from the stage, right in front of him, it was easy to see. Did... | |
| CDs with heavy, fast bass and/or long drum solos Don't mean to get the thread off track, but glad to see a professional musician (R) weigh in with some recommendations. I have Planet X Quantum, as well as the Live CD and Moon Babies (?, maybe not the right name). Definitely intense music, with a... | |
| Which songs/albums take you back to college? Boston; saw them while in college; the Cars; Van Halen (first album, w/ Eruption); Thin Lizzy; Crack the Sky; Pat Thrall; Joe Jackson ("Pretty women out walking with gorillas--classic line!). Since I roomed with other guitar players,some different... | |
| Guitar's...what do the audionuts play? At one point I had a Les Paul Custom, black with the gold hardware, a 335, a Les Paul Standard Tobacco Sunburst Finish, an HM Strat, a Washburn N4, and an Ovation acoustic-electric. I've downsized to just the HM Strat and the Washburn; the Les Pau... | |
| Stillpoints I have stillpoints products under all my components. I don't know what your budget is, but stillpoints cones and risers in comination with their component stands worked wonders under my CD player and preamp. I also found the component stands to ve... | |
| Oxymoron: High powered tube amps that stay cool I have the Berning Quadrature Z's, 250 watts into 8 ohms, and I can put my hand on the grill right above the power tubes and hold it there as long as I want. Now if by cool you mean room temperature, no way, but compared to other tube amps of simi... | |
| Berning ZH-270 Tube Swap Are you sure the NOS tubes you bought are good? I have had multiple 270's, with Merlins, and tried many different tubes, and never had a situation where the bass was weaker than TV speakers. There were certainly changes in the sound, but never som... | |
| Monoblocks to consider? What's your budget? You may consider getting a second 270 somewhere and monoblocking them, very easy to do, or, if you can afford it, the new Berning monoblocks are available. I had multiple 270's, and the new monoblocks are just in a different le... | |
| Replace my Berning ZH-270? Just out of curiousity, what is the problem with the 270? Your description of fast, open, transparent, tight bass sounds like the 270. What about trying for a second 270 and monoblocking them? | |
| Replace my Berning ZH-270? What is your price range? In the same area as a 270, or higher? And, what would you be looking for sonically? | |
| Calling Dave Berning ZH-270 owners I don't have the 270s anymore, but when I did have them I used the Tron Comet preamp. | |
| Euphoric Realism vs. Euphonic Romanticism Tron Syren? |