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Telefunken vacuum tube E88CC-TK; NOS versus brand new.
All of this information is ever so helpful; I am strongly anticipating a change in my present financial condition; that will allow me to try more tubes with your recommendations. 
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What a fantastic start to my day; first, my all time favorite album, "Somethin Else", is mentioned, followed by all that rhythm and dance from Africa, it couldn't get better than this.There was a drum library in Haiti which stored all the differen... 
Telefunken vacuum tube E88CC-TK; NOS versus brand new.
Let me tell you what prompted me to write this thread. For about a year now, I've been focusing on TT, phono, and cartridge. With each upgrade I got substantial improvement, but it wasn't until these last tubes did things really pop. BTW, this ... 
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Isn't she beautiful;    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MfGMIJqyYk 
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I have decided, it's a moot point. 
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Some of the things I've written might seem controversial, but in my mind they're not even the least bit controversial.Before the Portuguese went to Brazil, there was just the native inhabitants and Anacondas there making music; that means any musi... 
Telefunken vacuum tube E88CC-TK; NOS versus brand new.
Thank you JJ. I know for certain that RCA NOS 12AU7 deliver good value. You've confirmed my opinion of very high priced tubes before I purchased any. 
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Schubert, I liked this music from the very beginning, it started out mysterious and dramatic, although I have a hard time relating it to Brazil. Apparently their perception of Brazil and my perception of Brazil are entirely different.But that's t... 
Telefunken vacuum tube E88CC-TK; NOS versus brand new.
Music is very important to me, not stereo equipment; however, the importance of stereo equipment changed after I wandered into a high end emporium in 1990. Before that time, I had absolutely no idea how good music could sound when played on "High... 
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To my ears, the most beautiful music comes from Brazil. This decision was made ages ago, it was made when I didn't even know where the music I had heard came from, or even the name of the tune playing, I simply heard some music on the car radio, ... 
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     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-cHTXrW3J8    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTKSoF2Vr14 
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Originally from Africa where it receives different names, the berimbau was eventually incorporated into the practice of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira, the berimbau leads the capoeiristas movement in the roda—the faster the berimbau is pl... 
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"The spirit of the drum is something that you feel but cannot put your hands on,"Babatunde Olatunji, had the spirit of his Nigerian ancestors; that says it all; "Drums of Passion " is my favorite.          https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TVRNWAI/ref=... 
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6fW7Td4xug  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMM_8MUcIyU 
Telefunken vacuum tube E88CC-TK; NOS versus brand new.
Dave, this is not the first time I got these same kind of tubes. I don't want to mention who I purchased them from, but the tubes went bad, and they made things good. The second tubes didn't last as long, but long enough that I couldn't request ...