phaelon

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Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR
Thanks Onemug, The lack of any response in support of the notion that tubes need to rest hasn’t been lost on me. There are a lot of smart people on Audiogon. I could have taken it wrong, but in the context of our converstation, I came away with th... 
Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR
Just to be clear. I received no formal, written restrictions from Sophia. It was during a casual conversation with Sue that I received the five hour advise. Most of my friends, who have tube amplifiers, also try to minimize very extended sessions.... 
Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR
"And when the 300Bs are in service I will leave them on constant without powering off for a month or more straight at a time.”Isochronism, Just a heads-up: In order to maximize their longevity, Sofia recommends that these tubes should not be left ... 
Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR
Watersidedave, I’m sorry that you’re going through this. What are Sue and Richard doing for your customers? FWIW, I will conservatively estimate that I have at least 2000 hours on my quad, without a hiccup. 
Kevin gets the
06-04-13: Upscaleaudio"Wow....what a thread...here's a response kiddos... “Note to high-end audio purveyors: This is how to respond to critical threads. 
Kevin gets the
06-03-13: Trelja"Stereophile and TAS are more on the up and up than most of the internet review sites, which is where the true sleazebags live.”Then we’re screwed. 
Keith Jarrett Interview on release of Somewhere
Thanks for the heads-up Stewie. 
high power tube amps vs ss
"Does your system belt it out pretty loud and non fatiguing? OR does it seem to be very detailed and airy, but when you turn it up loud, can you listen for long periods?” Matt, I haven’t heard Al’s Ulysses but I’ve heard the model just under them ... 
high power tube amps vs ss
Csontos, I think that I might understand where some of the tube skepticism among the solid state crowd comes from. Quite often, tubes are used in applications that are less than ideal. I hear them all the time. That’s not to say that a mistake was... 
Boulder has full page ad in Du-pont registry
"Outside of the high-end world I don't believe anyone knows who they are”That sounds more like a reason to place the ad, rather than not."Most car guys could care less about high-end audio.”I don’t understand why there would be more indifference a... 
high power tube amps vs ss
"Creating is not the same as recreating.”Whoa! That’s pretty deep... and I always thought solid state guys were a kinda shallow :-) 
high power tube amps vs ss
Winggo, much more important than your speakers’s sensitivity is its impedance. If you have low efficiency speakers with a benign impedance, you can solve any power issue by adding more tube power. If your speakers have either too low or too demand... 
Best Integrated, period.
Akg_ca, you make excellent points. But for the same reasons that you think the thread should be removed, I think it should live forever. Can there be a better example - especially for newbie posters seeking component advise - than this thread, to ... 
Audio Kharma website
"posting about bacon can be viewed as silly”Essentialaudio, I agree. But it’s no less silly than the “mean girl" type ridicule that’s being posted about AK participants. In fact, I would consider a bacon discussion more beneficial. A good many... 
Audio Kharma website
"A good example of the "Spudz effect" is the downward spiral this thread has followed.”How in the world could this thread spiral downward when it started at the bottom. If you can discern any potential for a discussion of merit in the original po...