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philjolet

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System sounds different at different times Why?
I have the same problem and have closely monitored humidity (35 to 40%) and power at the outlet - which is 120 volts, never lower. So I eliminate those factors. Maybe there is more to clean power that volts I do not know. I think cleaning the cabl... 
Obscure companies making excellent speakers?
JM ReynaudAMAZING speakers 
Low Power 300b Integrated VS. Higher Power Int.
fwiw the Stingray is quite robust for 50 watts 
Speaker cables for Magnepan MG3.6Rs mid/hi
for the money MI2 is very hard to beat and I think they should work well with tubesi prefer audio note lexus wire but at much more money 
Tube amp for Magnepan 3.5 with autoformers.
i gave up trying to drive my maggies 1.6 with tubes. i had Rogue m120 and it was not enough, just too blah sounding though with very sweet tone. surprisingly manley stingray worked well with a lively sound but still not very loud. i ended up selli... 
The CD you most listened to back in 2007 ?
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall - really is superb 
The CD you most listened to back in 2007 ?
Nick Drake 'Family Tree' is a nice eclectic mix 
Who is your favorite jazz pianist
Zawinal and Brubeck 
Time between playing the same LP
I read 20 minutes is enough in TAS (or Stereophile) years ago 
Video of Man Making Tubes From Scratch ...
thanks! 
Tube integrated amps
Stingray or Rogue integrated offer great bang for the buck 
Audio Note Spkrs
Check AA under Audio Note kits, RGA mentions the difference 
Audio Note Spkrs
I own the kit 3 AN speaker and run them with a Soro SE amp Lexus wire, AN-VX IC and Muse CD Audio Note TT1 Arm 1 with AT 440mla cart.the main quality that impresses me about AN speakers is their open quality, they also have a purity of sound (whic... 
Magnepan 3.6
fwiw I ran 1.6s with a Stingray (50 watts) and it did a good job 
Zappa plays Zappa
Rosedanny Hot Rats is my favorite - Overnight Sensation and Apostrophe are both fun to listen and quite good as well.Wireless - I think Dweezel is a very good guitarist but what do I know? I agree Frank Zappa was in a league of his own...sorry to ...