pryso
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| Listening for tube degradation Hitman and Larry:As I stated earlier, I'm not an expert in electronics but I do believe an inexpensive tube tester can be a great value to most hobbyists with any tube gear. B&K and Hickock both made a number of good testers that can be found ... | |
| Listening for tube degradation I agree with Eldartford, most often tube performance deteriorates slowly. Some can last a year while others may survive 20 years. Too many variables about circuit application, user care, etc. so time alone cannot be the measure. I believe anyone w... | |
| Note worthy Omni Directional Speakers.. Well, if you want to consider "grandaddys", you might look for a pair of Sonabs designed by Stig Carlsson. He first developed omni radiation speakers in the 1950s in an attempt to replicate the sound produced in the concert hall.They have not been... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Another vote for active. I've owned a couple of passive units which sounded so "clean and open" on initial hook up I was impressed. But ultimate lack of drive and dynamics always caused me to return to an active unit. There is one significant valu... | |
| vandersteen 5a question Seven posts in one day on the same subject! This appears to be excessive insecurity. Perhaps before posting any more you should instead see your (audio) analyst. | |
| Tube amps with BALLS in the low end registrer ??? I think you'll find that low end response with tube amps will correlate with output transformer design. VTL amps excel in this regard. I have a pair of VTL 300 monos which provide the most controlled and musical bass of any tube amp I've tried. Th... | |
| is there a stereo blue book for value of old gear Although I have not seen one in recent years, I always found Orion to under value equipment. My suspicion was that it's real purpose was to justify dealer's low ball quotes for trade ins. | |
| Should I retip a Shinon red, or replace it? $350 Evan, I've owned a Shinon Red Boron since new. My first one was replaced under warranty when the cantilever collapsed after about six months. The second one has lasted all these years. It has not been in continuous use so it is impossible to estim... | |
| EFFICIENCY Efficiency is a relative rating. My speakers are officially rated at 90 dB. However, the manufacturer recommends a minimum of 100 watts, and "200 watts for full musical enjoyment". I've tried many different amps over the years and ended up with 40... | |
| Do you ...Center Channel? For me, the issue of a CC relates in part to the general poor design of most CC speakers. One primary reason for a CC, at least for HT, is to anchor dialog to the screen for those seated off center. Yet the majority of CC designs are a horizontal ... | |
| Reagrding the Ohm Walsh F & A Now Walsh TLS-I, II Dale, it's obvious you put a lot of effort into this. However, breaking it up into appropriate paragraphs would make it easier to read. | |
| Has Anyone Removed & Replaced the VPI Arm I recently bought a JMW-10 arm, and then some upgrade parts from VPI, to install as a second arm on a custom plinth. This arm does not require a mounting hole as do most other arms. There is a base plate for the arm that requires three machine scr... | |
| What speakers can b considered as world reference? What the @#&& is a "world reference?Does this mean the best in the world? If so, impossible to answer because who could possibly hear and evaluate all the contenders.Or maybe it means any speaker on that list of contenders. But who could p... | |
| "S" shaped tonearm ? Audiofeil, if you think a '58 Edsel looks "cool", then you and I have VERY different tastes and senses of aesthetics. 8^) | |
| "S" shaped tonearm ? Well, here are my guesses - form followed function.Until sometime in the 50s, most arms were straight. Then, when the importance of offset angle became better known, arm manufacturers designed "S" or "J" arms to achieve this angle. Also, remember ... |