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| What year did tube lose to SS Let's not kid ourselves ... 99%, if not more, of what we use in our daily lives is solid state driven ... start with the PCs that we are using to view this thread. What portable devices are tube driven? 'Lost' may not be the best choice of words, ... | |
| Sam Cook Actually ... Sam Cooke's catalog was re-released in hybrid SACD format a few years back. Pretty decent sound quality. See this link Best regards, Rich | |
| What year did tube lose to SS Hi John:Obviously, I was not referring to the picture tube ... just the other tubes used in a TV's circuits.Rich | |
| What year did tube lose to SS Zenith made its last tube televisions in 1971. By then, tubes had lost the war and many a repair technician were scrambling as to how to adapt. TV and to a lesser degree, radios and home entertainment systems, led the push to solid state ... not h... | |
| Vintage 1989 Magnavox CDB482 player- Impressive Those older Magnavox CD players were excellent. Back in 1990 I read a review of the CDB 630 in Stereo Review, picked one up at the Wiz for $300, and it was my main player for 10 years. Back then, the Magnavox CD players were made in Belgium, home ... | |
| Bedroom system for my 10 year old son This would more than suffice ... Cambridge Soundworks 765 . Best regards, Rich | |
| Matching Bookshelf Speakers for Rega Mira 3 amp Upscale Audio has the Rega R1 for $415. Great speakers at that price, that would also match well with an all Rega system. Best regards, Rich | |
| Led Zeppelin BBC $200+ for vinyl or $5+ for cd cd ... it's a live recording, after all.Rich | |
| TUBE AMP REPAIR Speak with Bill at Music Technology . Regards, Rich | |
| Townes Van Zandt fans? Just a note ... you really need to be a fan of Steve Earle and his sound to appreciate this album. These are definitely Steve's versions of TVZ's songs, as opposed to an album of covers. I am not Steve's biggest fan and I have had a difficult time... | |
| Amp/Preamp Help & Suggestions The magnetic cartridges used in turntables require a different type of input than the line input on your powered speakers. You may have seen these referred to as a phono preamp and its job is to compensate for the RIAA equalization curve that goes... | |
| Budget bookshelf speakers FOR a bookshelf... Ed is correct about most speaker manufacturers not taking this type of speaker placement into account. You can get this set-up to work, it is just that you will give up certain 'audiophile' things like soundstage and separation ... the sound will ... | |
| Heads up: New Marshall Crenshaw CD Spectacular news! Crenshaw is one of the few artists that I would pay to hear sing anything. I have been following him since I saw him on a TV show 27 years ago.You can hear some samples of the new CD here . Regards, Rich | |
| Primaluna PL2 which speakers would you choose... The question is less about the speaker choice and more about the listening situation. How late in the night are your late night listening sessions ... 10PM, 12 midnight, or 2AM? The appropriate listening level goes lower as it gets later. It is 4A... | |
| Need to vent tube heat? Will the cabinet have an open back? An open back and enough space above your components may be sufficient. A fan may make enough noise to be noticeable.Best regards, Rich |