rcm1203
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| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? I wear gloves with the grip dots which helps keep hold of the tubes. As for the why, I do it for aesthetics. I keep my gear clean, and oil from the skin attracts dust. Anyone who has ever pulled tubes from an old TV or radio knows how dingy they l... | |
| Ever heard Rockpile? Rockpile is great! If you like them, you should also check out Webb Wilder, who counts the members of Rockpile on his list of fans. A similar artist with some interesting offerings I recently stumbled upon is Leon Laudenbach. He's listed on Qobuz ... | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? My current system is on a dedicated 20 amp circuit supplying power through a hardwired isolation transformer, and then a non-sacrificial line conditioner/surge protector/voltage regulator. We don't get that many thunder storms in my area, but the... | |
| Chevy Silverado Truck Spanish Ads on Audiogon What ads? I guess my add blocker works better than I thought! | |
| Has it all been worth it? While I have enjoyed the voyage immensely, I have reached a plateau where the quest is over. My current system is good enough to carry me through to the end, and new enough that it should easily last however long that is. | |
| Integrated amp with preamp tubes I've beat the drum several times when this question pops up and I always say check out Vincent. They have several tube/SS hybrids. Upscale Audio is one of the US vendors for this German company. Of all the gear I've bought and sold, my Vincent SV-... | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? I haven't listened to an actual radio station since satellite radio became a thing. I don't even have any AM/FM presets set up in my current vehicle. | |
| My Analog Journey - Opinions Sought In my journey, I finally decided to stop selling gear that I liked but tired of and put back in the box. It costs nothing to keep it, it's properly stored so it doesn't go bad, and when the 'something different' bug bites me, I have gear on hand r... | |
| Declare the correct value on the Customs form? During my career with the USPS, I worked a short stint as a window clerk. We made it a practice to inform shippers sending valuable items to certain foreign countries NOT to purchase insurance or send their item Registered. Both services required ... | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? I have never been to an audio gear show. I haven't been in an actual audio gear demo salon in many, many years and I don't have any friends who are audiophiles, so my answer would have to be my current system. It's the most I ever spent on gear an... | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed Vincent SV-237MK. With it's three tube preamp stage, It handles your preference in music quite well, with the first 10 watts in pure class A and plenty of power for even the most demanding speakers. It should sound great with your JBL's Nice looki... | |
| Enough is Enough Ask yourself two simple questions. Did you build your system to please yourself or to please others? Are you happy with the result? If the answers are 'yourself' and 'yes', why would you care what others think of your system, especially someone wh... | |
| Having a Flashback Friday - Airplane Induced First thing that popped into my head was King Crimson, "In The Court Of The Crimson King", followed in close second with Iron Butterfly "In A Gadda Da Vida". | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... Watching the trends, I have come to believe that high end audio is dying simply because of the progression of time. Music has changed, and so has the way people listen to it. Very few people today want or need a space hogging, dedicated audio sy... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? I never debut my system for others because I really don't want or need their input. I built it for me, to sound the way I wanted it to sound, and I'm perfectly happy with the result. |