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| Leave tubes in phono section if not using it? Thanks, Newbie. I'll just put cheap ones in the phono section. I was wondering if it could affect the line stage, maybe even send the unit into oscillation. I had an early Audible Illusions preamp that oscillated when I unknowingly put in some Hun... | |
| Should I pull the tubes? My error. I did not realize that someone responded to the question. I was unsure if I had the right password. A little patience, perhaps? | |
| Retro Hi End Trivia Question The Quatre Gain Cell, ah...yes. I remember all the horror stories about how unstable they were, and the loud transformer hum. I was always curious about that amp until one day, at a local flea market, I spotted one. It had a silver face plate with... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music The 2nd movement of Rodrigo's "Aranjuez" is the specific melody I had in mind. But I will shamelessly use this opportunity to mention another hauntingly beautiful melody: Massenet's "Meditation" from Thais... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" is simply The most haunting and beautiful melody I have ever heard...Bach's "Air For the G String" For popular music... any ballad played by the late cornetist Bobby Hackett (who can be heard on most Jackie Gleaso... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list 1. Jane Monheit, "Come Dream With Me". If you like young, sultry, female vocalists who can emotionally communicate, go no further than this CD. The recording is spectacular in an unecumbered way, but it is Monheit's voice and conviction in what sh... | |
| IERC Tube shields? I have used tube coolers, not tube shields, on 6DJ8's/6922's and 12AX7's. However, I found that rubber "O" rings purchased at a hardware store were cheaper and more effective in taming microphonics. I put three of different thicknesses on each tub... | |
| Garage Sale Steals - What to look for? The going price for the classic Advent Receiver on the used market is $65 to $100 depending upon condition... leave it to a dealer to ask $250... | |
| Copper for Solid State / Silver for Tubes ? Bear. We all should be as lucky as you to hear silver and copper cables of identical geometries (what I referred to as "cabling patterns") in order to assess differences. The kinds of controlled conditions you employed are necessary to be able to ... | |
| Copper for Solid State / Silver for Tubes ? 'Couldn't agree more with Tim. The danger about generalizations such as "silver is bright" or "copper is warm" is that people actually start to accept and spread this as a universal dogma. If you can't find a dealer that will let you try cables in... | |
| Garage Sale Steals - What to look for? Where to find "Vintage Hi-Fi Spotter's Guide". Paste the web address at the end of this comment into your browser and "click". Didn't even know Chuck had them up on a website! There are also some newer books offered by Chuck. I would recommend the... | |
| Garage Sale Steals - What to look for? My earlier post said Westinghouse 300B's found in rusted old amps. My error, they were WESTERN ELECTRIC 300B's... not "Westinghouse". | |
| Garage Sale Steals - What to look for? Oops! Please allow for a correction to my earlier post, the 300B tubes I found in the junk old gear were "Western Electric" 300B's (not "Westinghouse" 300B's) My age is catching up to me... BTW, it also helps to have a good tube tester and a Varia... | |
| Garage Sale Steals - What to look for? Hi, Brian. thanks for your comments. No, I am not familiar with that book but I am going to look for it. Do you know where it is available, I would appreciate the info. Richard | |
| Garage Sale Steals - What to look for? (1) Read whatever you can on "classic" audio gear. C. Kittleson's "Vintage Hi-Fi Spotter's Guide" (Volumes 1 & 2) are good places to start. (2) Learn as much as you can about older tube or solid atate gear and about "cult" pieces (tube or soli... |