rleff
Responses from rleff
| Keep my tubes?? Tough decision but I think Tvad hits the ball out of park on this one. | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Krauti- It was a good thread;enjoy the new gear;fun wasn't it and don't forget to spray pam on the frying pan. | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Krauti-I was wondering what is drawing you to this tube as I have never heard one. | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Kiwi-I think I would have to disagree with your view on bass and I am wondering if you have any experience with tubes more than just listening to a friends system or auditioningMy question is based on "control over bass".I consider control over ba... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Mapman-Lafayette Radio there's a store from the past;we had several in Buffalo,NY and I always like checking out their equipment.Krauti- Glad you liked my bias log;helped me a lot;I never had a tube blast out a speaker driver when it failed and I ... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Mapman; I have a b&k 747 tube tester and check tubes every 6 months. I think visual and audible changes are a indication as well to check tubes.Also I kept a bias adjustment log when I had amps with manual bias adjustments; When bias starting ... | |
| Need a Solid State Pre Amp For under $2000 A series 7 Klyne might fit your bill; Stan Klyne's pre amps are highly sought after and are regarded as among the best in the solid state. | |
| recomending power to speakers Maybe a pair of Odyssey mono extreme se's would fit the bill; give Klaus a call he may even have some demo or b stock which can save you some money for better cables or whatever else you may need.Also the 20 year transferable warranty is a good se... | |
| Tube amps that kick ass? Keithmundy- Leaning toward any of the suggestions this far? | |
| Tube amps that kick ass? Keithmundy- What type of speakers are you driving?I forgot to ask in my earlier reply. | |
| Tube amps that kick ass? I think the Audio Valve Challenger 180's I just aquired may qualify but I don't know if they can beat Albert's suggestion on the VTL monoblocks. | |
| Tube Coolers pros and cons I want to thank everyone who has responded thus far;I think I will give them a shot;I just traded in my cary slam 100's for audio valve challenger 180's and was asking for people who had experience with these monoblocks;one of the responses recomm... | |
| Would you pay to audition speakers In my opinion that is a deal breaker; I would even think of calling the speaker manufacturer and dropping a dime on the dealer; I don't see how a manufacturer would support this sales approach;just my opinion though. | |
| What amp to choose? maybe a pair of odyssey mono extreme se's would fit the bill. | |
| Vocalist Height system dependent? I would try some of the stereophile test cd's to check system parameters;I sure there are several other ones out there as well such as chesky.Without really knowing the recording setup I think it would be hard to know actual postions during the re... |