roberjerman
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| What a sad world we now live in....... The only thing a store can offer over the 'Net is instant gratification - if what music one desires is on the shelf/bin! And of course, the matter of sales tax! | |
| What a sad world we now live in....... I do all my CD and LP shopping on EBay. I usually buy used. Thousands of titles available! Most any music one wants can be found via a smartphone! And often with free shipping! No need to travel to a store and look through a limited stock. This ... | |
| Contrast audio MODEL ONE (Grizzly Works). Quite an epistle there, contrastaudioua! As the builder/seller you are justifiably proud of your new creation! However, a more neutral review is called for! | |
| How do you know when tubes are done? Speakers were the Quad 57's. The AA100 was purchased from the original owner/builder (who built it in 1963!). So the 7591 output tubes already had plenty of use when I got it ($25!). He even gave me the construction manual! After I put some more u... | |
| How do you know when tubes are done? Having a good tube tester on hand is recommended! That way cathode emissions can be checked before the getter flash goes increasingly brown. When emissions fall below 50% that is time to replace tubes! | |
| How do you know when tubes are done? Tubes are finished when the silver getter flash turns brown. I ran a set of four 7591's in a Heathkit AA100 integrated amp for years until this happened. Background noise increased under the music. I ended up discarding that set of output tubes an... | |
| Speaker Clarifiers? As effective as copper wristbands for treating arthritis of the hands! Another example of Flat Earth Science to befuddle the gullible! | |
| Most “disappeared” speakers. Ohm Sound Cylinders will embarrass all the touted, expensive box speakers! Expansive, room-filling 3-D sound. Beats Magneplanars! An astonishing speaker - I have a pair! Sadly not given any love from the snob-appeal crowd. Maybe if they came in a ... | |
| H.H Scott 460A Integrated Amp I'd take an original NAD 3020 (1978) any time over any transistor Scott! Tube gear (amps, preamps, integrateds) were H.H.Scotts forte! Search for and buy a nicely restored Scott 233 or 299 integrated tube amp (I have two!). Alternatively a nicely ... | |
| looking for ideas on must have classical music Four by Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony on RCA Living Stereo worth acquiring: 1) Also Sprach Zarathustra - R.Strauss, 2) Concerto For Orchestra - Bela Bartok, 3) The Pines And Fountains Of Rome - Ottorino Resphigi, 4) Pictures At An Exhibiti... | |
| looking for ideas on must have classical music Bela Bartok: Music For Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Ozawa and the Boston Symphony. Deutsche Grammaphon 1977. A lively and thrilling performance! An alternate would be Fritz Reiner's with the Chicago Symphony on RCA Living Stereo. | |
| looking for ideas on must have classical music Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) by Richard Strauss. Herbert Von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic - Deutsche Grammaphone Original Classics - 1958. His first and best stereo recording of this R.Strauss masterpiece! | |
| Bought some `Vintage Gear` I like vintage gear - especially tubes, turntables and LPs! Present day stuff doesn't interest me much. Most of it is way overpriced! Best bang-for-buck is used gear! | |
| Bought some `Vintage Gear` The rarest speakers are (besides two pair of Quad 57's and Rogers LS3/5A's) the KLH Nines. Presently lacking space to set them up properly. They would be a good match with the mono Futterman's! | |
| Bought some `Vintage Gear` The oldest tube receiver I have is a 1920's Fadel "coffin" AM. This is awaiting restoration! |