roberjerman
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| Who and what are BEL/Bell Labs amplifiers I own the first production BEL 1001. It has serial number 0001. How's that for rarity! I bought it from the original owner.I am planning to use it with my Quad 57's. | |
| Retro Hi End Trivia Question I have a Quartre Gain Cell 250 bought a year ago from an EBay seller. Silver faceplate and excellent cosmetic condition! Haven't tried it out yet - still in storage. Wonder how it will sound with my DCM TW1A's (presently connected to a Son of Ampz... | |
| Tube amp for Zu Omen I recommend Will Vincent's custom-modded Dynaco ST70. Outstanding quality and beautiful workmanship! I own his single-end 45 (built on the same chassis - beautiful gloss white finish!). The SE45 is only 1.75 watts, so it may not go loud enough wit... | |
| Value of Futterman Amps Original Julius Futterman OTL amps are the "Holy Grail" of tube amps due to their superb sound quality and rarity. I paid $1350 + shipping for a recently restored pair of H3AA's. No's 56 and 57. And last year's purchase of a Harvard Music Futterma... | |
| The Hub: Futterman H3: Seen one lately? I have Quad 57's (two pairs) and KLH Nines in use with a pair of original Julius Futterman H3AA's. No's 56 and 57 recently restored and purchased from Anthony Naso of NYC. Six 6LF6 beam pentodes per amp. Superb "Holy Grail" sound quality! And I al... | |
| Good SS Designers and their lesser known designs Andy Hefley designed the GAS Son of Ampzilla and Thoebe preamp after Jim Bongiorno left to start Sumo. This amp/preamp combination is still a formidable contender against today's multi-kilobuck gear! I am at this moment using this combination with... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? Most present day music is just ca-ca! But we have such a great legacy of recorded music in all genre's to sample and enjoy at our leisure. From Bach to the Beatles! And Armstrong to Miles Davis! So acquire a nice collection of LPs and CDs and shar... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? When I was five years old I watched Elvis perform on the Sunday night Ed Sullivan Show. This was 1957 and TV was only black and white (but tube technology!). My parents watched along with me. My mom commented disapprovingly of Elvis's on-screen wr... | |
| Is Ronnie incincible.... Sad to hear about Ron Wood's health problems! I first saw him in concert in 1969 playing bass guitar for the original Jeff Beck Group. July '69, NYC Schaeffer Music Festival, Wollman Rink in Central Park. A LEGENDARY show that afternoon! Jeff Beck... | |
| Who remembers the Dahlquist DQ-10's? mr_g, If you lived nearby me in Florida I would lend you some of my vintage amps to try out with your DQ-10's. I have several that might work well: Acoustat TNT, Perreaux 1250... | |
| Koetsu surprise The late Peter Aczel (an Objectivist) gave the Koetsu Rosewood his highest rating as the best sounding phono cartridge - even though he was a bit appalled by its price of (then - 1979) $1000. His second choice was the GAS Sleeping Beauty Shibata (... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I used two 20ft pieces of Mogami Blue Neglex connected to my pair of KLH Nines for 25 years. Truly excellent sound and NO urge to change! The cost - $1 a foot! | |
| Belated obituary to a jazz great An old thread,indeed! Just thought I'd mention seeing Joe Henderson play in a small club in Vancouver, BC back in 1974! Yes, he was sounding good! | |
| Another Audiophile obituary Sad to hear of the passing of Peter Aczel. His publication "The Audio Critic" threw down the gauntlet against the Subjectivists - Harry Pearson's TAS and J.Gordon Holt's "Stereophile". Aczel was an Objectivist who believed that listening alone was... | |
| Who remembers the Dahlquist DQ-10's? I presently own a pair of DQ-10's - mirror imaged, redone woofers, upgraded crossovers, custom stands and new grill cloth. Sound quality comparable to today's multi-kilobuck speakers! I first heard them in 1976 at Audiocom in Old Greenwich, CT. Am... |