roberjerman
Responses from roberjerman
| How many amps do you own? In the next room: a pair of rare Quad 50 monos, Tim Rawson First Watt F5, Quartre Gain Cell 250, GAS Son, Muse 100, Audionics CC2, Bedini 25/25. Two more rooms to go! | |
| How many amps do you own? From where I'm sitting I see: Sumo Andromeda, BEL 1001, custom-built SE 6BG6, GAS Son of Ampzilla, Bryston 3B, Kenwood KM208. Around the corner are two SAE's (MkXXX in a wood case and a 101). | |
| New to classical music And if you like the Sibelius try some of the Ralph Vaughan Williams symphonies. Adrian Boult is the go-to conducter with the LPO! | |
| New to classical music How about some Sibelius? Symphonies 1,2 and 3 are particularly fine tonal works! Colin Davis and the BSO are a good recommendation! | |
| most realistic sound from a stand mount Loudspeaker active or passive BBC LS3/5A's in their various iterations: Rogers, Spendors, Chartwells ... For half the price the Jim Rogers JR149 is an outstanding performer (love that cylindrical aluminum enclosure with the Kef B110 and T27 drivers!). | |
| Best Tubes on Market today? Some tube testers will only give a "good" reading - not a numerical value. This usually means at least 50% cathode emissions. Meaning that tube life is at least half of new. Such tubes can be considered quite usable and capable of long service! | |
| Best Tubes on Market today? You pay your money and you take your chances! I have bought many vintage tubes from different EBay sellers successfuliy. Look for sellers that offer tubes that are tested for shorts, leakage and cathode emissions (important!). This last measuremen... | |
| How important is a preamp for purely digital sources? @pinemountainclub: there are plenty of excellent preamps available on the used marketplace - ranging in price from $150 to $10K + ! | |
| Flea Watt Amp: What Speakers Are. You Using With Yours? Recommendations I have a pair of Klipsch Heresy Mk1's to use with my SE 45 and 2A3 tube amps (1.75 and 3.5 watts, respectively). | |
| Best Tubes on Market today? Vintage RCA 845's and GE/Sylvania 6SN7's are an easy recommendation. Used ones that still test good for emissions are certainly acceptable! | |
| Best Tubes on Market today? Buy and use only vintage tubes! Avoid tubes from China and Russia! Sure, they are a lot cheaper but quality and longevity are inferior to Western tubes made in the 60's and earlier! | |
| Best Tubes on Market today? @millercarbon: DC offset only applies to transistor amps. It is measured in millivolts. Tube amps do not have DC offset. Output transformers do not pass DC voltage. Regarding AC power lines, I doubt they have any DC voltage on them! | |
| Help chose : Hafler 110 preamp or Carver C2 preamp ?? I have a Carver and a Hafler preamp in my collection. Along with the Sherwood 6040 amp. I'd say it's a toss-up between the two preamps. Though the Hafler has the pedigree of being designed by Erno Borbeley (who did all the Hafler SS gear). | |
| Snell E-5 with my Rega Brio? The Brio will work well with the E's. The price is ok, too! Check the woofer foam surrounds for deterioration! | |
| Snell E-5 with my Rega Brio? I have the first version of the Snell Type E. Paid $18 + sales tax at GoodWill for the pair. Woofers needed refoaming. Bought a pair of SEAS 8-inch woofers (same as the originals). An excellent speaker! |