roxy54

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Most overrated bands
teo,Well stated, and I agree. 
More effecient speakers?
You probably spent a lot of time choosing those speakers. If you like them, why upset the apple cart and start all over again just in the name of efficiency? If you are worried that they need more power, consider getting a more powerful Hegel, or ... 
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
inna,larryi makes a good point, and that is why I usually only but from Andy at Vintage Tube Services. He tests every NOS tube extensively on a variety of parameters on testing equipment that he owns that most tube sellers don't own. There are exc... 
Casta Speakers
I don't know a thing about them, but I can tell I would love them just by looking at them because I love efficient horns, and they're Italian!  
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
Call Andy @ Vintage Tube Services. 
Changed amplifiers and need some feedback...
I agree with lowrider; there has to be reversed polarity somewhere. That's what it sounds like. 
Opening a can of worms
I would say the experiment was worth it for the OP, since now he knows that he definitely should not buy higher priced cables.  
Do you listen mainly to Audiophile CDs and records?
I listen to what I like, not with regard to recording quality. That said, I don't understand why artists like Chris Isaak and Tracy Chapman can get great sound every time, and other artists either can't or don't try.  
What was the first system you heard that made you think the high end made sense
Klipschorns at Hal's Hi Fi in Trenton, NJ around 1976. I don't know what the rest of the system was. I bought them. 
Come on people....BASS!
 I just saw another frequent misspelling...quite in place of quiet. 
Come on people....BASS!
I think that it is one of the less aggravating misspellings (and misuses)often seen on this site. The one that annoys me most? Using there in place of their or they're. I see it here every day from people who should know better. 
How important is the rack you use for your components
In brief, I think it makes a very noticeable difference, and if I had to characterize it I would say that the effect is one of freeing the sound from the speakers  and making it more dimensional. 
For a second system I have been thinking of the Marantz Arch.
I'm sorry...what's a Marantz Arch? 
Cary SLI-80 with one blown rectifier tube, BUT STILL WORKS just fine. How?
Calling Almarg, we need you. 
Most overrated bands
Another vote for Pink Void. I'll add Stone Roses.