rshak
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| Anyone have experience with the Tung Sol 7581a vs. EL34, KT66, KT88, 6L6 Thanks, jbhiller. I found the listings based on your earlier post that the (eBay) seller was in Ohio. He does seem to stock a lot of interesting, reasonably priced tubes and has excellent feedback.I may take the plunge and buy the 7581A's, and I... | |
| Anyone have experience with the Tung Sol 7581a vs. EL34, KT66, KT88, 6L6 jbhiller - Where did you buy your Tung Sol tubes? I've got a PrimaLuna integrated (older model with 4 output tubes) and might just try the Tung Sols. I've tried the stock EL-34's and some Russian KT120's - but currently I'm running Gold Lion KT... | |
| Can Vinyl LP's Survive In A Room that Gets 95 Degrees? While the conditions you describe aren't ideal, your vinyl should be fine at 95 degrees - particularly if stored vertically. Many, many years back (before I knew any better) I stored a couple of boxes of records in an un-airconditioned room in my... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? Linn LP-12 - - circa 1982. Grace F9 from about the same time. | |
| Lee Morgan Documentary Thanks for the tips, Mitch. I will check both out. | |
| Mono recordings Thanks for the tips, Frank. I've got the Brubeck, and it is a great record. | |
| Would you sell half your vinyl collection to get great equipment ? I would - - if I got to choose which records I would trade (I've got a ton of vinyl, which includes a fair number of stinkers and mediocre items.) | |
| Mono recordings oregonpapa wrote: "So many of these mono records have superior sound, so superior that when listening I often ask myself ... "who needs stereo?" I agree completely. When I listen to a well recorded mono LP, about a minute in I am completely into ... | |
| Philips Vinyl: Dutch vs Italian Pressing The OP mentioned Italian pressings in connection with Philips records, and I replied that my own experience with these pressings was less than ideal. I should have mentioned that there are some Italian labels that are superbly pressed - notably ... | |
| Mono recordings rockyboy -If I recall correctly, a true mono cartridge picks up only horizontal modulations and (unlike a stereo cart.) ignores the vertical modulations. On a 50's/early 60's pressed mono record this results in less surface noise. I've got quite... | |
| Philips Vinyl: Dutch vs Italian Pressing My (limited) experience with Phillips Italian pressings was not good in terms of surface noise. In the 70's I briefly subscribed to a record club known as the International Preview Society. Got a few issues, including an Italian pressed Phillips... | |
| Tube Phono with Tube Integrated Amp? Oh - - forgot to mention my speakers: Omega Hemptone's - - I preordered the speakers months before the official release and the Omega guy (Louis, I think) told me that mine were the first production pair to be sold. I got the Makassar (sp?) Ebon... | |
| Tube Phono with Tube Integrated Amp? Hello, graber - In the EE phono preamp I use NOS Mullard 12ax7's I bought from Upscale Audio a few years ago. In the PrimaLuna integrated, I'm running Gold Lion KT88's and NOS Mullard 12au7's. All purchased from Upscale Audio.One of the Mullar... | |
| Audio repair in Houston Texas area? You're in Audio Wasteland, I'm afraid. The pickins here are rather slim.I don't know what equipment you need repaired, but FWIW I've used Save on Sound several times for repairs to tube equipment. The owner also repairs old tape decks, turntable... | |
| In praise of the mighty SOTA Sapphire Thanks for the post, which I'll keep for future reference. I've got a Sapphire that I bought in 2004 which I use for mono records. (Arm is a Graham 2.2 and cartridge is an Ortofon Cadenza Mono, which replaced a Lyra Helikon Mono that crapped out ... |