samhar

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Benefit of Tube Dampers/Coolers on 6H30?
PS I'm ready to take my whuppen like a man!!! 
Benefit of Tube Dampers/Coolers on 6H30?
The 6H30 based designs that I've heard had the "glare" you mentioned. The soundstage is bigger, images have greater separation and dynamics are increased, impressive at first listen, correct? I also found the decay to be very rapid and harmonics t... 
Modern day female jazz recommendations
NNENNA FREELON!!! Blues, ballads she just has an involving style with a great voice. 
ARC REF 110 amp ohms
8 ohms was the smoothest for ARC VS 115 and 3A Sigs. 
Room size suitable for which Wilsons?
WP 8's not to big, just a tremendous amount of bass for that space. I didn't state what I meant well, sorry. 
Room size suitable for which Wilsons?
FWIW my room is close to yours 14 1/2 W, 22 into kitchen= +3 = 25 L, 10 H. I have Sophias 1's and think WP 8's might be to much for this space, I think they would probably work but more ?!!!!! 
Most agreed upon best speaker?
Malcolm X Gandhi 
audio research vt200 or Reference 110
Agree with Dave_b's assessment. 
High density fiberglass as bass absorber?
It's two tubes and four tubes!!!! Sorry 
High density fiberglass as bass absorber?
I couldn't find the rigid board so I bought the densest attic insulation I could find and stuffed it into Quik-Tubes (for concrete pillars) These are the results.-----no tubes------with one tube---with two tubes------------- 1K------------71db ---... 
Do amps sound better when left on for 30 minutes ?
I warm up tubes in amps 30-45 min as to not stress the tubes and shorten their life span. It seem after an hour to an hour and a half of playing everything starts to settle in and the system sounds more liquid (homogenous). 
What to do with bad recorded CDs
If it's not a great performance it goes out to the car! 
You know you're an audiophile if--
When "good nite" means it's time to turn your system on. 
newbie questiun on E88CC and ECC88
6DJ8 heater current = 365 ma may not be best for/in all 6922 circuits*7308 hc--------- = 335 ma " " " " " *6922 hc--------- = 300 ma the "cool" one * Check with manufacturer 
Broad Stage in Santa Monica
It's on Santa Monica Blvd north side of the street between 10th & 11th streets at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center.