stereo5
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| Crackling and hiss - Preamp tubes not seated right? @tubular...……...The Tube StoreTube DepotUpscale Audio | |
| Amps with meters ... I LOVE the big blue meters on my McIntosh amp. Why should an amp be just a boring front panel with just an on/off switch? I do have the ability to turn them off but why would I do that? | |
| Whats playing on your system today? The Doors, “Absolutely Live” | |
| Crackling and hiss - Preamp tubes not seated right? The CV4003 I purchased from Upscale were graded and matched and were their best tubes out of the lot. Four of the six tubes went microphonic within 4 months. | |
| Crackling and hiss - Preamp tubes not seated right? For the price I paid for those 6 tubes, I would have been better off taking that money in 20 dollar bills and driving to the poorest area of town and give it away. I would have had more satisfaction | |
| Crackling and hiss - Preamp tubes not seated right? Twice, I bought 3 Mullard CV4003 NOS tubes at a very high cost and both times , two of the three tubes went bad (noise) within 4 months. Uncle Kevyn at Upscale claimed the Rogue Cronus Magnum is very hard on tubes. After the second time of spendi... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Alice In Chains, “Dirt”Beck, “Sea Change” | |
| Listening time and habits Since I am now retired, I have a lot of time to listen to my systems. From around 11 in the morning , until 3-4 in the afternoon, I am listening to my main rig in the living room. Usually around 4pm, my wife likes to watch Ellen on TV, so I reti... | |
| sellers trying to sell used product for 10-20% off of list price @cowan217...……………..."Hmm...you never heard of Harvey Electronics, Meyer Emco, Pc Richard, The Wiz, Sam Goody ? There’s another handful too."None of these businesses had 9 stores and most were low to mid fi at best. Keep trying...………... | |
| sellers trying to sell used product for 10-20% off of list price @cowan217...……………...I have lived in the Northeast for 65 years and NEVER heard of a 9 store high end chain. Tweeter hi fi doesn't count as they sold mid fi at best. So, what was the chain called? Crazy Eddy, Korvetts? | |
| Most annoying song, period. Any song by The Rolling Stones. Absolutely hate that band. | |
| KEF R11 vs B&W 702 vs Golden Ear Triton 1.R vs? @avanti1960...……………………….The Triton References at 9K do not have any of those attributes you are complaining about. | |
| Was the Snell Secret a Wide Baffle? In my post above, I meant Infinity Black Widow tonearm, not Black Beauty. Hey, I'm old! | |
| Was the Snell Secret a Wide Baffle? One of my good .friends bought the original Snell Type A Speakers back in 1976. I remember taking the speakers back to the factory in Newburyport, MA to have them upgraded. We also met Peter Snell. My friend had the speakers in his large living r... | |
| Who owns or has owned McIntosh Speakers? @mijostyn..................if if you haven’t heard them then your comment is merely speculation. I have heard 3 different models including the top of the line speakers and my complaint is that all the models seem a bit soft on the top end. |