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| Amperex PQ 6922 vs Amperex PQ 7308 The Amperex 7308 was an attempt by manufacturers to make a tougher and longer lasting tube. This tube was made starting in 1959. The older the tube, the better the sound quality--or so they say. The white letter PQ with shield is the best sounding... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Jimi Hendrix gets my vote. I had narrowed it down to 11 guitarists. Each guitarist was awesome for their own style of playing-(David Gilmore, Steve Howe, Dicky Betts, Eric Clapton, Richie Blackmore, Neil Young, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, John Mcla... | |
| The majic of early 1970's rock and it's influence- Yes, drugs and alcohol had a big influence as well. "Alice in Wonderland" was written while high on drugs. Absinthe was popular during the time of artists like Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Van Gogh. Drugs and genius sometimes go hand in... | |
| Hunter S. Thompson R.I.P. I echo what Accorddude said. I too read "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", when I was a junior in high school. He always had a different view of political events, like he was on the peripheral edge of a story. It wasn't always accurate, but it was ... | |
| The majic of early 1970's rock and it's influence- Although this isn't a sociology forum, what I was trying to point out was that the development of rock, starting in the late 50's and peaking like a pyramid in the early 70's, had a huge impact on social change occuring during this era. I think th... | |
| Balanced amp for Bat vk5i... Thanks for all the responses. Larryken-yes, I'm using nos tubes in my preamp-click on my system to see. They made a tremendous difference in sound. More dynamics, detail, clarity... almost like a component upgrade. Eldo1968- How hot does your amp ... | |
| Balanced amp for Bat vk5i... Sorry about not getting back to this until now. Thanks for all the advice! I like Bat and I'll probably end up with a vk51se preamp someday, but I'm not brave enough for a tube amp and Bat's solid state amps are very good- but not great...just my ... | |
| Help on wiring dedicated circuit for Audio Hi Bryanhod, click on my "system" to see what I did with dedicated A/C power. I researched dedicated A/C lines for a few months before I took the plunge. I'd recommend a beefier ground rod. Plus, some people use a separate ground rod-especially if... | |
| Early Beatles album question-- Hodie, Thanks! Yes, by the album side #'s (1 and 2)- It says T-2047 and under that it reads "(T-X-1-2047)." So I guess that it's a mono recording. The jacket and sleeve are missing at this time. Thanks all for your answers! Stan | |
| Early Beatles album question-- Pabelson, wow... Thanks for all the information. I wasn't planing on selling the album. I was just curious as to it's availability. I've taken a close look at the album. It doesn't say stereo or mono anywhere on the album. Does this mean it's mono? | |
| Early Beatles album question-- Lugnut, thanks! Do you think that they cut very many of these albums at that time? Is this original issue album a rare item now? Just curious. Stan | |
| TUBES 6922 pinched waist Gellis1, I thought I'd add that Andy @ Vintage Tube Services does testing as well. He has a lot of the old testing equiptment-pictures on his web site- dating from 1920-1960. For $6 a tube, he can test your tubes for use-(how close they are to bei... | |
| The majic of early 1970's rock and it's influence- Viridian, you make a good point about the time line. I was trying to condense it to a five year span. A lot of the artists/bands mentioned were influenced by blues artists dating to the 1950's, and then later by groups like the Animals and the Bea... | |
| TUBES 6922 pinched waist Yes, my 7308 vacuum tubes have a shield around the "pq" on one side of the tube. On the opposite side of the tube, it's labeled "Amperex 7308 USA." They made a Holland version of this tube, but I've never tried it. The Holland version is sapposed ... | |
| TUBES 6922 pinched waist Try Andy @ Vintage Tube Services. His phone number is on his web site-www.vintagetubeservices.com He should be able to give you the history of pinched waist tubes. He told me that it was a further attempt by some vacuum tube manufacturers to reduc... |