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thecarpathian

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New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
Wow. I'm with falconquest and his very wise post. Perhaps certain parties should read and/or re-read it at the top of this page. This thread has degenerated into nothing but petty insults, sophomoric name calling and personal attacks from both det... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
Well, before this degrades any further and someone gets pushed off the swings at recess, I believe I have a solution to all this back and forth...I find it curious and interesting that this thread has been raging for over a week now and nothing at... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
Being not nearly as learned as most of you on this forum, I spend the majority of my time here reading and learning and drawing my own conclusions on what I perceive to be fact or fiction. Right or wrong, my perceptions are mine until convinced ot... 
Tube rolling in the Candela
Indeed it is. I have tried several nos tubes including Amperex, Telefunken, Mullard, RCA clear tops, CBS hytron...etc.I find for my system the Amperex 7316 with 'D' getter gives me the cleanest, most pleasing sound. 
Odyssey Kismet Reference or Ascend Acoustics Tower with RAAL Ribbon Tweeter
@passion4audio, Have you owned any Ascends with the RAAL tweeter? If so, how does the RAAL stack up against the beryllium dome of the Kismets? Thank you in advance... 
Which Budget Friendly Floorstanders Next?
Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 with RAAL ribbon tweeter. Seriously impressive, and right within your budget... 
Telefunken red tip
randy-11, not a trace of it having that sticker attached at one time. That’s what made me suspicious it might be a fake. (I’m a New England yankee, we’re suspicious of all great deals!) That and the fact that it looks TOO nice. I mean it is pristi...