thorman

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Home made cable lifters.
Antique shops Porcelon telephone pole insulators . Work and look great. Many sizes and colors. I collect the brown ( with groove ). Paid as little as $2 ( 4" ) and as much as $15 ( 8" high ) .. The look awesome!!!!!! 
Sexiest Pop Song Ever?
How about "Unbreak My Heart" By Tony Braxton????? 
Recommended Cables for JMLab 937be speakers
They did a review in Stereophile mag not too long ago and would assume they used a few. You may be able to find it on line and can read the article and maybe get a tip on what worked for them.It was a very favorable review if my memory serves me c... 
Best amps for MBL101e's?
I heard the Radialstrahlor with the MBL monos and Thor linestage awhile back and were unbelievable! Effortless,musical and balls to spare. If I had the green the MBL Radialstrahlors and there ( MBL ) monos would be my first choice. They need a who... 
Power cord suggestions for Sonic Frontiers SFL-1?
Just a guess...Cardas cord. Full bodied and analog like. Should work well and not that expensive........ 
Best speaker for small 12x14 room 50 WPC tube amp
I am using Klipsch KG4 in my cellar system and they work very well with 35 watts.Plenty of power...... 
A question regarding "tubes"
This is just my feeling but: To me Bass slam is great but its not the most important factor . My guess is many tube guys/gals feel the same way. They probably pursued and stick with tubes and will give up a touch of slam and consider the whole mus... 
Hand-cranked LP cleaner
Build your own! Old record player,Vacuum cleaner ( with crevice tool ) ,put them in a small cabinet.Make your own record cleaning liquid and buy a new brush ( $30 ) and your on your way.......Have to spin by hand but cleans just as good and vacuum... 
cryod tube vs non-cryod tube
Diamonddude18 : I can't say to be sure but my guess is these tubes would/should be checked for noise etc. after the cryo process,and do to the expense of the process I would assume ( again )theres probably a failure rate on some tubes that don't m... 
cryod tube vs non-cryod tube
I guess from what i am seeing a lot is some sellars are cryo-ing " new production tubes" where there isn't that much risk ( as Albert mentioned ) to either party involved. For me buying a cryo quad of el34 SED at $150 -$175 a quad is better than 3... 
cryod tube vs non-cryod tube
I just recently tried some el34 SED ( not Svetlana ) cryo quads and the difference is deffinetly there. At least for my system . If I was to put a percentage maybe 10% better. The difference I found was refinement all notes were crisper and had be... 
80's System Needs Upgrade
I would consider Plinius intergrated also.Great reliable product and great sound for the $$$ Good Luck in your choice. 
Power cord suggestions for CDP and tube amp
Oakiris : I am using the Nite 2 ( 20 amp dedicated line ) on mY Meridian cd player . You only need a 15 amp cord . I am using Vh audio Flavor 4 cords on my Thor monos ( 15 amp cord on 20 amp ded.line ). Feel free to e-mail me off line any time.I '... 
Power cord suggestions for CDP and tube amp
Nite 2 digital $350-400 usedVh audio Flavor 4 $300 new Both should work very nicely .I use both as described 
Analytical, revealing COPPER w/
Virtual Dynamics Nite2 ...Great stuff