tkhill
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| Tube amps - what 3 things… A couple or three inputs so you don't need a pre-amp. Quality of construction (which does not rule out certain Chifi devices). Warranty and/or a good technician in your area who understands tube amps for when things go south. The efficiency of you... | |
| Tube tester? Very nice and helpful guys here. If you need replacements they can also help. It's best to have a spare set to plug in while the tubes being tested are away. | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align Coltrane: Ballads Columbia Hot 5s and 7s. Getz/Gilberto Freddie Hubbard: Blue Spirits | |
| Never heard an amp do this before, ideas? & is it possible this is data from somewhere? Once I worked at a radio station & the chief engineer, no doubt competent in the early 20th century, laid a data line next to a mic-level line. You can guess who won that one. | |
| Never heard an amp do this before, ideas? Do not EVER turn on a tube amp without a load. Misery is guaranteed. | |
| Hum in Speakers with New Dedicated 20 amp Circuit Call a licensed electrician. My brother, the E.R. nurse, makes his living off of amateur electricians and guys whose last words were "Hold my beer and watch this". Make sure the sparky who comes to your home is the license holder & not an uns... | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback The MTR 10 was a great machine. If you can do the work or know a great tech, the Ampex 440 is also great. Stay away from their ATR 700 and ATR 100 series. | |
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| Best sounding FM table radio ever made... This, the WFR 28, is terrific. It's my second Sangean product. My brother has another. Their support is spectacular also. Who else do you know with a direct line to the service bench? The price is embarrassingly small for the quality of t... | |
| But is it HiFi? (Crown) Crown makes terrific amplifiers. They have the advantage of being bulletproof, like QSC, but they sound better. I'd jump on this were I not a tube addict. | |
| Ultimate stereo nightmare At 74 with wonky knees I share your problem. I'd get a nice pillow, sit down with a nice alcohol free beverage. Put on your glasses, get a flashlight, grab some scale labels, and give it some time. Unhook & reconnect everything, labelling as y... | |
| Classical music newbie needs your suggestions If you have any Mozart Opera by the Drottningholm Opera company, listen to it. If you don't, look for it. | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Who are. Not what, Please. Billie Holiday Tracey Nelson Sarah Vaughan (bonus: Cecilia Bartoli) | |
| What is the most important cable in your system The power cable. Without it, nothing works. | |
| What's the oddest thing in your music collection? A private recording of songs by the Hmong minority outside of Sapa, Vietnam, from 1999. |