tkhill
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| 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. | |
| Getting back into venal with a $2,000 budget. Venal can be had for much less than vinyl. | |
| When were the best tube amps made? I'd still go with a properly maintained 240. | |
| Vintage worth the time to explore? If you can find an older Sophia EL34 A/B for six hundred dollars or so and invest in a checkup by a qualified tech you'll be in great shape. The good news is that the JJ EL34s or 6CA7s are fine replacements and are not ridiculously expensive. | |
| How Did Your First Audiophile Experience Impact Your Audio Journey? Freshman year of college. Enhanced. Lady Land. Thorens 125 (?) S.M.E. arm, a Shure cartridge. Mac tube pre-amp with a 275 and a pair of VOT A7s. It was the beginning of a glorious journey! |