tomcy6
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| Konfounding Kinks Great great group. Ray Davies is one of the most creative people in rock and has somehow managed to keep his feet on the ground.I saw them on the Soap Opera tour and whether you like the album or not it was a great show. Ray's still going strong o... | |
| Help on choosing a amp for Dali Helikon 400 mk1 I think you've got a lot of options Marcval. It would be hard to go wrong with the gear you've already got, IMHO. I think the Dalis and BAT are considered to be somewhat warm sounding gear, as opposed to neutral or lean, so if you want to keep goi... | |
| Amp inverted or non inverted phase? If the manual doesn't say it inverts I'd assume it doesn't. Give the manufacturer a call to be sure. | |
| Opinion on Nakamichi azimuth tape decks please I have a 670ZX and it has Auto Azimuth Alignment, it says so right on the front. It's a very nice deck and unless you're a perfectionist it should do the job.There are still a lot of old Naks around so you should be able to pick up a nice one pret... | |
| The future of Tubes I think that the low demand for tubes today makes it economically unattractive for manufacturers to spend the money to develop tubes as good as the great NOS preamp tubes. It still could happen though. I imagine there are folks in Russia and China... | |
| Tube Life: 6SN7, 6DJ8, 12AT7 et al. I have read in threads about tube life that it is unwise to purchase tubes sold as "used, test good" because tubes will test as new for a good part of their lives and then will deteriorate more rapidly as they move down the good scale. I can't ver... | |
| What happened to Plastic CD Cases? Could someone please tell me how throwing away a plastic case that your cd comes in and buying a "green" alternative saves anything? It seems to me that you are actually using more resources by doing that. | |
| Village Vanguard session with Bill Evans I hope you don't mind a little jazz humor, but it is said that Miles was upset about the length of the solos Coltrane was playing (live, not on Kind of Blue). So Miles confronted Coltrane about it. Coltrane explained that once he started on an imp... | |
| What happened to Plastic CD Cases? I use slim case plastic cd cases to hold the cd and I get plastic cd size slipcovers for the paper digipacs. These can be kept side by side on your storage shelf avoiding damage to the cd and the digipac.Office supply stores like Office Max or Sta... | |
| Telefunken sound good??? Here is a recommendation from Audible Illusions for a good replacement tube for their preamps:"6H23EB RUSSIAN MILITARY, RUSSIA - GREY PLATES Most are NOS currently imported from our sources in Europe. Similar to 6922 Sovtec "Grey Plate" tubes. Clo... | |
| Reputable dealers? I know that Boston is not around Philadelphia, but if you get up Boston way check out Patrick Demasco at Boston High End. He is a good guy and a reputable dealer. I'm sure you would enjoy doing business with him. | |
| Which tubed pre to "flesh out" my mids??? Check out the c-j Premier 17LS2. It sells for about $3000 used and I think it will do what you are looking for. There is a Stereophile review of of the 17LS online (the 17LS2 is an upgraded version). I think the tested unit had an output impedence... | |
| Pass Labs comparison According to the Pass website the X150.5 leaves class A and begins operating in class A/B at 10 watts, the 250.5 at 15 watts and the 350.5 at 40 watts. | |
| Looking for power amp with warm, smooth sound Lefty, Take your time and listen to and read about speakers until you find a pair that really sound great to you. There are a LOT of really good speakers out there and one (or several) is sure to be just right for you.From there I would get an amp... | |
| Looking for power amp with warm, smooth sound I think your best bet would be to get different speakers that suit your tates better. Speakers have the most effect on the sound you hear, so that is where you'll get the most bang for your buck. It can be difficult to tame bright speakers so you ... |