tomcy6
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| How are Mullards supposed to sound? Layman, yes tube rolling is a roll of the dice, especially if you are buying tubes say on Ebay. Those tubes that look like they just came off the production line may be all used up. It takes a lot of study, purchasing a tube tester (another advent... | |
| How are Mullards supposed to sound? I suspect that Kevin has dealt with many people who like to get his advice or a demo unit and then buy elsewhere. I'd guess he's gotten very good at detecting these people in a brief conversation. If he's wrong some of the time, that's just the pr... | |
| How are Mullards supposed to sound? The easiest and cheapest way to solve your problem would be to contact Jim McShane or Kevin Deal. They are tube dealers who are known for their knowledge and integrity. Kevin Deal sells the Prima Luna amps and has access to more NOS tubes (I think... | |
| Top of the line old technology VS Newer technology I would check out players/dacs with a significant new technology, Minimum Phase or apodising filters. Meridian, Ayre, PS Audio and a few others have players/dacs out with this technology.These filters eliminate or reduce the pre-ringing or pre-ech... | |
| Decent sounding Pretenders album? Rhino reissued their first album as a 2 cd set in 2006. The first cd is the album remastered and the second cd is demos, a couple non album cuts and some live tracks. The sound is pretty good. | |
| It is 5 AM, Do you Know where Mikey Fremer is? Since it takes about an hour to listen to an LP (including the preparation and flip ceremonies) and you have to get up every 20 minutes to perform the ceremonies, I can understand that an audio reviewer might be able to keep 250 albums in heavy ro... | |
| Help me solve static electricity problem Your equipment is not defective. I live in Arizona and have the same problem and have read of others having the same problem. You just have to find a way to discharge your static electricity before touching your gear. I rap a knuckle against a met... | |
| Krell or Plinius? This is just an opinion based on what I read, so take it for what it's worth. I believe the Krell amps have the reputation of being more forward, some might say a little bright while Plinius amps are considered more laid back or forgiving. If I've... | |
| C J CT6 Right channel inputs and outputs are usually marked red. | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Budt, The thread is about how the Sony blows away the Ayre soundwise, not which one costs less. If you haven't heard an Ayre with the MP upgrade, which costs $250, you should get the upgrade before you sell your Ayre. As I said, the difference is ... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Has anyone compared the Sony to an Ayre MP upgraded player? The MP upgrade makes a big difference. | |
| Rookie has tubes Qs. Primaluna has many rave reviews and adaptive auto bias for the power tubes which eliminates much of the fuss and worry for tube newbies. | |
| 12ax7's to roll Some 12AX7 and 12AU7s can last up to 10,000 hours. As has been said, Telefunkens are known for long life. Some tubes were advertised as 10,000 hour tubes such as the Mullard 10M line. I think that 3-5,000 hours is more realistic.Small signal tubes... | |
| Jazz vocals recommendations please Check out Hope Waits (no relationship to Tom). She does not sing jazz but more of a jazzy, bluesy, rock mix. Her debut gets high marks on artistic merit and very high on sound quality.I think she deserves more attention than she's gotten, but she ... | |
| 12ax7's to roll Your Sylvanias are good tubes and you may have trouble finding something that you prefer. Telefunkens are considered to be the ultimate neutral, detailed NOS (and very long lived). Amperex are reputed to have the best, most natural midrange. Mulla... |