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| 6C33C-B tubes I'm having a batch of 6C33-B tubes tested by tctubes out of Saint Paul, MN. I'll let you guys know how it goes. | |
| Repair-Restoration Tech for Vintage Sansui Amps?? George Meyer TV & Stereo in Santa Monica, CA. | |
| Small Monitors and Book shelves for Rock Music? Oh man...thanks Drumsgreg for alerting me to the Sierra-2! I'm going to look into that upgrade ASAP. | |
| Boom boom boom boom Ebm, what you typically hear in trailers/TV spots is "Boom Boom" by Big Head Todd & the Monsters featuring John Lee Hooker. I license it at least once a year at work! | |
| First Post Looking for Integrated Amplifier +1 on the Music Hall. It's a great little performer with a good feature set. If something goes wrong, you can get Roy Hall on email for help (it's happened to me with a headphone amp of theirs).Otherwise, keep an eye out for used gear in the price... | |
| Monitor speaker recommendations +1 on the Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1 monitors. Used to be my main speakers, now in the office. Love 'em. | |
| Speaker decision $3000-3500...help I auditioned a bunch of speakers in that price range and settled on the Dali Mentor 6. They're an excellent all-around performer, easy to drive, and have a very classy design and furniture-grade finish. I have a sweet spot for female vocals and th... | |
| Good value for money speaker cables around $200 Kimber 8PR | |
| Is Joule-Electra still in business? Good luck with that. I spoke with Simon and it was a rather dispiriting conversation. You may also try contacting Steven Leckrone at the Service Department. He's currently helping me restore a VZN-80. http://www.theservicedepartmentct.com/ | |
| Inexpensive USB DAC I use a Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus ($499) in my office system. Variety of connections, inputs, outputs and can be used as a preamp too. | |
| Recommendation for audio rack? +1 for Salamander. You can customize the the height for each shelf as well. | |
| Good cartridges for a Rega RP6? I bought my RP6 with a sumiko blackbird cartridge. I love the combo. | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? I drive a 1984 Mercedes 300CD turbodiesel. Can't beat the coupe. As it has only 325,000 miles on it, I'll be driving it a while. If money was no object, a 1970 Mercedes 280SL. CURVES! | |
| Sumiko Blackbird Cartridge Would you mind telling us what cleaning procedure caused the damage? I have the same cartridge too! |