trelja
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| Tube amps and heat @rhljazz +1More than a decade ago in the 95 - 100 degree heat of a Philadelphia summer, with a pair of popular Class A tube mono blocks that ran as hot as Hades, my wife put her foot down for the one and only time. And I use several (ceiling and ... | |
| A passing of a valued Audiogon member ID "Ferrari" Thank you for letting us know. Sad news, indeed.May he rest in peace | |
| NAD 1600 Receiver @jmcgrogan2 you're right about the 7600. Thank you, John.Bought my NAD at Community Audio on Germantown Ave. You may have also spent a lot of time there? My first real high-end audio move, when I was a teenager in the late 80s. Getting the po... | |
| NAD 1600 Receiver I bought the 2600A power amp new, and still have it. Liked it very much back then, but not quite as much today.If I remember correctly, the 7160 was the receiver version of my amp | |
| Is Agon becoming the eBay of audio? @kiko1974, your best option, far and away, for selling tubes is eBay.Audiogon secondarily, though the drop off from eBay is huge. The other sites will not be worth your effort | |
| Oppo Ceasing production Definitely sad news! Fantastic company making up to date, attractive, reliable products, and offering top notch service.Regarding some wondering there's more to the story, I think it's dead simple. A viable / sustainable business keeps going, ... | |
| NOS DAC Warmth One thing I forgot to mention, but as a number of products offer both oversampling and non-oversampling, with them comparing the two becomes as easy as changing the channel on your television | |
| NOS DAC Warmth @bokat57, "NOS DAC’s have a warmer smoother SQ then over sampling DAC’s"I have and like both, and my experience has been pretty much the opposite | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... Along with Al, Doug, Rich, Rick, and of course, Vinh, I also attended yesterday's DENAFRIPS demo.Vinh did an excellent job laying out how everything went. The cameraderie was fantastic, and I enjoyed one of the best audio get togethers in a long ... | |
| Power Cord for Pass Int 60-Under 1K used Thank you, John.Still here for another week. Not so cold where I'm going. Believe it or not, but Vancouver has a lot of palm trees. Not native, of course, but they survive well enough | |
| Power Cord for Pass Int 60-Under 1K used @tom_hankins +1 on the Kubala-Sosna's if they can fit into the budget.Personally, I'd also listen to what @jmcgrogan2 recommends, as I trust his experience and judgment | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses @geoffkait Thank you for clarifyingBy the way, as you just celebrated the 50th anniversary of your presentation, you are WAAAYYYY older than I realized... | |
| What is the value of an old pair of 2 way Infinite Slope Speakers, Serial #015927 @roxy54 I doubt that anyone can identify them with a serial # without a model #"He's absolutely right.If you could describe the dimensions and the driver array, we could narrow things down, though the differences between adjacent models such as th... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses @geoffkait "The fusible element is comprised of thick film gold that is deposited on a thermally and electrically insulated substrate. A complete range of fusing values is achievable by precisely controlling the fusible element print thickness ... | |
| Speakers "Disappearing" @tubegroover +1Though VERY few achieve it, correctly siting the loudspeakers / coupling them to the room proves pivotal to the overall sound. Imaging, of course, but all facets of the sonic presentation.Like focusing a lens, it’s either perfectly ... |