trelja
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| Auditioning Audio Gear - The Music Used I use basically the same methods listed above. Have a standard set. It evolves, as do I. I also use this rotation when inserting a new component in my system, and again after break-in. Basically, I want to evaluate familiar recordings for male/fem... | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers Sean, I do not have any old IARs. I have read from them in the past. But, it has been a LONG time. And I was also reading with different eyes back then. I used to read for different things back then. I take your word on his personality. Was he at ... | |
| Opinions of Electro-Harmonix tubes? I ALWAYS try to steer people away from tubes such as this. I am speaking on Electro-Harmonix, Groove Tubes, Gold Aero, etc. The reason is that they are simply rebadged tubes from the companies who make them(Sovtek, Svetlana, JJ, Ei, Shuguang). The... | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers I have spent a lot of time reading through Arthur's site. Jctubes put it better than I could when he said that this is a breath of fresh air. Jctubes also says the one thing I read in Stereophile that I most agree with, "You had to spend more to r... | |
| What to upgrade first? Two good routes are available to you. You could take that $1000 you have in your budget and buy speakers. Put off amplification for another year. Then, again spend $1000 on that area. This strategy will buy you a system several levels higher than ... | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers Thanks for turning me on to this site! The author struck a real chord in me. And a deep one at that. I am on record here regarding my feelings about Michael Fremer. And Jonathan Scull, for that matter. In my opinion, both perfectly illustrate how ... | |
| Best cable for internal speaker wiring?? I guess every situation is different. I have found circumstances where people say stranded wire is better for their speakers. Personally, I prefer thin gauge, solid core wire. I find solid core less irritating than stranded. Multiple runs of it to... | |
| Coincident Cables Experiences? Any Good? First allow me to state that cables are very dependent on one's system AND personal tastes. I have the Coincident interconnect, speaker, and power cables. I also have Coincident speakers. Amplification is tube, and speakers are laid back, yet deta... | |
| Difference Between 2A3s and 300Bs I am glad to hear we have some common ground Dekay. It makes me feel better that a guy like you thinks along the same lines as me. | |
| Another 2,000 Speaker Question As I stated before, I think you are best served right now by getting your speakers first. That being said, I own a Jadis Orchestra Reference Integrated amplifier. To be brief, it is incredible. I knew I would be buying tube as opposed to solid sta... | |
| Difference Between 2A3s and 300Bs In my opinion, a tube amp is much more dependent on its sound by the parts behind it, than the tubes. That's what separates an EL34 based amps from Air Tight and Jolida. Transformers are the most expensive and important part of an amp. The differe... | |
| Another 2,000 Speaker Question Despite horror stories from some, tubes are not at all difficult to maintain in most cases. Just remember that electronics until the late 60's were all tube. And much more of the transmitting equipment at radio/tv stations than people realize is S... | |
| JOLIDA 302B Tube Int. Amp. Opinions? I apologize. I neglected to mention the fact that you should also move a nice power cord. Nothing outrageous, but spending $100 to $200 for one found right here on Audiogon will be a perfect match. The upgrade to both tubes and power cords turns t... | |
| JOLIDA 302B Tube Int. Amp. Opinions? I am one of the bigger proponents of the Jolida 302B on the site. I think it is not only an excellent tube amp, but an excellent amp. Period. One of my FAVORITE amps. Reasonably priced, great foundation of transformers/circuit topology/layout, ver... | |
| Another 2,000 Speaker Question I think you are already farther down the road of understanding than you think. You elucidated what you like very well. It feels to me like you will be a person who concentrates on the midrange. Guitars, perhaps other instruments such as brass and ... |