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| The ups and downs of tube vs. SS... Love "June Cleaver" preparing a beautiful roast with a smile while dancing around a food card of SOTA audio components in the middle of the kitchen "serving" up maybe Rosemary Clooney or Doris Day? Ya just got to love it! | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? Actually the model 2 started in the late 70's. The 2C was my first effort into serious audio in the mid 80's. I agree with all the positive comments. When I purchased my pair they were retailing for around 1.1k. The fact they are 2.7k 30 years lat... | |
| Diana Krall My first time seeing Diana Krall was live at Tanglewood on PBS many years back. Dressed in a black chiffon dress sitting behind the keyboard of I suppose was a Steinway concert grand with her beautiful blond locks blowing in the wind, quite a visi... | |
| Rolling KT150s in Primaluna hp integrated Great idea George! I didn't think of that. Comparing test results through a Hickcock tube tester probably won't tell me all I need to know with regard to the effects of cryoing the original tubes and comparing directly. | |
| Rolling KT150s in Primaluna hp integrated "The sound is to die for", different amp(s), same result, Jbhiller, I agree. The KT-150 tube is the difference. Temperature effect would depend on many factors, room size, amps, local, season, etc not withstanding George's technical considerations. | |
| John Prine I first saw and became aware of John at the Philadelphia Folk Festival in the early 70's, a marvelous performer with an infectious personality. One of those magical moments, been a big fan ever since. | |
| What’s in your system today that you also had 10 years ago? Oracle Mk IV, SME 345 and Benz LOMC, no desire to spend more at this point, this combo works just fine. I do have a few backup cartridges. I prefer the Benz. | |
| Diana Krall I second the Shirley Horn "Here's to Life", a true masterpiece. She is an amazing artist. | |
| Rolling KT150s in Primaluna hp integrated George maybe you're right but then again maybe if the tube goes through the cryogenic process one may well end up with a better tube for having survived. This would be providing nothing before and after changes with regard to measurements and vacu... | |
| Rolling KT150s in Primaluna hp integrated If you do go back to the 150s Wolf, try the cryoed, not too much more, less than 400.00 for a matched quad. Got them off a vendor on eBay. They biased very close, very nice tubes. I also have a matched quad of Russian Genelex Gold Lions I original... | |
| Rolling KT150s in Primaluna hp integrated Jb I feel the KT 150 tube is about as ideal an output in a pp design for my purposes. I recently installed a matched quad of cryoed 150s in my quicksilver silver 88s for further refinement, such subtle nuances were further revealed. Don’t really k... | |
| This guy just doesn't stop... Simmons isn't a phony, he reveals himself in that Gross interview for what he really is, a self centered money grubbing bore. The guy has a serious personality disorder, but maybe I'm mistaken and we are just too "misunderstanding" and should cut ... | |
| Quincy Jones Interview OK Shadorne, metoo, but would it have been a topic that even would have come up in this conversation a year or so ago? I don't mean to dismiss your point but are we going to go so OFF TOPIC by including the character of John Lennon in regard to ... | |
| ARC Ref 75SEs - great with Wilson or Dynaudio speakers. What about Vandersteen 2CI? The VERY first hi-end system I heard in a store geared to quality fidelity music systems was shortly after I heard a pair of Vandersteen Fours demonstrated by a friend of a friend. The pairing was ARC M100 amps and Vandersteen 2C speakers, oh the... | |
| Sister's wants music system without the hassles! I completely with lalitk, the opposite gender portion in particular, KISS. Now wasn't that easy? |