wharfy
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| Favorite Albums Not in the Mainstream Found on Streaming Services Tony Rice-Church Street Blues | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? Until you get the itch to upgrade? | |
| Help me mod my tube amp Start by swapping out the signal tubes? | |
| 12AX7 tubes for the phono stage of VAC Avatar SE integrated. @inna Your query got me to look through my signal tube stash. In a box labeled 12AX7 is a pair of NOS Matsushita, black plates, that were manufactured using Mullard tube tooling equipment. I bought these from Brent Jesse at his recommendation. ... | |
| 12AX7 tubes for the phono stage of VAC Avatar SE integrated. @inna When I was looking for 12AU7 tubes and variants, I contacted these two- Brent Jesse and Andy at Vintage Tube Services. | |
| 12AX7 tubes for the phono stage of VAC Avatar SE integrated. @inna If you want mids, NOS Mullards have the mid-range-to-die-for-reputation. I imagine older 12AX7 have higher-microphony issues. Thoughts? | |
| The "young people' music thread - Artists younger than 40 years old AJ Lee and Blue Summit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp4EjMmowHI | |
| Walk On By - The Story Of Popular Song (BBC Documentary 17/23) @bdp24 - That's fun.Thanks for posting! After watching, this is what showed up on my feed. Steve Ferguson, after his NRBQ days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlTLr5aZ_jg | |
| A music thread for diehard analog guys that get great sound from cd @slaw - Agree about Dave Alvin! He was/is fabulous with The Blasters, and has put out two really good CD's with Jimmie Dale Gilmore. | |
| Patty Barber Like JT Agree with everyone about Patricia Barber. Her CD, Cafe Blue, is fantastic. It is often on audiophile best recordings/production lists. | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @immatthewj - I don't remember the song they played together. Looking through setlist.fm it probably was "Daddy's Little Pumpkin". "Girl in the War" is one of my wife's favorite Ritter songs. He's quite a songwriter and performer. Last Spring h... | |
| Most reputable independent tube equipment repair facilities in the US ? @inna - Vu Jade Audio in NJ has a terrific reputation. You can talk with one of the owners here on A’Gon. He goes by the name BigKidz. https://www.vujadeaudio.com/ David | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @jimsnicestuff When people are asked and share their memories about Jimi Hendrix and best opening acts, I'm hoping someone will reminisce about seeing Jimi Hendrix opening for the Monkees in 1967. | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? Josh Ritter and his band opening for Jason Isbell and his band, at the Count Basie Center in Red Bank, NJ, in 2016. I did not know who Ritter was and made an effort to familiarize myself with his songs beforehand. Thinking he was just "ok," I was ... | |
| A great singer you may have never heard, or even heard of. @bdp24 Reading your thread starter had me searching my collection to find my copies of Le Chat Bleu and Coup de Grace. Took a while... In the process I found my copy of the Doc Pomus tribute/fundraiser album "Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to... |