whart
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| why do we argue? Bryon- You coulda been a hell of a contender. Well presented.(and I am, just retired). best,Bill Hart | |
| why do we argue? Bryon is clearly a lawyer. | |
| why do we argue? Just like any group of people, with diverse perspectives, experience and objectives, you will get disagreements. How those disagreements are handled may reveal more about the person than the merit of whatever it is that they are arguing about. Tod... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? Map- I wasn't necessarily implying that the 'latest thing' was always overpriced, but as you said, depreciation sets in fast, particularly when the latest version or model comes out, or when the folks on the knife edge change view and decide that ... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? Ricred1 is, at the Brits say, 'spot on.' There has long been a market for very expensive equipment new, by the standards of the day, and this equipment passes down to lesser mortals as the flavor of the month makes those pieces 'obsolete.' Granted... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? Or, the companies focus their efforts on the upper price ranges, where they can make more money, and offer the true 'entry level' line as 'trickle down' technology, perhaps sharing design attributes, but manufactured in places with cheap labor, e.... | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? I haven't experimented with new small tubes, maybe they have improved, I've only had luck soncially with older tubes, and even among those, pretty selective (the telefunkens seem to be more my cup of tea). I haven't tried any different power tubes... | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? It's true, to a degree. There is something so old school laboratory 50's sci-fi atomic age (and earlier) electronic about tubes. Ever look at the stuff Jeffrey Jackson does or those things using ancient radio tubes, or even 211's or..... They all ... | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? Doggie, despite what i had heard and read about how bad the lost highway pressing of shelby lynne was, i bought one standard pressing and one audiophile pressing (I sorta hate to encourage audiophile pressings, if i can avoid them, and have been d... | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? Wolf, no malice intended, it is hard to tell from the Internet, because you can't see the smile, the arch of the eyebrow or the wink. | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? Doggie- so much current pop is recorded or mastered so badly- I hate the autotune on the vocals and the compression to get that pumped up sound just robs the music of any real dynamics. Somebody here turned me onto Black Dub. On vinyl it's pretty ... | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? Regismc- not to get into a war, but i think that your comment is unfair. I'll grant you tubes are a pain, but there is a real sense of music in the right tube set up, and not all tube equipment is euphonic. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, a... | |
| Can anyone recommend a ARC repair service in NYC a Raquel, you are right, Peter has serviced my Dual 75a, my Sp10mkii and at least one other ARC piece. Forgive me for not mentioning him. | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? I started using tube equipment in the late 60's and with a brief foray into solid state in the early 70's, have stuck with tubes since around 1973. And.....drum roll...I think it really depends on the application.Right now, I am using pretty high-... | |
| Can anyone recommend a ARC repair service in NYC a Not dissing the other recommendation but Ben Jacoby is authorized ARC, I know he is highly regarded for a bunch of high end tube stuff, shop in Brooklyn - (I think Ben was the repair guy at the Stereo Exchange back in the day-btw, does anyone know... |