whart
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| REF5SE tubes I owned older ARC, before the 6h30, but run a line stage, the Veloce Lithio, which does use that tube. I had a NOS quad of the DR Reflektor which sounded better, and when I was "fettling," thought those might be past prime time; tried a set of new... | |
| Velodyne DD15 - worth repairing the plate amp? I had some really old Velodynes- one was an 18" bottom firing coffin with a separate control box, another circa the mid 90's - was a front facing 15". While both were servo woofers, neither had any DSP. I used them for home theatre back in the day... | |
| Thank You Fumihiko Sugano and Koetsu Thanks for the info, @mulveling. Sorry to hear of his passing. I too hope the company continues. | |
| Moving Soon - Should I Pack Up Everything Now?? I left my system standing while our last house was on the market. The horns needed to be custom crated--and the crates would not have fit through the door of the room. And where was I going to stash all the gear and records- at the time I had arou... | |
| 100 Albums You Would wish for...from a Genie Last night we went to an ACL Live (taped for eventual broadcast) performance by FLOR DE TOLOACHE, a Latin based duo with an extremely deft band. Trumpet, several guitars and two lead singers who switched off between violin and flute, among other i... | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? I use a spray intended for cleaning Apple Mac screens. Otherwise, just dry dust, using mop type duster or Swiffer. | |
| Jeff Beck, Blues De Luxe Have you heard a 1st UK press of Truth on the EMI/Columbia label (blue/black graphics)? It sounds profoundly better than any other version I have heard-- real stage, real bass, real depth. I have no idea what those sell for now- when I bought my c... | |
| Loudspeaker sensitivity and dynamics: are the two inexorably linked? Big conventional (dynamic cones in a box) type speakers can be "dynamic" in the difference between loud and soft, with enough good amplification behind them. I use a hybrid- horns from Avantgarde but supported by additional larger subs in addi... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? Disc Union has great inner sleeves on the Craftman reissues of Three Blind Mice stuff. Some of the great ones, e.g. Black Orpheus, have not been reissued out of Japan. To me, I’d love to visit Japan with someone who is connected. I know one such ... | |
| Vinyl Lovers I went through a similar process in 2006, when used vinyl was far cheaper than it is today. If you are talking classic rock, one of the best sources for info on better sounding pressings is the Hoffman forum- but you have to dig- many will be olde... | |
| We Are Not Alone--there are those above us Sadly, Roy probably got more acclaim after he passed. There is some great video of him from an old ACL. I used to see him in Pittsburgh back in the mid-'70s- he worked the bar scene on the East End. He also opened for Little Feat during the Lowell... | |
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint @dtximages--best of luck on your move. Nashville was not booming like it is now when we were initially looking- we wanted no winter, a university where I could teach part time (I'm retired) and a good rowing culture-- my wife is into competitive r... | |
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint When we moved from NY to Texas, our original goal was a minimalist modern design- did not exist without a custom build that would have cost big money. A lot of expensive "modern" houses in town are just boxes that are cheaply made, with IKEA like ... | |
| RIP Tom Jones That video w/ Janis Joplin was pretty amazing. There was something more recent with TJ, Van Morrison and Jeff Beck-- Guy had enduring talent. RIP | |
| How serious are you? My interests are broader than hi-fi and records- which activities wax and wane depending on a lot things. There have been periods where I didn't set up a system; others where I'm crawling around on the floor troubleshooting, doing album shoot-outs... |