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Tubes in Blue
Dekay,The tubes are in blue/purple glow are RCA 6SN7GTB (1 out of 6) and Sovtek 6AS7G (output, 3 out of 10) tubes on my Atma-Sphere amplifier. Also, the 6GC5 (rectifier, I believe) tubes on my preamplifier are the same. Any advice?Thansk you all f... 
Best tube pre-amp with remote vol. control
Counterpoint SA-11 
Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 115.
Many thanks to Frogman for sharing so much information with us. It is very educational to me.Happy listening and Happy Holiday.Otto 
Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 115.
Greg,Please kindly share your finding(s) with us.Frogman, Please kindly provide us more thought on the statement that "Leister's style and approach to the instrument is closer to what Brahms heard in the playing of the great clarinetist Richard Mu... 
Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 115.
Greg, thanks for your recommendation. With my limited knowledge of EMI branding, it seems that the most of EMI Reference releases are mono recordings. Please confirm.Again, thank you all.Otto 
Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 115.
Have you listened to Karl Leister with Vermeer Quartet released by Orfeo?Thanks! 
Speakers for Atma-Sphere S-30
Thank you all for your suggestions. Happy Listening!Otto 
Best Used tube Preamp 1700-- 2500: advice needed
I will suggest Counterpoint SA-11. It uses 13 tubes (6080, 5R4GYB, 6GC5, 6JC6A and 5651) in power supply section and 4 tubes (6SN7) in audio section. It brings me VERY VERY VERY close to live performances I attended in Carnegie Hall / Metropolitan... 
Best cd version of Respighi Ancient Airs Dances
What I have is performed by Sinfonia 21 under the direction of Richard Hickox (Chandos release). I can't acclaim this is the best but very Baroque, IMHO.Happy listening.Otto 
Handel Water Music - best CD? - Performance Recording
I want to post a rare recording by Collegium Aureum under EMI release (originally Deutsche Harmonia Mundi's copyright). It is also on historic instruments. Passionate interpretation and splendid coloring.Also, other suggested Collegium Aureum reco... 
Power Conditioner Decision
Chang Lightspeed 
Silver Audio Symphony 48 speaker cables?
I am using Silver Audio Symphony 48 speaker cables with Thiel 3.6 (Counterpoint preamplifier, amplifiers and BAT CD player). Before I made my final decision, I tried MIT magnum shotgun, Cardas golden reference, Harmonic Tech Pro-9. Cardas golden r... 
Proton NT-2760 TV
I owned a Proton TV for 8 years. It is very reliable machine and very good picture quality. 
Upgrading to Tube; Amp or Preamp
Counterpoint SA-3000 / SA-100 ComboI used this combination with Thiel 3.6 for 3 months and got pretty nice sound. Total cost for me $1,075 ($675 + $400). If you want to extend their capacities, contact Mike Elliott (Counterpoint's CEO & chief ... 
interconnect help
Stealth M-7 Interconnect Cable, pure silver, I used them between CD player and preamplifier, preamplifier and power amplifier. open soundstage and subtle details.The manufacturer offer 30-day trial period. Good Luck!