zaikesman
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| ARC VT200 vs. VTL MB 250?? Sorry, I'm a VTL owner, but can't help you with that comparision. I commiserate however, because it's very tough to find a dealer who will carry two different brands within a 'catagory', such as high-powered push-pull tubes in this case. By reputa... | |
| Audio vs. Other Reviews I basically agree with all of the above, fine points made by everyone. I do think that the current standard reviewing style is of very limited value to audiophiles. There are a few good dealers here and there whose takes on what's what are much mo... | |
| Soprano's Stereo & Music??? The thing that knocked me out was 2 weeks ago, when there was a club scene featuring a live performance by Trenton's finest, The Swingin' Neckbreakers. Way to go, Little Steven! | |
| Tubes that Glow Different Tubes are pretty variable in their internal construction from one to the next. Sometimes all that this will mean is that one tube reveals more of the heater filament to the eye than does another. If one tube shows a noticably different color than ... | |
| What's wrong with Thiel? I do have to take a little exception about the generalization of Thiel models becoming more benign loads as time goes by. My 2.2's are actually an easier load than the 2.3's which have succeeded them, and in a smaller room I was able to drive them... | |
| Pain in my butt Sorry to read of your condition, get well soon. OTOH, my brother is interested in getting a late model Subaru - are you anywhere near Philly?! (With a business like that, you're probably in Seattle - where he just moved from!) | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Best of luck, Twl, with whatever venture you may undertake to market your idea - have you sought patent advice? I'm just sorry that I can't try it out for myself, as I would love to be able to test this on my own ears. Well, I returned Saturday fr... | |
| Review: Virtual Dynamics NIte Power cord Power cord Glad to see your magnanimous response, and again welcome to the forum. | |
| Personal amp evolution Seeing this thread pop up again recently prompts to update my prior post. I did go SS in the phono and the pre, but I stayed tube in the amp department, fulfilling my criteria above by acquiring a pair of VTL MB-185 Signature mono's. I did a compl... | |
| Review: Virtual Dynamics NIte Power cord Power cord Wmcmanus, Gme109 is not a new member, just a new forum poster. He has A'gon sales feedback (positive, as I noted above) going back about 1 1/2 years. (FWIW, all of his transactions look to be sales, but I wouldn't know what of.) I think an explana... | |
| Wattgate 381 v. Hubbell 8300 cryogenically treated I agree Tubegroover - you would really have to remove one set of tubes, have them treated, and reinsert them to evaluate. Even then, the time delay would allow for uncertainty. But with two completely different sets of tubes, you have no way of kn... | |
| CD out: Digital or Analog? For those above who seem a little confused when it comes to the difference between analog and digital signals, just remember this: Please to do not attempt to take a digital output from a player and run it into an analog input on your processor/pr... | |
| Can anyone tell me about CD demagnatizers? I have no experience with - or baseline credibility to extend to - this kind of notion or these devices. But I will tell you a highly intriguing story:A little while ago I posted a query here about a problem I was having with a couple of new TV's ... | |
| Review: Audio Note M5 PreAmp Your speculation about the transformer-coupling being the differnce is interesting. You don't mention your interconnects, but I wonder if there could be some sort of subtle noise or ground problem present in your system normally, which is alleviat... | |
| Wattgate 381 v. Hubbell 8300 cryogenically treated I have not really paid any attention so far to the cryo issue. I guess there's something about the idea that makes me doubt its validity or turns me off (maybe it just smacks of the 'ice beer' marketing scam). Can anybody give me a brief education... |