zardozmike

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Who, do you think, designs the best looking tube-based devices?
McIntosh and Quicksilver  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Alfie soundtrack - Sonny Rollins, Oliver NelsonThree dimensions - Oliver Nelson  
This Equipment Recommendation Actually Worked Out Well!
I'm thinking about buying this on:https://www.tripplite.com/isolator-series-120v-1800w-ul60601-1-medical-grade-isolation-transformer-6... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Gerry Mulligan - Night Lights  
Choosing an SUT?
What SUT are you using?  
Choosing an SUT?
You bring up good points about the gain achieved by the Chinook.  Other owners of this phonostage have indicated the superiority of the mm side over the mc side.  With a transformer I can exploit this advantage.   It would be great to audition can... 
Choosing an SUT?
I just was on the soundsmith site where Peter Lederman recommends a transformer with a 1:10 ratio and >470 ohms.To answer the question about using the mc input on my Chinook the, answer is yes. I am doing as much research about them as I can.  ... 
Why Don't More People Into Music Reproduction At Home Play Around With Musical Instruments
I have guitars and punish myself regularly trying to play them.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
John Surman - private city and withholding patternBill Evans - the Paris concerts 1 & 2 
Quicksilver audio silver 88 mono amps
I'm going to experiment with the kt88's also, they've been my go to power tubes forever.  A really solid performer.  
Quicksilver audio silver 88 mono amps
Just received the amps today hooked them up, biased the power tubes to the recommended 40a.  It came with kt88 and kt90 tubes, installed the kt90's.   What tubes are you running in your amps, is there anything else to know?  
Quicksilver audio silver 88 mono amps
It seems to me that they were available at the right time. When my mac’s started to act up Quicksilver was the first search. I always liked the V4’s and thought there might be a used pair looking for a home. I used to live in Sacramento and had vi... 
Quicksilver audio silver 88 mono amps
They're gone cause I bought them.  
What are the sexiest components ever made?
Avantgarde Trio Classico horn speakersQuicksilver V4 mono amps  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Beethoven's 9th von karajan Abbey Road It's a mystery to me Portrait in jazzTales from the Algonquin Solstice