armstrod
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| A New? Way to Buy Loudspeakers?? Did you notice that their recommended "SpeakerCompare Listening Kit" consists of a headphone/USB DAC combo for $25? So they're saying you can hear the differences between speakers costing multiple hundreds of dollars through headphones that cost l... | |
| Selling Tubes. What tubes do you have?David | |
| Drink of choice for serious listening? Black RussianGibson's RareDark and StormyGin and TonicNot on the same night and not necessarily in that order. :-) | |
| Ballpark price ?- Polk SRT If you look here under Sold/Expired it at least gives you the initial asking price, not necessarily what they sold for:https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=polk+srt | |
| pre amp tubes Generally, you can use a 12AU7 or 12AT7 in place of a 12AX7 without fear of harming your preamp, as they are electrical similar but the U7 and T7 have lower gain. That doesn't mean it will sound the same; it might be better, it might be worse. Che... | |
| Kudos to Dan Wright of Modwright I own an LS100, and Dan has been patient and forthcoming with all of my questions. He's a peach of a guy and I'd buy Modwright equipment again. | |
| need turntable setup recommendation in New England +1 for Goodwins. I used to live in Waltham and went there often. They've been there for years. | |
| Tube info I have some Conn 12AU7s that sound terrific in my phono preamp. The organ manufacturers used lots of tube manufacturers, but generally tested their tubes very stringently so they're usually a good bet. | |
| Tone arm counter weight I also use the TecnoWeight. Any of the underslung counterweights should be an improvement over stock. | |
| What is the most memorable concert that you had attended so far? The The in Boston at the Paradise, circa 1987. It was their first time in the U.S. and they had been playing big stadiums in Europe. Since few in the U.S. had heard of them at this point, the promoter only booked 3 shows, LA, Boston, and NY, all i... | |
| Chinese phono pre I'm still happy with my Jolida JD-9. Lots of gain, loading, and capacitance flexibility and easy to mod with socketed op amps and 12A_7 tubes. I've never had the desire to upgrade. | |
| Your 3 Favorite Songs Giant - The TheHeartbeat - King CrimsonThe Ocean - Led Zeppelin | |
| BEST MALE VOCAL EVER Lou Gramm of Foreigner. | |
| Technics SP 15 SP 25 Lewm, my SP-15 works perfectly and I believe it's stock, but I saw many malfunctioning units before I bought mine. I wouldn't hesitate to recap if that changed in the future.And my name really is Armstrong, so good call. :-) | |
| Technics SP 15 SP 25 I also own both, and while the SP-15 is audibly better, it also has more tweaky electronics. Mine still works fine, but many don't. A fully functioning SP-25 is better than a dodgy SP-15. Totally convenient they fit in the same plinth. |