bbroussard
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| Tube info @mechans, my personal collection could easily be called obsession or even addiction. From 2008 to 2010, I acquired over 1,500 tubes. Fortunately, I regained control and am down to somewhere in the 275 range. Still, entirely too many.The adrenal... | |
| Tube info The Gold Lions are nice.I have quads of GE, RCA, and Ken-Rad domestic and 2 different styles of RFT Germany 12AU7s that are under your budget.I have some Sylvania and Raytheon pairs and trios, but no matched quads that would also be well below you... | |
| Tube info Have you decided on power tubes?My experience is that they can make a bigger difference than the smaller tubes. You can fine-tune your sound quality by mixing different qualities in the power tubes and the driver tubes.FULL DISCLOSURE: I occasio... | |
| Tube info What is your budget?The Amperex 7316 is my personal favorite, but pricey.I also like the RFT 12AU7.On the domestic side the black-plate 5814s are an excellent value. | |
| Jolida JD9 Phono Preamp With Burson Audio V6 Op Amps I'll make you a silly-good deal on a pair of Burson V3s and some extensions if you are interested. | |
| Jolida JD9 Phono Preamp With Burson Audio V6 Op Amps The extensions are cheap. The op-amp modules are not. Perhaps you can figure out which pair is most critical and start with those. | |
| Jolida JD9 Phono Preamp With Burson Audio V6 Op Amps They also make some extension cables that would allow you to place the op-amps in the open space of the JD9.I used them with some older Bursons (V3?) that are in my need-to-find-a-new-home stash. | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? I have been a DK fan for as long as I can remember. Pretty sure I have every CD. Some are better than others.I never understood the Elvis Costello thing.I saw her in June at the Smart Center in Sugarland (Houston). I paid a premium for seats on... | |
| Small Bedroom Tube Amp GlowMiniWattTecOnAll in the $250 range used. I own all 3. | |
| Vintage tube suggestions GE or RCA 5751 triple mica black plates from the early 1950s. Well below your budget. | |
| Looking for vintage Quad ESL's - or my wife thinks a "shrink" becase she says I'm crazy! You can confirm your wife's diagnosis by going with the stacked Quads. ;~) | |
| I need some advise on a shipping disaster. The issue is between the seller and the shipper, not you. | |
| Buyer wants copy of passport? Hell no. | |
| My first post Welcome! | |
| Does a tube need the break-in hours? I have hundreds of tubes from the 50's and 60's. No problems. Much better than most current production. |