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| Tube Rolling on PSE HL1 hybrid line stage preamp I was waiting for someone else to respond to your question. I am not a fan of Phillips JAN 6922. They are almost as bad as the Sovtek in distortion and tonal balance.Why don't you call Andy Bauman at Vintage Tube, 616-454-3467 or Bruce Wenger at B... | |
| Tube Rolling on PSE HL1 hybrid line stage preamp Dean is a great guy, hope the tube swaps bring the preamp to where you want it. I searched Google but could not find a page for PSE or an image of your preamp. | |
| Tube Rolling on PSE HL1 hybrid line stage preamp Is this a product of PSE and Dean Klinefelter of Minnesota? I ask because I have not heard much about his products in the last few years.In response to your question about 6922 tubes, almost anything is better than the Sovtek. I would begin with M... | |
| Isolation pads - how many ? Most of the time, three feet work better than four.Having said that, I agree with jrd that you would do well to test before committing every piece in your system to one footer.If you look in Audiogon's archives under footers, isolation and tweaks,... | |
| Recording Industry Dirt Yes, but only because the spirit of a dead person jumped into his body as their car passed by a terrible accident in the road. | |
| Every make a purchase you truly regret? Definitely go with the deal that includes the SDS box. The improvement that makes is significant, much more than the difference in the tonearm.The HO Benz is fine with Lukaschek, you will have dynamics and signal to noise to "burn." | |
| Live DSD recording at Stereophile Show Sounds good except for the inclusion of Bobby McFerrin. I'll never forgive him for "Don't Worry, Be Happy." That rates near the top in my "most hated." Perhaps even worse than "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John. I like the others though, especially Go... | |
| Live DSD recording at Stereophile Show The same could have been said about Nora Jones a short while back, before she was discovered. Some new music is worth exploring.Personally I find it refreshing that it's not another re-release of an old title I already own. | |
| Every make a purchase you truly regret? Hey Kubla, did you ever get that movie deal going with Paul Sorvino from Law & Order? | |
| Live DSD recording at Stereophile Show These recordings are to be done by my friend Paul Weitzel. This is the guy who designed, owned and built the Tube Research line of electronics. He also worked with FIM and now Cable Research. (Represented by Musical Surroundings).His brother is Br... | |
| Best bang-for-buck purchase you have made? Nat King Cole, "LOVE" at Half Price Books for .50ยข | |
| New batch of Albert Porter's cryo treated Hubbells Arnie, Stephen and the others at Audiogon. Thanks for supporting us in this venture. Without your help, we would have never achieved the numbers necessary to get these discounts. | |
| NEW MUSIC I have one original Stockhausen LP, cannot find it right now but I think it is four orchestras and youth choir.I believe his work was influenced by Edgar Varese. I have two Varese, both conducted by Robert Craft. I bought these on Columbia LP, rel... | |
| Aesthetix Question Good question Rushton. I owned a Benz Ruby 2 before the Koetsu, it had an output of only .3 MV. Therefore, my experience is more similar than different with these two cartridges. I have not experimented with a high output cartridge, but considerin... | |
| Aesthetix Question From your friend that is (apparently) getting out of analog. We were glad to get that Io. It only needed a little work to make it the best Louis has ever heard. Total cost of the magic mods, including the NOS tubes was $330.00. Tube upgrades on my... |