albertporter
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| Intro to Tube Amplifiers Sound Valves made pre assembled and kits of 40 watt mono blocks that were very good sound, certainly in your price range and very reliable. The EL34 tubes they use as outputs are plentiful and inexpensive as well as easy to change the sound of by ... | |
| Sound of OTL Amps Bryceeboy, how about the new tube amps from Fanfare International? Have you heard them against the Atmasphere? | |
| Who still sells NOS Telefunken 6922's? I have four Telefunken 6922 that I bought from Kevin Deal. They are in original Telefunken boxes, gold pin, with Kevins test stickers. They have been run only long enough to prove they would not fail out of the box, then were put in my tube stock ... | |
| Speakers: all-time worst Cardinal, are you saying that Bose is "blow" the quality standards of those seeking music? I certainly agree! (Great story, thanks!) | |
| Tube Dampers - what's the story? The Audio Research dampers you guys like are the 3M. They do not melt on the tube. The tube dampers Otiscat speaks of, must have been another brand, probably made of sorbothane. The sorbothane not only melts and deforms as he describes, but is at ... | |
| What's longest i/c's can be run? I use 40 foot single ended runs of Purist Dominus RLS interconnect between my preamp and mono amps. However, I do agree with the above comments about capacitance with tube gear, and with the cables needing to be the best quality for this long run.... | |
| Tube Dampers - what's the story? Mikeam is correct in my opinion, also try 3M (yes, the Scotch Tape people) their tube dampers are great, also Tube Socks. All of these dampers improve the sound to a different degree, depends on the tube, the damper and the equipment. Like everyth... | |
| MY Sidewinder AC cord progress: The Tiffany Carl is speaking of is the TPC-60, long discontinued, but can sometime be found used at about $60.00 to $75.00. The Tiffany sold for a retail price of $179.00 when new. Although not the best AC cord available, it is nearly impossible t... | |
| XLR to RCA adaptor Purist Audio Designs, makers of the Purist cable make this adaptor, and it is excellent quality. Call the factory for dealer location. | |
| Amp stands- Do they work? To Sol332. I do not know of an internet address to provide info on star grounding. The way I got there, I hired an electrical contractor who does quite a bit of work for Texas Instruments, Raytheon, and Bell Helicopter, and the wiring I was asking... | |
| Amp stands- Do they work? Redkiwi, the dedicated transformer is a requirement for 220 three phase at 750 amps. The size of the wire in my drop is a requirement for the same reason. In my state, the power company is a public utility, and therefore must supply whatever servi... | |
| Amp stands- Do they work? I Carl_eber takes a position about his amp..... is this an Amp Stand? | |
| Fellow Vandersteen Owners I have owned several pair of Vandersteen speakers, I agree with Garfish, please do not modify the 3A, it will ruin the sound! I know Richard Vandersteen, and he is a brilliant designer, the speaker is constructed the way it is for sonic reasons. I... | |
| Cleaning Vinyl If you can afford to, purchase a record cleaning machine like the VPI. It is the one I choose, having previously owned the Nitty Gritty. All of the popular record cleaning solutions are better than nothing. If I had to choose one, it would be the ... | |
| Amp stands- Do they work? Redkiwi, I cannot really add to your comments, because you have stated it perfectly already. I can only relate my experience from my side. I have developed a knack of hearing a component, and then mentally being able to place it into a category of... |