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Electro-Harmonix Fat Bottle 6CA7/El34 vs Sylvania
From my experience, EH tubes are going unstable very fast and may cause damage to your equipment.Yugoslavian 6CA7 fat bottles may be your budget key instead of Sylvanias. They're very stable and reliable. They produce unbeliavably clear trebbles a... 
Whats is 'tube rolling'?
Literally,Rolling means taking them off the amp and letting them go along the flat surface that has an angle from horizontal position...:-) 
What am I hearing???
Literally, upgrade CD!There are still a number of variables:a) CD has been manufactured with a defect;b) CD was recorded with a defect;c) CD-player has poor or bad analogue end;d) CD-player hasn't sufficient drive for your headphones(btw which ones?) 
Voltage conversion Krell equipment
Most-likely you play with internal wireing especially if you see either switch or disconnected wires of a power transformer inside the box.In most cases(except switch) you should have skills of a technician to reconnect for different voltage. 
Your favorite J.S. Bach
The best performance of Bach I've ever known was with Jacques Loussier trio... 
Loss of volume in right channel
Most-likely it's an amp.First off we need to know what amp you have (tube? transistor?)If you have a tube amp you'll definitely know it's a tube(s)If you have SS amp and can reach an output transistors, you should check-compare its temperature on ... 
I Hardly Listen to Music Anymore
I care and I listen.I keep my Stax system in my office and listen music through headphones and I-Book G4.I realy now wish to get A to D converter to put some of my records onto CDs specifically for my portable system which realy sounds fantastic. 
Your favorite J.S. Bach
Only Toccatta and Fugue in D minor.The rest of Bach puts me well asleep:-) 
Funniest sales pitch
Here comes a real one from the fresh add:about 1 year old, excellent condition, havent used in over >8 months since selling everything else and getting a new hobby (BMW M3!) selling house and moving to apartment, so out of the hobby for good (t... 
Looking for a speaker under $1000. used.
Vandersteen 1c if you don't expect bottom-end extention. Make your next upgrade race to add sub if you do. 
Memories........What made you catch the Audio Bug?
In the beginning of 80's audio equipment in Russia was stepping behind 70's or even tube 60's equipment of other countries such as UK and US thus beginning an age of Russian high-end.Anyone who loved music would certainly prefere to hear it more c... 
?'s about quality of audiophile recordings
Even with cheap cartridge the differences are not to be neglected. In most cases these recordings do sound superior but in some cases not worth extra investment. 
Are horn speaker colored or more open and dynamic?
pure horn gives you nothing except voice.i listened to Avantgarde Unos and they were on the list of the first horn system i liked. still would realy never stand them against good dynamic speakers for sure... 
Is my DAC fried,cooked or what,help
change tube first to see what's going on. 
What early 70's rock bands had violins?
I also consider Kronos Quartet as pure violin rock...