orpheus10
Responses from orpheus10
| Why do old tubes sound better than current tubes? One of the Chinese tubes, the Suguang 12AX7 is as good as NOS or better than other new for sure. I swapped some out and quickly swapped them back in. | |
| Should I upgrade my turntable? Actually, everybody is right. Elizabeth is looking at this from a top "audiophile" point of view, which she is. From her point of view, the TT is crap. If you are happy with "midfi", you can not find a better TT. | |
| Top ten tube preamps While the CJ-PV12 would not rate in the top ten, it is the best Jazz Pre I have ever heard. When you drop some NOS RCA tubes in it, the horns take on a golden glow. | |
| To all tube lovers....... How can a tube lover recommend an SS amp? | |
| Sexiest Pop Song Ever? Love to Love You by Donna Summer is the sexiest song ever, followed by Maria Mauldaur, "Don't you Make Me High". | |
| Dee Dee Bridgewater - To Billie With Love Dee Dee Bridgewater is a great Jazz vocalist, and thanks to you I will trot out and get that CD. | |
| Who Are the Best Young Lions of Jazz Today? Foster_9, Kenny garret, "Beyond the Wall". This is a take on China and Tibet. Not every cut is boss, but a few are worth the price of the ticket. | |
| Need Reel to Reel Tape Primer Sources You will need an instruction manual for that deck in order to set bias and EQ. This is for record, no problem on playback. | |
| Who Are the Best Young Lions of Jazz Today? Foster_9, can you recommend a specific CD? | |
| Who Are the Best Young Lions of Jazz Today? Foster_9, I have been so unsucessful in finding anything new, that I go through my entire musical collection, and start all over again. If you discover anything, please let me know. | |
| looking for tube info I buy all of my NOS from Brent Jesse. | |
| first tube rolling: expert advice needed - take 2 The 12AU7 is my favorite tube; it brings out the best in the sound of jazz. The RCA cleartop is a good choice for NOS tubes. | |
| Unhappy with tubes so which transistor amp? Elizabeth, something was wrong with Counterpoint's production control. I had products that fell apart. Tubes are whats happening. | |
| Unhappy with tubes so which transistor amp? The first thing I do when I get a Tube amp is to swap the tubes for NOS. They sound 100 times better and I have NEVER had a tube failure. | |
| Tube Power Amp Recommendations around $2000 Primaluna Prologue-6 $1400.00 right here. Check the web for the reviews on this one. |