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What time do you wear?
Patek and for everyday Eco drive Citizen. 
Horn Speakers
Sorry, my bad! Still try the speakers! 
Horn Speakers
As per my post in your other thread. My recomendation would either be the Omega superhemps or the Druids. These speakers are not 10,000.00 horns and they have their limitations. But ,they do pretty good and they're not bright or shouty. Add a fast... 
Horns for SET: Low budget solutions
The problem is that in your budget(I'm guessing $2000.00) high effiecient horns are compromised somewhere. Either the bass,midrange is to shouty,peaky sound,highs rolled off. You'll have to pick the compromise you can live with, according to your ... 
What's your latest "Discovery"
I'm kind of like'n Wilco "sky blue sky" Nick Lowe "at my age" Sam Baker "pretty wrold" Todd 
Elvis - 30 Years Ago Today, RIP
I remember that show. I was 5 and my biggest memories were of my mom and dad's coments of how Elvis looked strung out. Huh, imagine that! Thanks for the link, really took me back. Music the time transporter 
it all sounds good, but.....
I have to say, that while LP is great, that great digital is available. IMHO, you should try other speakers than single drivers. All single driver speakers are colored and cannot reproduce all music accurately. If you listen to primarly acoustic o... 
The passing of Marianne Barber of Joule Electra
Great Woman! I live in NC and picked up an amp from Jud personally. Marianne fed me dinner and treated me as family. They say, behind every great man is even a better woman. God bless you Jud, prayers will go out for you. 
Buying HiFi at credit, anyone?
Thefalls1117, you hit the nail on the head. My wife is a Internal Medicine MD. She's always telling me stories just like the one you told. No one on their death bed wants more money! I'm not in debt but,I have been and it was a very stressfull tim... 
Rogue Cronus too bright
Before running off and buying new speakers. Try some other 12AU7s. The RCA clear tops have never been a favorite of mine. Plus, if the amp has 8 ohm and 4 ohm taps, try the 8 ohm tap. This should soften things a little. 
Audiogon speaker wire gurus, please help me
VH Audio's DIY speaker cables! 
Best speaker that you dont need a sub under 1.5k
Forget it! I've never seen(heard) a speaker less than 10,000.00 that truly reproduced at a flat wide freq. response of say 30hz-25khz. Get a speaker that does from 38-40hz in the lows and up to 25Khz in the highs real well and keep your sub for th... 
Ultralinear and Triode. What's the difference
"preference in sound is 100% subjective and as such rather stupid basis for an argument" Then why argue? Your vast knowledge is impressive but, your the one that insist upon setting myself and Jeffreybehr straight. All I suggested is that I've nev... 
Ultralinear and Triode. What's the difference
I can give just a few cause I don't know all the tubes that are out there! Pentodes- EL 34,KT 88,6550,most pin guided sockets are pentodes or tetrodes. Triodes- 2A3,300B,45,PX 25,845,6C33,6AS7,etc. some of these have a 4 pin socket. My favorite am... 
Ultralinear and Triode. What's the difference
To really hear what triode is all about. You need a tube amp that uses triode tubes! Pentode tubes that are in a circuit that gives the ability to switch from triode to ultalinear does not really let you hear what triode is all about! In these typ...