twl
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| Flavor Of the Month I agree that "Flavor of the Month" in my way of thinking, refers more to the mind-set of the purchasers than the product. There are some who just have to go with the latest, and most-hyped products. Most FOTM products are pretty good, but you can ... | |
| Looking for a great tube headphone amp I believe that the David Berning MicroZOTL is the best you'll find. $750 factory direct. | |
| Audio as a hobby Chrome moly gives the best ride. And you can just feel those hand-filed, skeletonized, long-point lugs caressing that double-butted Columbus tubing. Lovingly assembled by skilled Italian artisans in a small 6-man factory with stains of blood, swea... | |
| Blew my first tube, what next? If it were my amp, I'd replace them all, with every stage matched as closely as possible, with the best NOS tubes that are appropriate for the amp. Keep the others from the original set as "emergency spares". Make sure the tubes are low in microph... | |
| Where does your user name come from? TWL are my initials. | |
| What gear do Audio manufacturers use at home? I know that the owner of Teres TT's uses a Graham tonearm on his personal table. Before that he had a Triplanar. | |
| Phonomena vs. AcousTech PH-1 phono pre amp? Monolithic is about in the same league with the Black Cube. You also might check into the Trichord Dino, and Trichord Delphini. For tube units you could look into the Wright Sound, and the EAR 834.Without trying to offend, you might even consider ... | |
| Replacement Styli Cartridges Well, I wouldn't necessarily agree with the $150 figure, but there are inherent drawbacks with a replaceable stylus assemembly. Vibrations of the smallest magnitude, such as high frequency detail, can be lost in the "sliding fit" of the replaceabl... | |
| What is the finest SACD's you ever heard? Weather Report - Heavy WeatherSantana - Abraxas (Black Magic Woman sounds great)Bangles - Only one song is really well done, but that 1 is very good.Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells | |
| Sonic Relativism? I appreciate the humor. :^) And I agree, that the high-end audio industry does have its problems of late. | |
| Have You Ever Put Your Golden Ears to the Test?? How could anyone clinging to an argument which is easily overturned by simple auditioning, be considered "scientific objectivist"? I would offer "dogmatic pragmatist" as a more accurate description. The term subjective relativist does apply to the... | |
| Have You Ever Put Your Golden Ears to the Test?? Hi, Dan. I'm glad that someone else is thinking about this. First, I have done blind listening tests on many occasions, particularly at the audio store I used to work at. When business was slow, we would do that for fun, just to see if we could te... | |
| Swan label and the Beatles The black and silver Swan lables are not rare, but the white and red could be. All have some decent value. I have a black/silver "She Loves You/I'll Get You". It has some small value. Not sure about the VeeJays or the 4x4. | |
| How hot is hot enough? Generally speaking, if the solder joint remains shiny and smooth after it cools, you have gotten it hot enough. If it is rough and dull, it may be a "cold" joint. | |
| Are you going to buy the Rolling Stones SACDs? I would buy them if I was more of a Stones fan, but they never really got me going. I like some of their songs, so maybe a "Best Of" SACD might interest me. |