trelja

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@dekay you definitely have a more vivid and accurate memory than me, David! I worked as an R&D chemist through the 90s. It was a really rewarding job from the standpoint of accomplishment and personal satisfaction. Financially, not so much. I... 
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@dekay thank you for laying everything out.  I'm very happy to hear things are going as well as they are for you, David!  Are you still in the western NY region? As for me, I'm still in the Philadelphia area, but split time in Vancouver, BC.  It'... 
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Many thanks for all the great suggestions + kind words!  It's certainly good to catch up with some of the folks here. The ATC suggestion compels, as does the Schiit.  And I'd not heard of the Audiolab, which also sounds worthy.  Based on knowing ... 
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@dekay yes, I'm Joe T.  Great to see another 20+ year A'goner still around!  How have things been with you?  Hope you are great, my longtime friend. She's considered what you suggested.  Believe it or not, she adores the lovely sound of the huge ... 
Transmission line speakers!
Irving M (Bud) Fried of IMF and Fried became a good friend of mine, and I was one of the owners of Fried Products.  He graciously gifted me his own personal loudspeakers shortly before his passing.  Bud famously championed the transmission line lo... 
RIP oregonpapa
Surprising and awful news, which came out of nowhere. Really admired, respected, and genuinely liked Frank. His commitment and passion to high end audio, combined with his youthful enthusiasm to constantly keep improving things set the best of exa... 
Member Almarg passed away last night
@david_ten thank you for everything you have done to keep us posted.Such a sad day in the Audiogon world. Al was the epitome of everything this place could be. He set an example we should all look to follow.  Apart from that, he was a friend. I’m ... 
Update on Audiogon Member Almarg
@david_ten thank you for initiating this thread.I’ve had the privilege of becoming friends with Al over the past 15 or so years. Of course, Audiogon provided the connection, but we’ve conversed on topics audio and otherwise, back and forth, over t... 
Roger Paul has passed away
As I implied not much to consider, see, or hear...Human nature shows people feel intrigued when someone shows up professing to have discovered or developed something innovative or even revolutionary. Especially, when such people declare it unquest... 
how are you testing your own tubes?
If you are just dipping your toe into the water, you will probably do fine just winging it.  If your amp has a standby switch for the power tubes, it's best to employ that to run new tubes in for a while before putting the amp in operate mode.  Th... 
Big vintage amps worth paying for and keeping for a long time
@ebm "Had Rowland 8T for many years Jeff Rowland has great service and says thats the best amp he has ever made."I always react whenever I hear someone say this.  While it's often true in other realms, when it comes to a still viable HEA manufactu... 
BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER
@tubegroover "For me, my favorite, range, tone, improv ability which is bottomless and sheer listenability, Sarah Vaughn"+1.  Couldn't agree more 
PEER-LESS OUTPUT TRANSFORMER replacement (16492)
@autospec thank you for following up, Will. Unfortunately, it happens so rarely.I'm really happy Edcor could seemingly provide what you wanted.  Hopefully, they work out as you want 
Horns: Why don't they image well?
And they're off!!! 
SPEAKERS, SPEAKERS AND MORE SPEAKERS.. BUT NEED BASS.?
 @audiokinesis  "The net benefits of not using a highpass filter were greater".  Hello, Duke.  You bring up an excellent and mostly overlooked point regarding subs and crossovers.When I purchased my Coincident speakers, which consist of satellites...