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Looking for best $1000 tube power amp
Welcome Hygienist, FWIWI have been playing with sub $1500 tube amps for the past few months in the garage/man cave. I have been having a blast and just today I brought home the latest contender. A modded\rebuilt Dynaco ST-70 from the good old days... 
Coffman Labs G1 - Sounds Like a Winner
Did a bit of looking around and Googled the web site last night. It's actually the Coffman Labs G1-A. Sounds like its hand built with military grade parts - designed to last decades. It's debut we be at Echo next Wednesday. I'm not sure I will mak... 
Best drink while listening to your rig?
Mirror Pond Pale Ale (Deschutes Brewery) Hands down the best beer in the world to me. If you folks havent tried it and can get it, I would give it a try. coming from the northwest I like my beer a bit hoppy.Bridgeport Blue Heron Pale aleGreat less... 
If I Haven't Added Music, Should I Still Back up?
A word from Mr. Paranoid,To answer your question no, you don’t need to back up data that has been previously backed up.This might seem paranoid but I don’t let harddrives sit for extended lengths of time (months and months) without letting them sp... 
2011 Record Sales
And I still cant get an M- copy of Zep I ... , 
spdif from win 7 laptop to rega dac. No sound.
Hello,On my PC I can ether have the analog out as default OR the digital out ... to switch from one to the other, I open up the sound application in control panel and in the playback tab I have 2 options - "Speakers" or "Digital Output" since I us... 
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Spinning LP's and drinking mimossa ... cheers to you all! As Christmas gifts go, someone in Maryland hit the Powerball for 125 mil ... how cool. I'll have to settle for a $200 gift certificate from Soundstage Direct ... Anyone out there want to he... 
Biggest impact on you?
Modwright SWL 9.0First piece of tube gear and man what a difference it made. My first Sansui AU-7900/TU-7900 combo back in 79 was big as well. 
Why aren't the older members still active ?
So do power cables really make a difference? You guys missed that one ... personally all the bickering and "know-it-all" mentality kills me. There is a ton of repetition but that seems inherent with forums. I have really appreciated the blurbs on ... 
Am I in the minority?
I went through the same thing ... I ripped everything to harddrive some time ago. I kept my disc collection at first, just for backup. Then I noticed after a while I was no longer listening to albums ... just tracks. I got sort of burned out on mu... 
It was 44 years ago that...
Nirvana - NevermindLed Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin> 
Price for ARC PH3 SE and PH5
What ever you pay it's going to be worth it ... I am sitting here enjoying my PH3 SE and even though I have put a bit extra into tubes, I couldnt be happier. So brings a good point; a pair of 6922's can run anywhere from $10 to several hundred, so... 
Carver equipement good??
Yep,In fact I just bought two Carver M 1.5t's and couldn’t be happier:The first amp I use to drive the front channels of my home theater system. Tons of power and is a huge upgrade from the relatively weak output of my HT receiver. I picked up a c... 
Suggestions for building system
Bedrooms can be difficult ... I have had better luck with monitors but it really depends on the size of the room. I really like the Vandy 1c advice - I have nearly pulled the trigger on a few sets of Vandersteen's myself. I see them on Craigslist ... 
Digital guy, thinking of taking the analog plunge.
I reserve Friday night for LP listening. I wait all week for it in fact. My rules are; I have to listen to the entire LP both sides. No breaks - just keep them spinning. No new music - just classics.Last night was a blast. I picked up Elton John's...