albertporter
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| Premium Golden Aero Tesla EL-34 I think the Tesla is better than the Sovteks, the Tesla is not at bright and cool in the mid and top end as the Sovtek. The Svetlana is good, but not as "European" sounding as the Tesla. The Tesla is more in the tonal range with the AEG Telefunken... | |
| Polarity question I have never had the red stand for anything other than "hot" or plus (+) on any component. The only time you would not match up the plus (+) with the plus and the minus (-) with the minus is if another component in the system is phase inverting. U... | |
| Speakers: all-time worst Landes, your sarcasm is exactly what Audiogon wants! (Or at least what I want). Please, keep it up. | |
| Need Short List of Tube Manufacturers The two best 12AU7's are the Telefunken and the (replacement) model Amperex, bearing the name 7316. The Amperex is not a direct replacement for the 12AU7, but I have used it in a number of components, and it is terrific. The Telefunken is beautifu... | |
| Tungsram vs sovtek 12AX7 Gain question If you want even still sweeter and nicer tone, go to the Telefunken 12AX7, It has absolutely no equal. I cannot speak as to noise level, as every tube must be tested for gain, microphonics and noise. That's what Kevin at Upscale does, but be prepa... | |
| Speakers: all-time worst I didn't know how much I loved this site until I read all the glowing comments about Bose. I didn't think there were that many people who hated the company as much as I did. The really sad part is that every time a person comes to my home to servi... | |
| List or discuss your favorite music I will search Tower records tonight, before I go to sleep. I couldn't sleep anyway, with the prospect of finding great music at a bargain! Thanks for the tip. | |
| List or discuss your favorite music I just purchased two factory sealed Bob Dylan LP's, "Freewheelin" (Columbia PC 8786), and "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Columbia PC 8905). They were only $10.00 each at a record show last weekend, here at a nearby Hotel. These are obviously muc... | |
| RAM Super Low Noise 12AX7 David99, I hate to tell you this, but there is a chance that the Rogue 99 cannot be made quiet enough for you with any 12AX7 tube. If Mark has installed the quietest tubes he has, and they are indeed the new Sovtek LPS, there is probably not anyth... | |
| Turntable question? At the price you are trying to stay within, the above comments about a swing type tone arm are correct. I would suggest a used Well Tempered, with it's own tonearm and perhaps a Benz Glider. There is no doubt that the linear tracking systems are b... | |
| BEST TURNTABLE AT COST NO OBJECT Gerrym5, correct! The Linn sounds really good, but no contest against the big dogs in this discussion. To tell you my personal experience, I have owned two Lynn's, The Rock, a Versa Dynamics, Gyrodeck (JA Michell), a Winn labs, two VPI's, two Basi... | |
| List or discuss your favorite music Gerrym5. On EBAY, go to "Books, Movies, Music." Then before hitting search, click "Records" under "Music." When the search page comes up, click the box that says "search only in Music: Records." By starting this way, you don't get photo's or memor... | |
| CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs... Bmpnyc, great story about the industry. Do you know Russ Burger from JPR, the design group for Sony/CBS. He and I used to work together when I was a rep for a bunch of audio lines some years ago. He too ran a Recording studio, and even did some wo... | |
| CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs... Bmpnyc, I could not help but notice your comments about analog VS digital. I agree that digital will win in the end. But not for the reasons that you state. After all, there are more McDonald's than steak houses, and CD's are a perfect answer and ... | |
| Black Diamond Cones ADVICE No experience with the Rogue, so my comments are probably not needed. I still think (like Redkiwi) that there are too many things going on in a system to depend on one type of foot. I use the following: Simply Physics, Mod Squad Soft Shoes, Stainl... |