anton3rdman

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tube suggestions/ brand new to tubes
Rob, I've used the following 12AU7's in a Rogue 66 line stage preamp over a  20+ year period: Sylvania, RCA, Tungsol, Telefunken. I sought detail, air, soundstage, and dynamic range. Each brand, in sequence, Improved each desired outcome.  As ... 
KAB RF1 Sobsonic Ruble Filter - Worked but feels like I lost some sound quality
I experienced this with stereo REL 9i's. Help from REL, Grado, Paul McGowan and Rogue Audio was to no avail despite their kind guidance in trying to find the cause. Kevin at KAB sold me this filter and it stopped my RELs.from hitting the stops. I... 
REL Classic 98
Kirkwallace, You can hook one REL to two monoblocks. Ask  REL technical for their diagram on how to do it.  Some say you can't but I did it for years with an  old downward firing classic REL and Quad II Forty monoblocks. Good luck.  
AC power cables that are not rigid?
Try Kevin at kabusa.com. He uses Cardas cable and connectors. Pricing is such it's easy to try. Cables are small diameter and flexible. Sound is way bigger than you would expect. I replaced 10' 18# each speakers from Sonora Cactus Custom with h... 
speaker cable that would work under a rug
Nordost. We've had it inder our home theater rug for 21 years. Very tough flat cable.  
Looking to set up separate circuits for my system
Two 12awg Romex wires into two 15amp circuit breakers and  two hospital grade duplex outlets provide power to monoblock amps (one circuit) and front end via  Chang power strip (second circuit). Underground power in our community helps with RFI... 
What is your impression of vintage Telefunken signal tubes ?
If Brent has Telefunken 12AU7s trust his recommendation. I've used Sylvania, vintage RCA, and vintage Tungsol 12AU7s in a Rogue linestage over some 20 years, each with an improvement in clarity and quiet background, respectively. The Telefunken b...