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| Dipping my toes into EL84 tubes Having owned at least two of their amps, I’d like to vouch for Glow Audio as well. For the price, I think their build quality is second to none. Unless you’re using it in a desktop scenario, I would go for their push pull amp. I set it up for my m... | |
| Speakers for Small Room The smaller alnico monitors from Omega are perfect for small rooms or near field listening. They are a bit light on bass, but they're very efficient so they'll open up nicely with only a handful of Watts. | |
| Tube Phono Stage Recommendations Have the Hagerman. Great phono pre. My only suggestion is to upgrade the power supply before you spend a bunch of money on better tubes. The PS makes a WAY bigger difference in the sound. | |
| Urgent ! Brent Jessee, Audiotubes, is closing on March 5th. Run buy something ! Noooooo! Now I have to figure out how much I can afford to stock up on before he closes. | |
| Need recommendation for 300B (SET) Stereo amplifier @rjvissers VKMusic.ca is the North American distributor. | |
| Need recommendation for 300B (SET) Stereo amplifier Bro, the Elekit TU-8600. I used to have some Sophia Electric 300B mono blocks before I built mine... night and friggin' day. The Elekit has this incredible strength about it. When I first heard it, it conjured an image of a strongman competitor pe... | |
| Recommendations for Relaxation/Fall asleep music ? Sigur Ros | |
| Bookshelf speaker rec There are some Fyne Audio bookshelves in this price range. I haven’t heard them in person, but on paper they look pretty outstanding in my opinion. Fyne Audio speakers are great, especially if you love mid-range. You'll probably want a sub to g... | |
| Tube rolling in Hagerman Trumpet MC @drekow 15v | |
| How many new LPs did you pick up in 2025? How many? Why do you want to know? Did my wife send you? | |
| Tube rolling in Hagerman Trumpet MC @pryso , I would say, if you're happy with it, just leave it. My only thing is that if you're planning on upgrading the unit, I would do the power supply over replacing all those tubes any day of the week. | |
| Tube rolling in Hagerman Trumpet MC To those who recommend the Sbooster, I asked about this too. I noticed on looking over the schematics that Mr. Hagerman used a 555 “chip” as an internal power supply to get the voltage to the rails (at least that is what it looks like to me with ... | |
| Tube rolling in Hagerman Trumpet MC As a Trumpet owner, I would suggest upgrading the power supply before tubes. I upgraded mine with the SBooster and I didn't think tube rolling made that much difference until I did. The power supply upgrade made a world of difference, though. Can'... | |
| Speaker for 300b amp? I would go with a pair of the Omega High Output Speakers with their RS5 driver. It's a fast driver with a wide image that's easy to place. I think it pairs well with the 300B which can sometimes be a bit on the slow/syrupy side. I'd add one of the... | |
| Your oldest gear? Dual 1218 turntable. It gets use daily at my office and I like it WAY better than a heavily-upgraded Rega P3 I used to have |