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Salon One Audio
Jab, that's pretty sad, and not a little disappointing. I wondered what happened to Salon One. 
Isolation Theory Question
Where would the geese sleep? 
What are these tubes
Mcfarland, are the two Raytheon tubes really 6SN7GT's? There is no paint on them at all, so I have no way of determining their lineage.I did bias the KT 88's when I installed them. I had to since one of the 6550's was pracitically blinding me,it w... 
What are these tubes
Viridian should I wait till they cool off first : )? 
To all analogers: check this out
http://www.grand-illusions.com/toycollection/record_runner/ 
What are these tubes
Mcfarland, the integrated amp had 6550's in it when I bought it, but I replaced them with KT 88's last year and they're still in good shape. The unit is not self biasing, and the manual is POOR at best. I don't know how to bias the Raytheon or the... 
Salon One Audio
I auditioned and/or bought a number of things from Salon One. It was a bit of a hike from where I live, but there was nothing even close to the quality of Salon One where I live, which is not to say there were no shops in my town!!!If Bruce couldn... 
absolute power cords....
unless they are nearly free, they are not worth the cost. Most DIY PCs will sound better. 
I love my Vandersteen's but . . . . . . . .
There could be a number of issues taking place. First, your speakers could be too small for your room. How big is your listening area?Second, your speakers are not efficient enough to generate enough volume in your room.Third, your amp is under-po... 
Isolation Theory Question
Everything you put under your equipment will have an effect on the sound whether you use wood blocks, vibrapods/sorbothane or cole slaw.Everything has a resonant frequency, or a frequency at which that item will vibrate. There are many theories ab... 
Dyning Amps-who wants them? Dynaco & Philips-free
This makes me wish I knew enough to try taking one on as a project! 
Salon One Audio
Bruce Jacobs is a dealer rep, but I don't recall for whom. He last worked for Soundworld in Appleton. Salon One has been gone for a long time. 
Best Pink Floyd recording CD or LP
I have a number of different pressings of Pink Floyd LPs, almost no CDs. The best sounding copies I have found were the box set that came out of Holland about ten years ago. They are better than the original harvest releases, or the MFSL versions.... 
Burning a dics for a road trip, suggestions...
Wow John, good calls there, my list is growing!Dr R. C. Brockhaus 
New Focal Electra 1027Be
I was very surprised by these speakers. Being a bit of a Francophobe, I hated to admit how good they sounded.In the time I spent with them, which is admittedly limited, they did nothing to offend. You are right on about the tweeter not calling att...