Thank you Frank for the effusive compliments on my audio systems. The Altec amps only have the casework and transformers remaining. At SR, the tech suggested 8 amp fuses after the amp rated 5 amp fuses blew. This was after I informed him the the amps have two massive (7" X 3") storage caps which cause a great sustained inrush of power to fill. On my solid state gear and speakers for my Video system, he told me to stick with the rated fast blow fuses.
Grover Huffman uses the Mel Torme CD for auditioning equipment such as at the Newport Show. As to Sinatra, there are many very fine CD/LPs which match Torme although I have many of his as well. Remastering of his Capitol LPs on CDs has been an issue with the earliest being weaker sounding and the Norberg 2000 period remasteing ruined with his overuse of Sonic Solutions software, filtering out the highs. I found an excellent reissue box from UK which has the best sound for the Capitol mono LPs which are very inexpensive (probably the reissue of the very expensive UK older set).
https://www.amazon.com/Capitol-Years-1953-62-Frank-Sinatra/dp/B00OAF8D3C/ref=sr_1_7?s=music&ie=U... There are several top quality remastered Columbia 78 CDs as well including Andreas Meyers
https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Frank-Sinatra-Columbia-Years/dp/B00009PJS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&q... no reverb added remastering
The last item I want to address is the increased benefit of the Black SR over the Red SR duplex outlet. It's effect is the same as the fuses but less prominent in my system once I installed the Black fuses. I haven't tried the Black outlet with standard fuses and I'm not going to bother.
Both my Altec and Dynaco ST70 amps are not conventional and are voltage regulated designs. Grover dislikes ultralinear amps so his designs are different. The Dynaco is the best Frank or Robert ever heard and it's not expensive to change a few components and the transformer tap. Superb tight and deep bass from a ST70 is a rare thing, going down to 20 Hz on my Signature IIIs.
