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Who remembers California Audio Labs?
i see the sigma and  alpha DACs for sale every time i visit used sites. might be the same two.  
Hagerman Trumpet MC review
@oceanica i sure appreciate this review--ive been window shopping this phono amp for a coupla years. your impressions with different tubes give me a head stsart should i pick one up. those mazda are exceptional tubes, and i got a couple myself. b... 
Seeking a Warm 12AX7 Tube for Preamp
@spacecadet65, of course you can afford NOS. try tungsram. head over to brent jessee. i second matsushita.   you can try BEL aka "the indian mullard" NOS for $100 or less/ matched pair.   a friend a mine has brimar and mullard 12AX7 for an aff... 
Calling All Tube Gurus
"If you can determine that a tube was made in the same plant, has the same construction and date codes, how critical is it if the tube was made by Siemens and rebranded as an Amperex? "   only critical to appearance if appearance is critical   ... 
Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp
go all the way - Tube Amp with tube preamp  
Open baffle speakers
nzastro , where can i see pics of your compact baffle speakers?  
???YOUR Personal Favorite???Why???
JBL L19/4301 theyre really good i like those minimus 7 too. always impressive how good they sound.   
Magnepan LRS+ resistors on the tweeters… which?
unusual feedback on these LRS+. u sure its the speakers?    
A brief review of GR Research Bully
look that guy, spent an entire eposide reviewing some speakers without the bass drivers and pointed out the lack of bass the whole time, frequency response curves and all. hey why not listen to them WITH the bass driver(s) connected? maybe theyll ... 
Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source?
i do  
Separates vs Integrated
i enjoy a nice 70s marantz receiver, i enjoy all kinds of separates as well. someimts i build a piece of gear. i can try different things. its a fun learning experience.   
NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp
  @onhwy61 gain (mu) is one of the differnces. there are more, and all are significant. 5751 is not a drop-in substitute for 12AX7. they are not interhangeable. any such substitutions are circuit dependent. check with the builder, manufacturer, d... 
NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp
@larryi 5751 and 12AX7 specs differently in a few significant ways. gain is one of them. heater current, plate resistance are 2 others.  @crawfishdaddi 5751 is not a drop-in substitute for 12AX7, especially not in phono circuit. any such substit... 
NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp
most tube enthusiasts dont know enough to know that that is incorrect, @crawfishdaddi.  to be clear, 5751 is not a drop-in substitute for 12AX7 . that particular substitution is circuit-dependent. its rarely the case in a phono circuit. glad to ... 
NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp
@skiznfliz & @crawfishdaddi 5751 are not a drop-in substitute for 12AX7--thats circuit-dependent, and a phono circuit theyre almost never a substifute for 12AX7. quicksilver will tell you if 5751 can sub for 12AX7 in their phono stage.