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Mesa Engineering Baron vacuum tube power amplifier
A direct report employee of mine, at an audio manufacturing company we were both working for, called Mesa Engineering around the time the Baron Amp was introduced and was able to speak with Randall Smith. After the conversation, Randall sent him o... 
Eliminated my preamp with amazing results
I had the opposite results when adding a preamp between my DAC and amplifier. Adding the preamp greatly improved the dynamics and the imaging. I have an older Audio Alchemy DDE v3.0 DAC and a Acoustat TNT120 amplifier with Kef Uni-Q’s. I put in a ... 
Amplifier and Speaker A/B switcher
The Niles SPK-1 is speaker level only AB amp or AB Speaker switch. Voltage activated. Niles SPK-1, Speaker Level A/B Switcher SPK1, 12V switched VG Condition! | eBay  
Requesting Technical Assistance
Fisher MC-4022 Audio Component System Service Manual Vintage OEM Repair Diagrams | eBay  
Could we get a group of all IRS Beta owners?
I managed the High End department of an AV store in the late 80's. Connected a pair of Beta's to two Cello Performance Amps, a Performance Preamp and a Pallette. Stunning!  
Ray Charles - "Rap is not music"
@tylermunns Ok, so I guess you found the road from rap to music that Jerry couldn't. Fair enough...  
Ray Charles - "Rap is not music"
@simao Ok, but I certainly find it difficult to imagine that Jerry had an intellectual blindness to any genre of music.  
Ray Charles - "Rap is not music"
@simao Seems over the years the many critics have been proven wrong. BTW...your ageism is showing.  
Ray Charles - "Rap is not music"
   
Sensitivity 86 v 90
How Is Speaker Sensitivity Measured? A speaker is mounted in a baffle, in a 2π anechoic environment. A measurement microphone (i.e. a calibrated sound level meter) is placed at a distance of 1m away from the centre of the speaker. 1 watt of p... 
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