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| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! On a budget purchase a "label protector" such as the one I will link below (or purchase a less expensive Amazon version/offering for 50% less) and use your sink (soft/plastic tub inserted) to clean your records. The first step (prior to rubbing/b... | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! When I read the copy on these speakers I double checked to see that I was not on The Onion. https://www.yankodesign.com/2009/10/26/sounds-from-behind/ DeKay | |
| Tube selection 12AT7 and 12AX7 - preamp Look @ Brent Jessee. You can purchase old USA production 12ax7’s for $50/each and old USA production 12at7’s for $20/each. Look specifically @ those selected for organ use as they were screened for noise. The JJ’s with options (balanced/low noi... | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/10/25/asspeaker03.jpg DeKay | |
| The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued Enter Sandman... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxe2_tHTnts DeKay | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup OK, sorry. Assumed "Tekton Moabs with Be HF drivers" were the ones measured by SP. DeKay | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup For crying out LOUD... Look @ the Stereophile review I linked and then come up with informed responses in regard to pairing the OP's speakers with a tube amplifier. DeKay | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup The Moab is not an easy load (per the Stereophile review) though is was measured as 93dB @ 2.83V. https://www.stereophile.com/content/tekton-moab-be-loudspeaker DeKay | |
| Esoteric cd players volume control K-01 and K-03 for starters. Look for those equipped with an internal line stage preamplifier. DeKay | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode Slightly/Way OT, but found this pic interesting as far as perception goes... https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/468911527_992740516228534_9133954768681984968_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s1080x2048_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid... | |
| Any Cube Audio owners moving to Qualio speakers? Which version of the Qualio? Current retail prices are not clear (to me), but there was a big jump in price for their better/improved version. The base model also jumped up quite a bit the last time I saw it listed for sale. DeKay | |
| Help me identify an amp Good testing 8417's are still available for $400-$500/quad, though I would advise picking up spares/matched quads in a timely manner as they are considerably more rare than good vintage EL34's (which also run around $400-$500+/quad). DeKay | |
| No Private Messages for Me Now that this PM issue is partially remedied I just realized that we never took down last year’s Christmas tree (it’s still setting on top of the Tansu cabinet in the living room). https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61ssvjRAw+L._AC_... | |
| No Private Messages for Me carlsbad2: Yes, I received your PM this morning. DeKay | |
| No Private Messages for Me Here for a test. DeKay |