Posts by mhamel

Quote: Originally Posted by Sanlitun  I received two pairs of tubes in the mail today, some Brimar 6BQ7A'a and some 1975 6N1P Voskhod gold grids.   I'm doing a quick listen with the 6N1P's and I have...

Quote:Originally Posted by CraftyClown It doesn't have to be expensive at all. There is a great thread where there are loads of users who have already put a lot of time in tube rolling and you can easily find recommendations for...

My Pioneer SA-9100/TX-9100 combo:           Quote: Originally Posted by MattTCG  Could you offer a few examples? Pics are appreciated if you want to share. 

If you're up for some fairly simple DIY, you can build a nice switch yourself and save some money.   Glass Ware sells a switch already mounted to a PCB, nice quality, makes it super simple.  They've got one that allows...

Quote: Originally Posted by OldSkool  I should know this...but I don't.   Which tube handles the left channel? Front or rear?   Thanks in...

Wow... memories.    The Game was the first "grown up" album I bought for myself, some time around 1982.. I was 11 and already developing my ongoing music/audio gear habit.    Good times!      ...

Way too late for this, unfortunately... prices have gotten insane in the past few years and haven't seemed to stop going up on some gear.   That said, the Pioneer SA-9100 I've got (completely restored, with the matching...

I've finally gotten my tester in and am going through and getting things tested to sell.   I've probably got 15-20 pairs of the Siemens ECC189s.   I've been listening to a pair of them for around a week now and they are...

The Gm numbers also differ from tester to tester.   I'm still learning the ropes on this maxipreamp tester I picked up, and a NOS 6DJ8 tube reads around 4500 Gm, based on where in the tube curve the tester takes the reading,...

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