Hello, Some time back I purchased a lot of 12AX7a Tubes which have Baldwin silkscreened in yellow letters. They are a triple mica tube with Blackplates and 12AX7 etched in gold. All the tubes have ribbed shiny blackplates and halo getters. I was told they were pulled from a working Baldwin...

Hi, Can someone tell me if these are the same 7868 tubes used in a Fisher 400 Receiver? Thanks, Barry

Hello, I have a line on a set of these mint in box. The guy wants about $200. Is this the going price? Thanks, AM

Hello, Can someone suggest a source for mail ordering Tara Labs Prism Speaker Cables. I'm not sure which variety I want. Thanks, AM

Hi, I just picked up a matched quad of 12AX7A tubes. I actually misread and thought they were 12AX7s. For a Fisher 400 or Fisher X-100B they can be interchanged right?? Anyway I read that Tungsram made a lot of these. Could someone take a look at the URL and tell me who made them...

Hi All, I've read many good comments about the nOrh company and their products. I've been planning on getting a set of their speakers. I have sent nOrh 3 emails over the last 3 weeks requesting information. I've not heard back once. They do not have a US warranty and no US office. If they...

Hi, I have a 70's vintage Marantz 2230 Receiver which has been working great. Everything sounds perfect except on FM where I'm getting a 'gurgley' sound. I checked the antenna and it is fine. The Gyro tuning is working fine but stations are VERY difficult to impossible to tune in. The signal...

Hello, Can anyone tell me if I can safely substitute the 5751 tube in a Fisher 400 or X-100B. I understand that though they sound better, the gain is about 70% of the 12AX7. Thanks, AM

I've been getting back into vinyl full force- cleaning and dusting all my ol records. What did I come across? My old Zerostat from maybe 1980! Well I didn't know if it worked so I tried it on a finger- I didn't feel a thing. I tried it on my tongue- it worked! I don't recommend this for the...

Hi All, My Fisher 400 Receiver arrived today safe and sound. I spent a couple of excited hours cleaning up the chassis and tubes. It was a pretty good mess- not immaculate as it was advertised. Finally I took a deep breath and plugged it in. No noise or smoke- just a nice warm tube glow...

Hello, I have a circa 1960 Koss 1220 Tube Headamp. It works well but for a hum. The hum is only heard in very quite music passages. The tubes appear to be original and I'm thinking they might need replacement. There are 3 tubes one is Shorter and wider and is marked CBS 60-17 Made in USA...

Hi, I have a Cerwin-Vega SA-6 Bookshelves with Sub-Woofer Set. Does anyone know how well the SA-6 Subwoofer would work with nOrh 3, 4, or 5.1 speakers. I have a vintage Pioneer SX-1000TW 50w receiver and am soon to have a Fisher 400 Receiver. Would this be enough power to drive them well in a...

My Denon DPC-7D arrived yesterday. (eBay about $40.00) I has as fairly nice sound but seems rather dark and rolled off in the highs. Can anyone fimiliar with the Denon sound comment on this? The manufacturing date is 1993. Did I get a dud??? Thanks, AM

Hello, I've read about how great sounding the D-E905's are. Can anyone tell me what the differences would be between them and say the D-E805 and D-E885's. I have the D-E775's and the sound (while quite decent) is rolled off a bit in the highs. Thanks, AM

Hi, Does anyone know if a Sony remote sensor would work on a Technics PCDP? Thanks, AM

I've heard that the Denon DCP-150 has 18 bit DACs. Can anyone confirm this? Are 18 bit DACs in a PCDP unusual? I recently got a 1991 Technics XP-300 PCDP. It came with a wireless remote and has 18 bit DACs... AM

I recently found on eBay a very interesting circa 1960 (possibly new) Koss headphone and amp. It is called the Port-A-Pac. I am waiting for it to arrive. It is model #K-29. Does anyone have any info on this? Is it electrostatic? Here is the URL on eBay...

Hi, I use a Headroom Cosmic w Ref module for most listening. I find it works well with my Senn. 600's (stock) but not as well with my Grado RS-1's. (VWAP Pads) I'm getting AKG K501's and a Tube Amp was suggested. Does anyone have a feeling as to what would go well with the Grados and AKG's...

I've seen a couple of references on Head-Fi to a Sony D-1000 player. (Not D-E1000) I searched for the Sony D-1000 but came up with nothing. Is it for real? Has anyone heard it? amadeus-mozart

I was thinking that there are many newer members here at Head-Fi who are trying to build their collection of good sounding "Classic" PCDP's. It is hard to know what the correct price is for some of them (D-25, D-35, D-211, D-303, D-311, 321, D-555, D-777, D-E905, Denon PCDP's, etc) as they...

Hi, I use a Kimber PBJ mini to mini conector in my traveling system. The straight mini connectors frequently make poor contact because of pressure from the case. Apparently it does not make a difference sonically so why not provide the easier to use L shaped mini? I contacted Kimber and they...

Has anyone heard the Sony D-e775 PCDP. How does it compare sound wise to the classic D-e905? Many thanks, Barry amadeus-mozart

Hello, I recently purchased a Sony D-25s from Silicon Salvage on eBay. It has been working perfectly for a couple of months but is now mis-tracking. Can anyone suggest a fix or recommend someone good to repair it in the NY area. Many thanks, Barry

Hi, I've followed this board for some time but haven't goten up the nerve to post till now. I love all things musical. I've been a member of the NY Philharmonic Orchestra since 1972. I enjoy listening to Classical and Jazz and have Grado RS-1 and Sennheiser HD 600 headphones. I enjoy both and...