Hello - For anyone interested, I'm selling my entire 6sn7/cv181 tube collection on eBay now. Auction ends in 20 hours. Included tubes are the Mullard CV181, 2 Shuguang BT's, 2 Syvania Bad Boys (2 and 3-hole plate), TungSol Mouse Ears, etc.  It's my "It's been a terrible year" sale. Also to...

Killing Floor

 

Peak/Volcano

I've found the safest way to test new os/amarra updates is to create a SuperDuper clone backup of my system onto a second drive, and upgrade the OS and app there while keeping the system I know works well untouched. If you store your itunes library (actually lib file, not just music folder) on...

 

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You leave your tubes burning 24/7? Quote:

Indeed. Let's raise a glass to the wealthy/foolish, you lucky b*stards.  It's been written that the Peak is 90% of the Pinnacle, but, that last 10% is a game changer.  Quote  

That's good to hear. I remember asking you about the darkstar awhile back. Also, for months after I got the peak, I feared I made the wrong choice since the liquid fire was all anyone seemed to talk about. I also was afraid I'd miss a colored, more lush sound. Instead, the opposite occurred. The...

Interesting. I always thought the BB was more V-like, pronounced bass and highs, and the BT was more neutral, super detailed, with tighter and more well defined bass, but not as much punch to the bass as the BB. BB is a little smoother, looser bass, more musical. 

The bad boy is most bass I can find on the peak. It used to be my one and only despite having some other really good tubes (Mullard cv181, Shuguang BT, TungSol Mouse Ears) for that reason alone. However, over a year later I've found new love for the BT's resolution and neutral sound. Bass...

This takes me back. The overdose of synthesizer that infected most bands by this point in the 80's kept this album from really resonating with me. That and lyrics from 40+ rockers about not needing parental guidance was beyond silly. Having said that, Out in the Cold is one of my all time...

"Ballad Of Dwight Fry"  

Wow, this takes me back. I won this on vinyl on the chance wheel at a Jersey boardwalk amusement park as a kid. I heard a live version of Slick Black Cadillac from the original Randy Rhoads 70's QR where he made car horn sounds with his guitar that were really impressive as a lead-in to the...

Indeed! Like with most bands, the best stuff is typically not the commercial hits. "No expectations" and "Salt Of the Earth" are my faves on this album. Sympathy and Street are great but the radio has force fed them to us far too often. Anyone notice how the whole line leading up to and...

Some great songs but a serious victim of the loudness war overall. They remixed 2 of the tracks as best they could on Retrospective III, One Little Victory and Earthshine. Rush claimed they will remix the entire album at some point in the future. If you love these songs as I do it's worth it to...

I used one of those electrically powered dust blowers, not the freon cans that sometimes leave condensation. 

I am delighted (and a little embarrassed ) to say that I think I found the problem. I was getting kind of down after 3 tubes were exhibiting static, and I was getting ready to contact Todd to see if I needed repairs. Then I noticed I had more than a little dust buildup on my peak and thought...

That's what I thought, but it's 3 tubes now. 2 Shuguang BT's and a Sylvania Bad Boy NOS. However, further testing shows no sign of static yet with the Mullard CV181. I just got the bad boy and the second BT is used from Todd. Both were fine for a few hours and then it started. I guess I should...

i ran it thru my home theater amp as a pre-amp. Same static in the right channel. I guess that means it's the peak. I guess it's time to contact Todd Quote:

Now I'm hearing a slight rush/static in the bad boy tube as well. That's 2 Bt's and 1 NOS, all in the right channel. The left channels is pitch black. That's too much of a coincidence to be the tubes, isn't it? I'm wondering if something is wrong with my Peak. Maybe there's something wrong with...

I paid close to 50 for my mouse ears about a year ago. Quote: