[Silent One]

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I'm slowly trying to win the Americans over. Does it show?

 

 

[rosgr63]

John it sounds as though you had a great time.
 
Please don't talk about dream amps in chocolate colour.........
 
Eric, you'll be pleased to know I counted millions of cookies and still couldn't sleep from been too full...........and thinking about Ultra's VT52's.

 

[longbowbbs]

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John it sounds as though you had a great time.
 
Please don't talk about dream amps in chocolate colour.........
 
Eric, you'll be pleased to know I counted millions of cookies and still couldn't sleep from been too full...........and thinking about Ultra's VT52's.

I wondered if perhaps you were up really early! 

 

[rosgr63]

Maybe I should come with you (driving along) in one of your long walks to keep you entertained with some nice music of your choice.
 
I think it was Ultra's VT52's not H&D that kept me awake!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[john57]

I can not stop thinking about getting a 300B tube amp and I was thinking about trading in my Counterpoint SA220 Hybrid Power Amp that has the special clear top for that tube glow or my QuickSilver M135 mono blocks. The trouble with the M135 the shipping weight is going to be 80lb+ each.
Last Sunday I heard the Copland's Symphony No. 3 with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. This piece is like the extended version of Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man.
The dream lives on.

 

[rosgr63]

John is that a 300B speaker or headphone amp you are thinking about?

 

[john57]

[size=11pt]Just a headphone 300B amp with pre outputs for my active near-fields monitors. The room is small and the near-fields have many advantages and are less affected by room limitations. I am using my near-fields more than my main speakers. So much music to listen over 800CD's and next on my list is the Mahler Symphony No.1 by the Berlin Orchestra in Singapore in 3D. I also discovered and enjoy streaming live of all the Berlin Orchestra concerts many by Sir Simon Rattle in HD and the archives. Works quite well in fact. Sound is 48K 24bit Stereo.[/size]

 

[rosgr63]

Why not a #45 type amp then?
 
Your choice of music is excellent.
 
I am stuck with My Army of Lovers.

 

[john57]

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Why not a #45 type amp then?
 
Your choice of music is excellent.
 
I am stuck with My Army of Lovers.

 
I have not read much useful info on the 45/2A3 tubes and I do not have a opinion yet on them. It may be a matter on how they are built.

 

[Frank I]

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I can not stop thinking about getting a 300B tube amp and I was thinking about trading in my Counterpoint SA220 Hybrid Power Amp that has the special clear top for that tube glow or my QuickSilver M135 mono blocks. The trouble with the M135 the shipping weight is going to be 80lb+ each.
Last Sunday I heard the Copland's Symphony No. 3 with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. This piece is like the extended version of Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man.
The dream lives on.

That recording is available on Reference Recordings with the Minnesota Orchestra under Que conducting. It is a real classic performance and an album I use for all my test of gear. It is spectacular album. It starts with Fanfare and goes right into the 3rd and ends with Fanfare. The best classical album I own.

 

[2359glenn]

 
These were still hot when I took this picture
I shut the amps off to pull these to take the picture.
They light up bright enough to read a book by with there
Thorated Tungsten filaments.

 

[Silent One]

My fellow members, don't forget to revisit your Janos Starker catalogs...

 

[rosgr63]

Nice pair #10's Glenn

 

[john57]

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My fellow members, don't forget to revisit your Janos Starker catalogs...

It is said that he just pass away, age 88

 

[john57]

Glenn,
 
Nice to have such bright tubes.