Yeah, I gave Steve Guttenberg a hard time about that. He got a ton of pics so I was surprised I was in the final group. I would like to hear a Bottlehead Crack Amp. They seem to be a terrific pairing with the HD650's.
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A Visit to Decware
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Cool. Steve Guttenberg just linked this thread to his Twitter account.
Thanks for taking the time to read it Steve!
Thanks for taking the time to read it Steve!
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Awesome visit. Thanks for the eye candy.
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I'm currently searching for the United Electronics USAF-596 rectifier myself; a rare tube. If I get lucky, will broadcast the info...
How do you get a hold on such a kickass rectifier?!?
I'm currently searching for the United Electronics USAF-596 rectifier myself; a rare tube. If I get lucky, will broadcast the info...
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Me me me me?
I'm currently searching for the United Electronics USAF-596 rectifier myself; a rare tube. If I get lucky, will broadcast the info...
Me me me me?
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Ho that would make my day! (in fact quite a few days actually)
I'm currently searching for the United Electronics USAF-596 rectifier myself; a rare tube. If I get lucky, will broadcast the info...
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No, sorry. After 2 596 sales my guy is all out of these tubes. and the least funny thing is I didn't keep any for myself. I'm sad. very sad.
Ultra?....Another Group buy opportunity perhaps?
No, sorry. After 2 596 sales my guy is all out of these tubes. and the least funny thing is I didn't keep any for myself. I'm sad. very sad.
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Currently, conducting two searches: 20-lot and whatever I can find. I love my people here, so I'll keep everyone posted.
Quote:Ultra?....Another Group buy opportunity perhaps?
No, sorry. After 2 596 sales my guy is all out of these tubes. and the least funny thing is I didn't keep any for myself. I'm sad. very sad.
Currently, conducting two searches: 20-lot and whatever I can find. I love my people here, so I'll keep everyone posted.
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Despite USAF-596's popping up here and there, I still consider them very rare. I can understand your guarding the precious glass. Many are likely being stored for their original use - RF Transmitters and stuff. We're the
other cats!
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very very nice write up Eric! I have been checking out decware for a while. It is them and Omega that are in the running for my next speaker purchase -- I am looking at the radials for my F3. BTW, do Taboo performance specs include HE6 need? What are power and current specs? In any case, I am glad to see Decware get more and more mainstream.
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I'll flatly state that the Taboo cannot drive the HE-6. I have both, and the combo makes it sound like something is severely wrong. The bass becomes incredibly distorted, and the rest of spectrum distorts a lot too. I still love my Taboo, but it's no match for the infamous HE-6.
edit: I should also note that Steve's last full radial speaker (the ERR's that I own) are very good. I'd imagine that the HR-1 hybrids would be excellent. It uses the same drivers with the addition of a front-firing 6" mid driver and an 8" passive radiator. It seems like it would improve the performance in a "sweet spot" while maintaining the off-axis performance. With my 35 watt tube amp, I barely get my preamp to 11:00. Your First Watt amp should be a fine match as long as you're not using a passive preamp.
very very nice write up Eric! I have been checking out decware for a while. It is them and Omega that are in the running for my next speaker purchase -- I am looking at the radials for my F3. BTW, do Taboo performance specs include HE6 need? What are power and current specs? In any case, I am glad to see Decware get more and more mainstream.
I'll flatly state that the Taboo cannot drive the HE-6. I have both, and the combo makes it sound like something is severely wrong. The bass becomes incredibly distorted, and the rest of spectrum distorts a lot too. I still love my Taboo, but it's no match for the infamous HE-6.
edit: I should also note that Steve's last full radial speaker (the ERR's that I own) are very good. I'd imagine that the HR-1 hybrids would be excellent. It uses the same drivers with the addition of a front-firing 6" mid driver and an 8" passive radiator. It seems like it would improve the performance in a "sweet spot" while maintaining the off-axis performance. With my 35 watt tube amp, I barely get my preamp to 11:00. Your First Watt amp should be a fine match as long as you're not using a passive preamp.
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+1 for Dave's comments. Steve had the LCD-2's in mind, not the HE-6's. The new HR-1 speakers are terrific and worked well with the Taboo and REALLY well with the Torii Mono's.
Quote:very very nice write up Eric! I have been checking out decware for a while. It is them and Omega that are in the running for my next speaker purchase -- I am looking at the radials for my F3. BTW, do Taboo performance specs include HE6 need? What are power and current specs? In any case, I am glad to see Decware get more and more mainstream.
I'll flatly state that the Taboo cannot drive the HE-6. I have both, and the combo makes it sound like something is severely wrong. The bass becomes incredibly distorted, and the rest of spectrum distorts a lot too. I still love my Taboo, but it's no match for the infamous HE-6.
edit: I should also note that Steve's last full radial speaker (the ERR's that I own) are very good. I'd imagine that the HR-1 hybrids would be excellent. It uses the same drivers with the addition of a front-firing 6" mid driver and an 8" passive radiator. It seems like it would improve the performance in a "sweet spot" while maintaining the off-axis performance. With my 35 watt tube amp, I barely get my preamp to 11:00. Your First Watt amp should be a fine match as long as you're not using a passive preamp.
+1 for Dave's comments. Steve had the LCD-2's in mind, not the HE-6's. The new HR-1 speakers are terrific and worked well with the Taboo and REALLY well with the Torii Mono's.
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Thanks for the heads up on a new small-business firm in High End audio.
DecWare™ is obviously in the business of tube hardware. Which has me asking: Can DecWare™ fabricate a stereo amplifier capable of driving electrostats, such as the Stax Earspeaker or one of the smaller Quad panels, that require up to 1 kV bias and up to 2 kV peak-to-peak audio power per channel?
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