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1: Tubes Asylum, RE: That is an emmision tube tester and. . . (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-31, 05:23:33 (73.156.197.153)
Just popped for a B&K 667 solid state emission tester that seems to be in very good condition. Was $150 including shipping. I'm curious how the tubes I have purchased recently will test. I have Mulla .......
2: Tubes Asylum, RE: That is an emmision tube tester and. . . (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-24, 20:03:09 (73.156.197.153)
I've spent numerous hours the last several days reading up on all different types of tube testers and have come to the conclusion that basically all they tell you is if a tube is good or not. Emission .......
3: Tubes Asylum, RE: I bought some tubes that were supposed to be matched. . . (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-22, 18:59:25 (73.156.197.153)
I'm looking at buying a tube tester. Would a Sencore TC-130 Mighty Mite III be good enough for hobbyist tube testing? I don't want to spend a lot of money and these seem to be in my price range. Than .......
4: Tubes Asylum, RE: Bangybang Tubes (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-22, 11:23:52 (73.156.197.153)
Thanks. So I am looking at a tube on their website: https://www.bangybang.com/products/vintage-sylvania-5687-ck5687-cv2578-noval-medium-gain-twin-diode-valve-bangybang-tubes?_pos=4&_sid=841398b87&_ss= .......
5: Inmate Systems, mhconley's Stereo (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-22, 07:27:28 (73.156.197.153)
mhconley 's Stereo System
IP Address: 73.156.197.153
Last Update: August 22, 2019 at 07:27:28
Amplifier: DIY Bang & Olufsen 1200AS1 ICEpower monoblocks and Tube Fantasy 300b PSET mono .......
6: Tubes Asylum, RE: Bangybang Tubes (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-22, 07:12:27 (73.156.197.153)
So, in essence, what is being said is that there are over 6,000 satisfied buyers vs. a speculative and unknowable number of dissatisfied buyers. That's placing a lot more faith in Ebay and PayPal's bu .......
7: Tubes Asylum, Bangybang Tubes (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-21, 13:56:00 (73.156.197.153)
I've read the threads on here warning of fake tubes from Bangybang, Menifee Audio, Old Guy Radiola etc. How do you explain: - bangybangtubes having 99.7% positive feedback with 4673 transactions - men .......
8: Tubes Asylum, RE: I have not seen anyone trying to fake that type (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-15, 19:57:17 (107.77.230.127)
None of those scams you mention have anything to do with PayPal. And those mentioned when you Google PayPal Scams are very easy to spot and thwart. Craigslist is a sewer but I have completed many succ .......
9: Tubes Asylum, RE: I have not seen anyone trying to fake that type (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-15, 15:10:46 (107.77.229.202)
In my 17 years of using PayPal both as a buyer and seller I've never had an issue using buyer protection. Martin .......
10: Tubes Asylum, RE: I have not seen anyone trying to fake that type (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-15, 10:24:34 (107.77.198.203)
I got a quad from the seller whose url is embedded in the image for less than $25 a tube by buying outside of EBay. (Still used Paypal for its buyer protection.) They were priced incorrectly on their .......
11: Tubes Asylum, Real or Not Real (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2019-08-14, 08:24:47 (73.156.197.153)
Looking at Mullard m8162 tubes on Ebay. Are these real? Thanks, Martin .......
12: Tweakers' Asylum, $299 for THAT??? n/t (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2012-03-01, 17:47:59 (69.138.140.9)
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13: Tweakers' Asylum, Modushop (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2012-02-29, 14:28:56 (69.138.140.9)
I've purchased Modushop cases then sent the front a rear panels to Front Panel Express for machining. It is a relatively affordable way to obtain a truly unique case. Martin .......
14: Shady Lane, Wanted Ad Responses from Spain (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2012-02-29, 14:17:42 (69.138.140.9)
I have two separate wanted ads posted here and I got two identical emails from this joker this morning, one for each wanted ad, claiming that he has the item I am seeking for sale... right... I Google .......
15: Speaker Asylum, RE: KRK Rokit-6 (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-10-31, 05:36:14 (68.51.234.69)
I use KRK Rokit-6's as my PC speakers. I have them connected via balanced interconnects to my EMU 1212M PCIe soundcard. They sound great as an office system... .......
16: Speaker Asylum, RE: Citroen. (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-10-15, 19:39:12 (68.51.234.69)
The most memorable car I ever drove was a friend and Citroen mechanics Citroen SM. The Maserati V6 growl and acceleration, and the way it cornered actually leaning into turns was simply incredible. If .......
17: Speaker Asylum, RE: NEW VR-4 Jrs came "without" top grilles... (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-09-02, 11:15:37 (68.51.234.69)
I was not trying to be rude; I was just wondering why you had not gone back to Von Schweikert. I know Albert and Damon personally and am very suprised by your post. I can understand their not having g .......
18: Speaker Asylum, uhhh... how about, lemme see, Von Schweikert? n/t (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-09-01, 05:31:32 (68.51.234.69)
n/t .......
19: Speaker Asylum, Von Schweikert VR-33/35 (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-08-19, 10:36:58 (68.51.234.69)
Von Schweikert's newer VR-33 and VR-35 speakers were specifically designed to be placed close to the wall. They sound fantastic and start at an unheard of $3,750. Martin .......
20: Cable Asylum, Good question... (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-08-14, 10:16:43 (68.51.234.69)
vt4c sells a duplex loaded one for the same price valab sells the chassis. .......
21: Cable Asylum, I think so. (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-08-12, 10:53:32 (68.51.234.69)
I agree - hanging a duplex outlet by its trim screw is not exactly confidence inspiring, especially considering the force required to plug a grounded cord into a hospital grade outlet. I'm thinking ab .......
22: Cable Asylum, Faceplate trim screw only. n/t (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-08-11, 09:46:12 (68.51.234.69)
n/t .......
23: Cable Asylum, RE: Valab Power Distributor 8 Outlet Chassis Report (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-08-10, 06:43:42 (68.51.234.69)
Thanks for the information... My only concern with ordering this is how the duplex outlets are attached. Do you only use the single faceplate screw or is there something inside the case to allow more .......
24: Speaker Asylum, RE: YG Acoustics: any owners or users with experience? (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-08-07, 12:10:49 (68.51.234.69)
And if you can afford a pair of YG Acoustics speakers you can afford to fly to the nearest dealer for an in person audition. .......
25: Speaker Asylum, I also agree (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-08-07, 06:35:25 (68.51.234.69)
I listened extensively to both the Anat Reference and Kipod at the last two RMAF shows. I wanted to like them after reading about them in various publications. The Anat Reference were horrid - not sur .......
26: Isolation Ward, RE: I've got a bad feeling (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-31, 07:00:56 (68.51.234.69)
Yes, I know what it is... Are you trying to find a way to "productize" it? You could always offer to have the subject send you the signed photo(s) and cryo them. :) Would cryo freezing have a more pro .......
27: Cable Asylum, RE: Valab Power Distributor 8 Outlet Chassis (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-16, 07:35:49 (68.51.234.69)
That's a gorgeous box. I purchased a dozen Hubbell hospital outlets and the capacitors and chokes to put together an AC Felix power conditioner but have not yet decided on a box. Let me know what you .......
28: Speaker Asylum, $206.34 per tweeter on linked site (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-13, 05:42:43 (68.51.234.69)
Still a little high... .......
29: Speaker Asylum, RE: Please help a noob pick 5.1 speakers (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-11, 09:45:14 (68.51.234.69)
I have used Paradigm Studio 20's as my front left and right speakers for 6 years now. I love them. I have: Front L & R: Paradigm Studio 20 v.3 Center: Paradigm Studio CC-470 v.3 Rear L & R: Paradigm S .......
30: Cable Asylum, RE: We were both wrong... (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-09, 20:08:06 (68.51.234.69)
I wrote Vintage Audio Lab to ask about the cable in question and this was their response: "In this power cord, there are two 12awg cable wires, one for fire, another for neutral. And one 18awg wire fo .......
31: Cable Asylum, I do - I have an OCC copper fetish :) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-08, 21:22:18 (68.51.234.69)
nt .......
32: Cable Asylum, RE: It's not my 2 cents... it's the property of copper (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-08, 21:18:55 (68.51.234.69)
The ad may "claim" 30 amps current but in the same table it lists resistance at 0.0280 Ω/m which means it is 19 AWG wire. Look it up. (I read the table I was using earlier wrong. The table I was .......
33: Cable Asylum, RE: my 2 cents... (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-08, 05:38:08 (68.51.234.69)
The MS Audio OCC power cord is only 22 AWG. It's not in the same league with the AC-14SE, let alone the AC-9SE. (It is pretty though.) The Shunyata is 12 AWG OFC copper with no OCC content. It would p .......
34: Cable Asylum, RE: The new Pangea AC9SE are on the Audio Advisor website. I am waffling due to price... (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-07, 07:18:28 (68.51.234.69)
I'm with you on the pricing... I have AC-14's on most of my equipment and I love them. I purchased an AC-9 to feed my PS Audio Duet and I still have it. (It is unused as I have since sold the Duet. I .......
35: Speaker Asylum, RE: "The Best Loudspeaker on Earth... (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-07-01, 09:35:40 (68.51.234.69)
That's funny - I thought these were them... lol .......
36: Speaker Asylum, RE: Best bookshelf for House Music (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-29, 14:33:53 (68.51.234.69)
Fritz sells direct - he is a great guy - give him a call. The Carbon 7's have excellent sound stage and an easy very natural sound. They do vocals amazingly well, especially female, with absolutely no .......
37: Speaker Asylum, RE: Best bookshelf for House Music (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-28, 09:51:10 (68.51.234.69)
Fritz Carbon 7's. They have very powerful bass down into the mid-to-low 30Hz region. They equalled the bass output of my old Paradigm Studio 100 v.4's. .......
38: Speaker Asylum, RE: Anyone remember Sonab? What's a modern version? (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-27, 19:57:05 (68.51.234.69)
Not at all like Sonabs except for being omnidirectional but Duevel Planets have always intrigued me... They just look cool. .......
39: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sunfire, DefTech, Paradigm (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-23, 05:37:12 (68.51.234.69)
I wondered why they are so prolific on the used market... Luckily I have not yet pulled the trigger. Definitive Technology Supercubes were also on my short list. I am trying to find a decent *small* s .......
40: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sub quest (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-21, 19:30:25 (68.51.234.69)
I've been researching the same - adding a sub to my 2 channel setup. My mains dig a little deeper , into the mid-30's and I just want something to augment into the teens. I had settled on a Sunfire Tr .......
41: Cable Asylum, Where? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-07, 13:05:36 (68.51.234.69)
nt .......
42: Cable Asylum, RE: HDMI cable - which one to pick with length 5m (16.5ft) (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-05, 08:43:33 (68.51.234.69)
Audio Advisor: 6m Pangea Audio HD-24PC for $140. Monoprice.com: 20ft 22AWG High Speed for $20. I've used both (in shorter lengths) and they are very good cables. Martin .......
43: Computer Audio Asylum, Buy logitech (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-04, 07:53:12 (68.51.234.69)
Sorry you've had such bad luck but it has not been my experience. My "dented box" Squeezebox worked perfectly for the two years I owned it. My new Touch is even better. And I absolutely loved my Harmo .......
44: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Neither (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-04, 07:46:03 (68.51.234.69)
I thought I had seen the Mystère ca21 before; check out the Melody preamps. Melody is yet another reseller of Chinese sourced product pretending to be from somewhere else, Australia in this case. I'd .......
45: Speaker Asylum, RE: Yorx, Soundesign, Capehart, Sansui.... (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-04, 07:31:25 (68.51.234.69)
lol - very funny - I was going to say the same thing - any department store bought BPC rack system will have "thin walled" speakers. .......
46: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Neither (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-03, 15:48:41 (68.51.234.69)
Thanks for the recommendation but at $2295 the Mystère ca21 is a little more than what I am looking to spend. I guess I should have mentioned I am trying to stay as close to $1000 as possible. (Both t .......
47: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Received my Squeezebox Touch Today...some observations. (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-03, 08:58:26 (68.51.234.69)
I recieved mine yesterday and am working through soundcheck's tweaks. I agree - first impressions - it is head and shoulders above the standard Squeezebox it replaced. .......
48: Speaker Asylum, RE: Fixing pushed in woofers (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-03, 04:06:17 (68.51.234.69)
Your's is the best looking pair of Dynaudios I've ever seen. I never cared for their big dust cap look. :) As everyone has said and you've discovered they're fine as is. Still, I'd send the photos to .......
49: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Doge 8 vs. YS Audio A2-SE (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-02, 15:42:28 (68.51.234.69)
I've built a pair of Bel Canto Ref1000 DIY clones and I'm considering replacing my Parasound Halo P 3 preamp with a top flight Chinese tube preamp. I've read glowing reviews of the Doge 8 - "giant kil .......
50: Speaker Asylum, RE: Real or illusion? (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2011-06-02, 04:44:40 (68.51.234.69)
He must have built at least one pair to use in all the (poorly) photoshopped images he has on his website. And check his feedback on eBay - looks like he sold one pair in April 2010 - and declined at .......
51: Vinyl Asylum, RE: A "poor" man's McIntosh MT10 turntable (0.00)
Posted by mhconley on 2009-05-16, 23:11:50 (24.4.86.19)
I may have to give this a try with my Opera Consonance LP-2.0's platter. It would match the blue glow from my Parasound Halo equipment's switches. .......
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