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Bruce
Thanks for the links. I have some reading to do. As for myself, I think I better steer clear of the kits.
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Rick
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud
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Rick
Do you have a link? I can't make out the name. It looks a little like the Antique Sound Lad. Is that right?
oz
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Upscale Audio Those are the ProLogue Two Integrated Amplifiers.
Rick
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Never mind. Wid beat me to it.
Last edited by St_PatGuy; 12/10/05 05:37 AM.
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Sean got the prize
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You know, I live about 15 minutes away from Upscale Audio, but have never been in there. Go fig.
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Ah yes; tubes.
The final iteration of my dining room system will be tubes
with M3s.
I'd like to go with a kit, but with my aging eyes, I'd be
afraid of soldering my nose into the circuitry.
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Ah yes; Tubes.
What "else" makes tubes fun.
Sound...the amp sometimes buzzes....fun.
Often a low hum is heard thru the speakers,...comes with the
territory....fun; sounds like tubes in operation.
Smell; on a good day you can almost whiff the ozone. Lots
of other, heat induced, aromas as well.
Touch the chassis,...carefull...feel the buzz?
What a beautiful glow those exposed tubes make in a darkened
listening room.
Take a look under the chassis, those are real point to point
wires. No austere impersonal circuit boards there.
You can warm your hands(as well as your soul)from the heat
of those filaments.
Involvement; have to keep them well balanced. Fun to be a
friend to our eguipment.
Tubes just sound different; not the most accurate, but fun.
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When I purchased a new cartridge for my turntable, we used a Prima Luna tube amp to check the alignment. Though I couldn't discern any audible difference, it is worth the extra money just based on it's looks alone. Beautiful piece of equipment.
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