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  2. Entering the world of type 45 tube amp sound

    in Audio Talk

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    I find that interesting.  Hassle?   I haven't had tube amps that doubled as room heaters.  Were tubes making noise or expiring too soon? I'm never going to say that tubes are better or worse than solid state, or vice versa.  I think the key here are the speakers one has.  Open baffles have synergy with tubes and high sensitive speakers.  Solid state can drive lower efficient speakers as well as high.  

    If the hassle is cost that is another issue.

  6. Entering the world of type 45 tube amp sound

    in Audio Talk

    Posted · Edited by Stefan Wood

    14 minutes ago, Scott Dolan said:

    Are those stats behind them, or are they attached to the OB speakers? I see you still have your Emotiva. :) 

     

    No, those were Dahlquist 20i speakers that I sold during the furlough in January.  I found myself preferring the open baffle speakers more.  Which is a little weird since the Dahlquists are partially open baffle, at least on the tweeter and mids.  Not the woofer.  And they have a big crossover.  The OBs have a more open sound, and no crossover on the Betsys, but an active on on the plate amp that drives the woofer.

    Still have the Emotiva cd player!  Actually, the cd transport up and died on me over a year ago.  I did some heavy searching and discovered an exact drop in replacement driver from China for $50 shipped.  Carefully replaced it and it is good as new!

  7. Entering the world of type 45 tube amp sound

    in Audio Talk

    Posted · Edited by Stefan Wood

    1 hour ago, Dmitry said:

    What do you use for x-over? They come with it?

    No crossover on the full range.  Plate amp which has an adjustable crossover connected to the woofer .  Works just fine.

    56 minutes ago, Scott Dolan said:

    I'd still like to put together a tube rig sometime later in life, if just for the fun/hobby aspect of it. And while I'd like to say that I'd never use it for "critical listening" I find that I do far less of that than ever these days. I've gone back to simply enjoying the music without employing too critical an ear. 

    At this point I'm long past critical listening; I want to have fun listening, and I've been told the Type 45 amp is a hell of a lot of fun.

  17. Looking for jazz radio stations 2018

    in Jazz Radio & Podcasts

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    7 hours ago, JSngry said:

    Not on my particular Roku app. Granted, my roku is an older one, so maybe that's it. But I recently updated my phone, and the Tune In app there wanted to charge a monthly fee straight out the gate. I ain't got time for all that. It's a phone, and I got records.

    I'll look for Raydio on my Roku and, maybe, on my phone.

    If you have an iPhone Raydio may not be available for it.  I can get it on my Android phone thru Google Play.

  18. Looking for jazz radio stations 2018

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    On 12/23/2018 at 7:16 PM, JSngry said:

    Major bummer...apparently Tune In has force-fed an app update to my Roku, which means that some of the older, but still active stuff I had stored as favorites is gone...including WBGO2...now they only have WBGO1..this is not progress?

     

    Whoops?  Can't you manually add it?

    Raydio is an excellent app that I have been using to get the stations all of you have  mentioned.  I can bookmark the stations and flip through them.  Sound quality through ChromeCast Audio is very good to outstanding, depending on the station.  Been listening to Chicago and San Francisco's jazz stations a lot.

  20. FS - African cds and Hendrix cds

    in Offering and Looking For...

    Posted · Edited by Stefan Wood

    The following cds are for sale, shipping is free in the CONUS:

    Group Inerane - Guitars from Agadez vol 3 (sublime frequencies) $19
    Ghana Soundz vol 1 (Soundway) $6
    Ghana Soundz vol 2 (Soundway) $12
    Ghana Funk from the 70s (hippo records) $12
    Abyssinia Infinite featuring Gigi - Zion Roots (Network) $5
    Royal Band de Thies - Kadior Demb (Teranaga beat) $12
    various - Nigeria Afrobeat Special (Soundway) $9
    Kasai All Stars - Congotronics 3 (Crammed discs) $5
    Kasai All Stars - Beware the Fetish - Congotronics 5 (crammed disc) $6
    Afel Bocolm/Damon Albarn/Toumani Diabate and friends - Mali Music (Honest Jons) $12
    Konono No 1 - Assume Crash Position Congotronics 4 (Crammed disc) $4
    Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex and Friends (2 cds) (Terprecords) $12

    Jimi Hendrix - Freedom Atlanta Pop Festival (2 cds on Sony) $9
    Jimi Hendrix - Live at Berkeley 1970 (MCA) $6
    Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock (2 cds on MCA) $10


    Send me a PM if interested.

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