[quote user="Coytee"] I've seen pictures of tube amps with some kind of wire connected to the very top of the tubes. What's the story on those? Does that type of tube have any inherent advantage (or disadvantage) over a normally configured tube? [/quote] The power tubes that have hat cables are an older approach and generally cheaper than the regular octal power tube setup, once you buy the adapter bases that move the b+ voltage from the pin socket to the hat pin, a lot of folks

these are excellent horns with superior cast quality....I consider them an upgrade to the k-400 .....they are exact size replacements but much better made.

I have a set of new and unused 12uf and 2uf PIO caps that I bought from Dean a few years ago. Don't recall the name brand, but they are the pricy shiny mirror finish ones. I think they are the V-cap brand. You would need to add a 1uf in parallel to the 12uf to get 13uf. Also, if you only need a pair of 2uf's, then you are re-capping A networks? AA networks have 2 pairs of 2uf caps. PM me if interested and I'll go on the hunt for them....it's been a few years since I seen them...but

bump for an interesting item form a reputable seller....can't believe these are not sold yet....

[quote user="dtel"] [quote user="mustang guy"]I think wide dispersion technology is referring to multiple horns of the same frequency pointing in different directions and slightly out of phase from a single speaker. I could be wrong.[/quote] I think your right. "Exclusive Wide Dispersion Surround Technology (WDST) enables surrounds to reproduce localized and ambient sounds with unlimited placement flexibility." [/quote] like bose direct / reflecting

I guy named gear101 emails me responding to my garage sale WTB. he sends me pictures of the item I am looking for and ask what I am willing to pay and stand by for his bank transfer instructions. little does he know, I already bought the item in his pictures. the pictures are from an ebay listing. the item is in my house right now. becareful when you get WTB responses. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transcendent-Sound-Tube-Analyzer-/111011420688?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma

12aY7's are quieter than 12AT7's or 12AU7's. The 12AY7's have an amplification factor of 44, which is about in the middle of the T's and U's.

Hi Joe. Good to hear from you. I wound up donating all my media to goodwill becuase the write off value was more than the few bucks per media I could get selling them on a per each basis. No packing and shipping hassles. I pretty much dropped off 249 bucks worth each week to it was all gone. 249 is the number where you say what ever you brin in is worth. over 249, the worth is determined by what it sells for.

I wound up going all out on the lascala's. about 200 bucks in black lacquer paint, 100 bucks for paint gun, AL-4 xovers, K-55X mids, K-77-F tweets. I'm about 90% done with the cabs, but they are good enough for now. Added Cornwall vents to the bottoms via a riser and sealed the backs and installed AL-4 bi-wire input jacks. They sound great, but my listening area is undergoing construction so they are in storage right now.

a great place to hang around. with spring around the corner its time to pack up the audio toys and get the bike ready for the road. see you guys next late fall. be safe. I might pop back in with some garage sale treats.