richieb

Ahh - but those were the “underground” Jubes. No human was aware they even existed, pure fairy dust. More rare than Big Foot, like finding a needle in a field of hay or stumbling upon a competent politician. How a pair ended up at my house I’ll never know.

A worthwhile trip down yet another rabbit hole, Thanks. Being a card carrying F3 fan I kept reading. My only question/comment - what preamp brings the ST 35 to the forefront?

I can understand the “cool” retro look of a tube amplifier but doesn’t seem to make sense in a commercial application. You want the system to work 100% of the time in your restaurant with little or no maintenance involved, plug and play if you will. You don’t always have this with a tube amplifier particularly one that will be required to operate for hours on end. Food for thought -

Not to pry, only from pure curiosity, do you have a cost on materials ? Thanks

- if we weren’t so “respectful” of having long time threads being taken down that right there is enough to illicit thread closing comments. And being “respectful” it won’t be me. And good my comments can’t be heard - Fifty miles S of KC - $3.89 reg, $4.29 prem. Costco

— Trust, but verify — 😉

— of course you do. It’s broken in -

I’m pretty certain their business model is direct to consumer -

ZU Audio out of Utah touts a 600 hour break in on complete speakers and/or their nanotechnology, and “sanctified” 10 inch full range driver. That’s a bunch o’ hours -

The only thing wrong with that plan is the handsaw. Any red-blooded American would have used a chainsaw, nothing lesser. What you show there is nothing more than inexperienced weekend warriors choosing the wrong tool. 🪵

— easily distracted by glitz and glamor. And the plastics make for great dampening -

You’ve always touted the virtues of Scott, Fisher and now Price has been added? Widening your horizons -

— and I bet the Rotel Michi amp/preamp combo sounded superb at around $17K US. A bit over our posters’ budget of $1000. But hey, who’s counting -

Most recommendations can and will be debated so I’ll forgo that but to believe or assume that a tube amp is “better” for Heritage Klipsch may well be a mistake. Well designed SS amps sound as good as well designed tubes with Heritage. Crappy tube amps sound just as bad as crappy SS amps. They exist in both camps.

Are you now acting as an agent for Garage Sale sellers? Asking for a friend -

- more like “quantum “funneling” of rivers of bull dung -

- probably sent with the PM notification

You’re kidding, right? Power cords and IC’s have a period of break-in in order that the virgin wire(s) become better acquainted with the new electrons they’ll soon be passing. They need to play nice otherwise it’s nothing more than a scrabbled mess of unidentifiable “noise” you hear. Maybe orientation is a better term - like the first day of school .

Do you plan to reveal the list of possible invitees? You know - the “right” list🤞

There may be others but the US company VTV Amplifier is one that make all forms of Hypex module amps -

Having owned the “infamous” 396 ll (510 w/mumps, k691) for just a couple weeks I can vouch for their goodness. As good as they sound I find they are much better rounded with a sub, and I’m using an older, sealed active that I think give a better balance. Perched in front of Jubes they are a fine stand in, no they ain’t Jubes but sound really good. The Jubes are so all encompassing most any speaker comes off as “smaller” no matter how fine they actually sound. And while I will never part with my LS I think the 396 to be a cut above. It’s a pretty big step to better a Klipsch Pro model, even the iconic LS can’t match the 510/k691 combo.

Come on Michael, it’s a VS. world out there. Where you been Son? Me vs you, us vs them, red vs blue, gas vs electric, Klipshorn vs 901. The list is and will remain endless -

Most who have heard them said they sound “okay” -

Yep. I’ve been meaning to speak to you guys about my “underground” Jubes 😏