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Hi,
I guess I'll have to buy some lingerie for my KT88's
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Perhaps this discussion should be in the BS section, for there is no easy solution in the long run:
1. Every time we spend a dollar on products from countries like China, the consumer cuts their own throats.
The consumer who buys an inferior American product versus a quality foreign one (and Honda Accords made in Ohio
dont count), is cutting their whiskey with water. Their intentions are
admirable, but spending more here when better products are made more
cheaply abroad is like pissing in the ocean: you can only do it for so
long and it doesnt make a drop of difference.
2. Keep supporting countries with this type a standard of living and soon our standard of living will be the same.
If so, then the bleeding is going to go on for a very long time. For the real differences between our economies are not simply going to go away by ignoring the problem.
Typically, a U.S.
or Western European factory worker costs an employer $15 to $30 USD per
hour. A Chinese factory worker earns the equivalent of less than $1 per
hour. If, over the next five years, wages in China increase at a rate of 15 percent annually, while they increase at 3 to 4 percent a year in the United States (a healthy growth rate); then, in 2009, the average hourly wage will still be only $2 in China and $18 to $35 in the industrialized West.
www.bcg.com/news_media/washington_post_stalk.jsp
The CIA uses the purchase power parity (PPP) method in its calculations of Gross National Product [1]. By this measure the People's Republic of China has the second largest economy in the world, at $7.262 trillion (2004 est.) (CIA methodology for PPP).
Yet US GDP MEASURED IN PPP PER CAPITA is at 39,498, (IMF and CIA). The US GDP is 7 times greater than China (#98 out of 191) and third highest in the world. BTW, the EU is #22, at 26,900, while India is #125 at 3,029.
ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL AND THEY ARE NOT the differences in PPP and labor rates will keep the USD far above other currencies for a very long time.
What if the wealthiest economy in the world bought all its goods and materials from home?
Then we would run a huge positive
balance of payments, have more currency than we could effectively
invest and cause the price of goods here to be much higher than cheaper
imports. This practice eventually weakens the USD and lowers our
standard of living. Why do you think that countries like Japan and China
become so export driven? Increasing their exports drives up their GDP
per capita (productivity) and improves their real standard of living.
Running a huge positive
balance of payments eventually weakens our dollar and lowers our
standard of living. Oh, thats right! That is what you hope to postpone
by buying cheaper goods here at home
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P.S. I liked ASLs Wave 8s, but not nOrh's $399 "Class A" Single Ended SE9
Integrated Stereo Tube Amplifier (Thailand)
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Hi,
Tell me the same thing when you lose your job because of cheaper imports !
Larry
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hi,
I'm have that in my home right now. I want the Cornwalls in my
main system and my wife wants the Forte's, size not sound
considerations on her part. She agrees the Cornwalls sound
better. Deeper soundstage, better imaging and just more real and
musical.
As far as rocking, they both do very very well, but the Cornwalls
according to my wife sound just like a rock concert ... ear
bleeding loud with lots of bass punch. A bigger wall of
sound then the Forte's can do with a not quite as deep bass, but the
bass the Cornwall reproduces is bigger...it has more visceral
impact ...everything outside and inside you shakes. I guess that last
few lower hz is not all that important.
Larry
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Hi,
Just paid 700.00 for mine, 1979's. Functionally great. Grills near mint. Cabinets have some scratches and one plant mark.
Larry
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Hi,
The horse doesn't look to excited about this
These guys showed up on my front lawn yesterday. My neighbor boards Arabians.
Larry
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hi,
Don't forget Amperex, 6dj8, 6922, 7308, and 12ax7's
Larry
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hi all,
My Cornwalls (1979) arrived yesterday. FedEx took 3 days to deliver
from TX to PA and they were well packed and arrived in good shape.
I put them in the LR for now (my wife is not talking to me at the
moment. I said just for a test run of a few days and then I'll move
them to the rec room. She said OK. Now I guess it depends on our
differing definitions of what a few days is
They look great ( not mint bot good) and sound fantastic. Using them
with the Cary SLI-80 for now. Compared to my Forte's the first very
noticable thing is the room filling sound, imaging and depth of
sound. They are captivating.
Picture attached.
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hi,
Hard to believe nobody owns 9 pairs !
Larry
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hi,
So far we are looking at 60% tubes and 40% solid
state... which seems to be a reasonable average for 2-channel forum,
no?
Actually I'm surprised at the number of tubes amps. As I'm in the tube camp, I think that's great.
Larry
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Hi,
That's not an answer for those of us who can't figure it out.
Any help appreciated
if you read the ad it states that the "FM stage was removed to divert more usable current to the important audio stages"
take
a look at the following picture and you can see where the if strip for
the tuner used to be.restoring this unit would be quite challenging
even if you had a junker kicking around.his reasoning for doing this is
also lame.if he was that concerned about having more power for the
circuits he could have just replaced the power transformer with one
that had a higher current rating.all he did in my opinion was ruin
which was at one time a nice piece of gear.
Well that's one way of looking at it. Another is he took a non
functioning reciever and converted to a worlikg amplifier which is
going to sell at a very low price, probably a little over $100.00. If
the tubes test strong, they are worth that or more on the used market.
I think it's a reasonable way for someone to try out tubes and see if
they like them. It does carry a 1 year warrenty.
Larry
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hi,
That's not an answer for those of us who can't figure it out.
Any help appreciated
if you read the ad it states that the "FM stage was removed to divert more usable current to the important audio stages"
take
a look at the following picture and you can see where the if strip for
the tuner used to be.restoring this unit would be quite challenging
even if you had a junker kicking around.his reasoning for doing this is
also lame.if he was that concerned about having more power for the
circuits he could have just replaced the power transformer with one
that had a higher current rating.all he did in my opinion was ruin
which was at one time a nice piece of gear.
That's one way of looking at it. Another way is he took a
reciever that didn't work, converted into a functiong amp that's going
to be bought at a very low price. It may even go for a little
over $100.00. If the tubes test strong they are worth more then that on
the used market.
Larry
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hi,
Colin,
With the tuner taken out of the circuit, it would essentially be an HF-81 in terms of sound.
In my experience with HF-81's, I have considered them quite pleasant in terms of sound.
This looks like it could be an excellent bargain, too. ... with a very nice tube compliment.
Yes the tubes are very nice. I have a HF-81 rebulit by Hotglass Audio
and it's very nice indeed. Worked flawlessly for the past year and had
a very sweet, detailed sound wtih a solid bass. And the price looks right, probalbly will go for under $200.00
Larry
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hi,
Well look over the entire listing closely and I'm sure you will figure it out [
]That's not an answer for those of us who can't figure it out.
Any help appreciated.
Larry
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Only Trey's better half can get away with this, We will be polite. I love my tubes.
Larry
Max (my avitar) is saying " Did she really say that ?"
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hi,
Good thread. My Kyocera is ?? 18 years old and my Sony is 10 years old.
I like them both but am thinking about getting a newer one. Are new
ones really any better? How about the question of tubed cd
palyers? How about the question of combined SACD and CD players?
Does upsampeling the data help ? I don't know the answers and would
like some help before I spend or waste my bucks.
thanks,
Larry
BTW the avitar is my dog Max. Looking for some good doggie tunes for
him. At present he likes Coltrane, Davis, Monk and Mozart. Anything
else he walks out of the room.
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Hi,
I asked myself this question after browsing the Audiogon forms for a
while. It just amazes me how much high end stuff comes up for sale
after only a few months of use. The discussion forums have
21000 posts to the amplifer, speaker and technical forums and
2445 posts to the music forum. Many of the members there are most
likely equipment listeners.
Once the question is asked, what criteria do you use to answer it ?
For a start
What's worth more your CD/SACD/LP collection or your equipment ?
How long ago did you buy your last piece of equipment ?
How old is your oldest piece of equipment ?
Do you read music reviews or equipment reviews ?
Do you attend live concerts of any sort or attend Audio shows ?
With your friends do you talk about the muisic or the stuff its palyng on ?
Please chip in with other thoughts ...
I'm a music listener from way back and a relatively new Klipsch fan
Larry
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hi,
Parasols.
Larry
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hi,
Fortes are great speakers. They will astound you with the quality
of sound they can deliver. They do show up poor source
components. IMHO they sound better with tube amplifiers.
Good listening
Larry
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HI,
Ok I finished the evening with Mahler's third, glourious !!
Larry
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hi,
many evenings as tonight I listen to WRTI FM in Philadelphia. A 24 hr Jazz/Classical station that's brodcasting in HD radio. As a result the signal is relatively uncompressed on analog tuners and as soon as HD tuners become available in the fall the brodcast will be of CD quality. They will multicast 24 hrs each of jazz and classical.
Larry
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hi,
Great review, it goes on my let's think about list along with the Peach and Wright Sound Lab's WLA12A line pre-amp. Hmmm, do I want 6SN7's or 6922's in my preamp ?
Larry
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hi,
I made contact with the seller today and he's a very intesting man. While in college he had 2 pairs of Cornwalls in his dorm room. A long time Klipsch fan. At present he has a another 2 pairs of Cornwalls, a pair Belle's and La Scalas. I think he's planning on selling two or three of the units he has.
He has in the past made three other pairs of Cornwalls buy buying the component parts fron Hope andbuliding the cabinets himself.
He has a business which ships all over the world and knows how to pack and ship large items including pallets for really big items.
His EBay name is raptor1021 for those of you who may be interested in following his up coming auctions.
Larry
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hi,
Fourth system ??? You are a lucky man. BTW I live near Wolmesdorf PA. Have pair pf Forte's now (mated with a Cary SLI-80 tube amp) and a pair of Cornwalls on the way which will be used with a EICO HF-81.
Larry
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trying to decide between a 2a3 and a 300b set amp
in 2-Channel Home Audio
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Hi all,
I have Cornwall speakers and want to get a set amp to try out with them
for 2000 dollars or less. The short list is a Welbourn 300b or a Wright
Sound Labs 2A3 or 300b amp. All of these amps come highly
recommemnded. I listen to jazz in a 14x25 room room at moderate levels.
Comments are appreciated on the sound of a 2a3 vs a 300b and the
suitablilty of these amps for my listening situation. Where does
one tube type excell over the other if any place. Has any one listened
to both to compare them ( tube types, not necessarliy the specific amps
).
No flames please, I already have two pp tube amps and on ss power amp and like them all for what they can do.
thanks,
Larry