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Beautiful rendition of the popular Leonard Cohen song. Maynard

Awesome performance— First Baptist Atlanta Maynard

Another gospel masterpiece by the Gaithers: Maynard

Ricky Skaggs and Marty Stuart- I can’t think as fast as these guys play! https://youtu.be/pCKx-dYSAEM Maynard

Awesome gospel song by The Steeles! https://youtu.be/JrjlMdBnNAs Maynard

I am posting this here because I believe they sound best when driven by tubes! https://www.stereophile.com/content/klipsch-la-scala-al5-loudspeaker Maynard

Feeling down and in need of a spiritual tuneup? This should help- First Baptist Atlanta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZSj5sA2YEY Maynard

Henry is absolutely on target with this statement! For the benefit of anyone new to tubes, this video is worth watching (see part 2 as well): https://youtu.be/QCksgN7kiv4 To this day I have not used any modern production tubes! Maynard

It is not possible to generalize about how a particular brand of tube will sound in a given piece of equipment. Even within a given brand normal production tolerances can result in subtle performance differences depending on the way the tubes are utilized. Then there is the issue of individual preference of sound. One person may listen to an amp and love it while someone else may dislike it intensely. You need to conduct your own experiments and draw your own conclusions. And, keep in mind, that there are times when a run of the mill NOS GE tube will sound better to a listener than a much more costly brand. Maynard

Great inspiration from the First Baptist Dallas choir and orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqxNuEcxYRQ Maynard

Ricky Skaggs really delivers this gospel tune! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrJKnVmQwQ Maynard

Beautiful song of inspiration- Heritage Singers https://youtu.be/A-fZJyAdhbE Maynard

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir— amazing! https://youtu.be/DfW2mkkMTAg Maynard

More gospel magic from Gerald Wolfe- Bad link, will repost. Maynard

Beautiful rendition of gospel song 10000 Reasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I5DakfBBdA Maynard

Also from the Kennedy Center, the Wilson sisters- amazing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFxOaDeJmXk Maynard

Aretha at the Kennedy Center- phenomenal!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efIAM5dzuDs Maynard

Beautiful song of faith from St. Laurence church in Chorley, England: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C77pE9-V0vU Maynard

Hello Jay- more details are needed such as actual room size, how close to the speakers he sits when listening, type of music, and how loudly he listens. I’ve done small room CW systems (say 10 x 10) with as little as 1 wpc and it was more than sufficient. Where is he located? Perhaps there is someone nearby who can bring over something for him to try out. Has he tried your amp in his system? Maynard

Bill Gaither sure knows how to write gospel music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaYRmSKm98c Maynard

No one performed this song like Gerald Wolfe. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. https://youtu.be/NOfZwGSBOkA Maynard

Tough question to answer without having a great deal of additional info! It could be like comparing apples to oranges……. Maynard

Captain, at your age I would expect your hearing capabilities to greatly exceed mine and Henry’s. Any time you want to trade let me know! I’d gladly turn the clock back 30 years 😀! Maynard

The Hammond 125SE series transformers are capable of outstanding bandwidth and specs when used well below their rated power. As Henry said, one can always spend more. We have all seen the ad nauseam discussions about beeswax filled capacitors, etc. George Anderson ran measurements on the Hammond 125CSE which clearly show just how excellent a budget unit can be if used appropriately. http://tubelab.com/articles/component-testing/budget-output-transformers/ Maynard

At this point I can only say that this is Henry’s thread and he can decide how technical he wants it to be. I believe that most participants are more interested in learning about equipment which complements their Klipsch speakers than knowing why. If I am wrong, then start a thread on tube amplifier design and I will try to be involved as time permits. Forum members, please post your thoughts on whether you want to learn about tube amp design and Henry and the moderators can make the appropriate decision about continuing the discussions here. Maynard