[what level to you usually listen at?]

For me, depends on the track of music but in general 70-75db. Rock music 85-90db

[Jubilee review by Steve Guttenburg, Audiophiliac.]

I think Steve did a great review on the Jubilee’s. He said he loves the Jubilee’s and explained how he came to that conclusion.  I’m personally not fond of audio reviewers that over complicate their impressions of audio equipment. Just my opinion ….

[Speakers.]

17 hours ago, Islander said:

The K402 is ideal for this purpose.  With the driver axes crossing in front of the listener, very little sound spills out toward the side walls, and the area of stereo effect in the room is enlarged.

I had not heard of crossing the K402’s like you mentioned so I tried it today and I was pleased with the results. Thanks for the suggestion. 

[cable lifting...]

38 minutes ago, Dave A said:

Oh, of course I am serious. It is why I use only 12g Platinum wires because the density of the metal helps prevent excessive puddling.

Need to use rhodium Dave, it will not puddle. 

[cable lifting...]

I don’t believe in floor cable lifters. If the lifters touch the floor, regardless of the material the lifters are made from, they will still not inhibit problematic electrical cross contamination. The only way you can lift cables successfully is with cryogenically treated .0003 cm rhodium wire suspended from your ceiling and attached to the cable and lifted off the floor. For this to have a true sonic effectiveness you need need to paint the area under the cables with a magnetic paint. 

[Jokes?]

You are safe if you’re wearing shoes with rubber heels…..,, right ?

[Jokes?]

[whew! prostate is gone...]

Hello Bruce, best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery and healthy future. 

[Do You Hear That Dog Barking ?]

23 hours ago, Invidiosulus said:

I have this on vinyl and there is nothing difficult about hearing his humming.

i suppose your vinyl may be more transparent then my digital streaming

[Cables, Coffee, Cycles, and Cocktails]

10 hours ago, JohnJ said:

Is that an inflationary price

I expected the high bid to be between $1,500 - $2,000. I would think that the high bidder would already have pretty nice tubes and can’t imagine these offering a substantial SQ difference. 

[Cables, Coffee, Cycles, and Cocktails]

My bid of $580 just wasn’t high enough to win these WE 300b’s

[Do You Hear That Dog Barking ?]

I definitely here a dog barking in this one. 😂

[Do You Hear That Dog Barking ?]

Another hard to hear:

Glenn Gould hums with his piano playing. Especially difficult to hear in the beginning. 

[Jokes?]

[Ebony SMAHL's]

Beautiful work Dave. 

[Bi-Amped K-Horn + K-402 horns w/ KPT-415 woofers]

3 hours ago, Khornukopia said:

 

Nice size

 

Beautiful workmanship 

[BS Button List of worthy Myths]

Here’s another myth 

my system sounds better than yours 🤣

[BS from PS Audio Paul McGowan]

10 hours ago, Rolox said:

They don't image like regular audiophile speakers. That's enough to turn off most audiophiles, for whom a precise imaging that forms BEHIND the speakers plane is mandatory. 

 

I have to disagree. My Klipsch speakers image beautifully. Wide soundstage with depth and nice focus on placement of individual instruments and vocal. Primarily all the sound is behind the speakers. The funny thing is I used Paul McGowan’s book to set up the speakers for my system. 

[Welborne 45 Star Chief Mono Amps $1,600 free insured FedEx shipping ConUS “SOLD”]

Welbornes top of the line 45 mono amps. Purchased July 2022 from a well established Klipsch Community member. 

Plenty of info / reviews online. 

Reason for selling is I replaced the Welborne’s with amplifiers with a little more wattage. Both amplifiers operate 100%. These amps were professionally built, “not by me”. SS rectified and Auto Bias. The wood has a few minor marks. 

Photos of amplifiers and included tubes and Endlers. 

[FAITAL HF206 2”Throat 8ohm 160watt $350 “SOLD”]

For your consideration a pair (2)FAITAL HF206 (2" HF DRIVER, NEODYMIUM, PUSH, 8 OHM)

Purchased new July 2021. Reason for selling, I replaced the Faital drivers with Celestion AXi 2050. 
$350 price includes free FedEx shipping in continental USA. 

[What did I just bring home?]

No man has a complete toy box without a cannon 😀

[Grandmother Ruby PASSED]

Grandmothers are very special. Heartfelt condolences in your loss. 

[Degassing tubes]

6 hours ago, Curious_George said:

I have used Chinese 845 tubes and they appear to perform well and sound great.

I use Psvane 845 in my amps and they do great. I just got the itch to upgrade. 

[Degassing tubes]

3 hours ago, captainbeefheart said:

So the tube functions properly and then tests accurately.

Thank You. Your explanation makes sense to me. I was looking at some RCA 845 tubes on eBay. The seller stated that the tubes had been degassed before testing. After reading your explanation, I would reason that the tubes before testing contained gasses that would have given a less favorable analysis outcome. And as you stated the tube can become gassy again. 

[Degassing tubes]

What is the purpose of degassing tubes before testing ?