Great article. I will have to add that one to my audio BS webpage. Best regards - Brian Carling AF4K Crystals Co. 117 Sterling Pine St. Sanford, FL 32773
Tel: +USA 321-262-5471 > On Dec 4, 2014, at 6:55 PM, Mike Langner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep ! > > The guitar amplifier and the "golden ears" tube-type stereo guys go "ga-ga" > over these things. > > I have a brother-in-law who's one of the "golden ears." > > I gave him a handful of 12AX7's -- he was able to describe how each > different tube favored different musical instruments -- claiming he could > clearly hear the difference. > > Of course, these guys invariably fail "blind testing" generally claiming > that the rest of us just don't understand -- > > Amplifier guru Bob Carver challenged the "golden ears" of Stereophile > magazine to tell if they were listening to multi-thousand dollar amps or his > much more inexpensive one in blind tests. They couldn't. As a result, he > was banned from ever advertising in Stereophile magazine again. Check it > out at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Carver . > > For best results, align the plane of your output tubes with the North Star > -- > > And these guys are real!! > > Mike/ > K5MGR > __________________________________________ > > Mike Langner > 929 Alameda Road NW > Albuquerque, NM 87114-1901 > > (505) 898-3212 home/home office > (505) 238-8810 cell > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Boatanchors mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors _______________________________________________ Boatanchors mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
