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Sunrise at 11 Am isn't too bad as long as sunset is at 11Pm on the same day.....

Why not just go for the circlotron, and end the misery......

Yeah, if it sounds good doesn't necessarily mean it is good......

http://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/

FTFY, and may your flying saucer get drowned in milk (our Milky Way is full of it....)

I used to have a Shure V15 Mk-IV as well as a Stanton 681EEE that came with the brush that was supposed to help with the tracking. I used to do intensive comparisons between them including using the Sheffield Test LP. There wasn;t very much between them. The only real differences were that the Shure tracked better on the Drum test on the Sheffield Test Disk, but the Stanton sounded just that little sweeter. In those days I was also looking at Empire 999VEX and the 1000ZEX as well as the ADC 25 and 26. I used to haunt Sydney Hi-FI listening to the cartridges on a Transcriptor turntable through Phase Linear amps and then to JBL Paragon and JBL Sovereign II C61 speakers. If the Empires and ADC's sounded better to me than the Shure and Stanton, I would have bought them. The cartridge I really liked was the Ortofon MC5000 moving coil, but the price was prohibitive for me at the time. Ahhhh, the memories..................

Did you win it...?

Well, with the analog board sporting the DAC chips, it does sorta make it a YGGY Mk II......

Does this mean the design is still in flux..... I looked at the site, but it was all Greek Russian to me....... Google Translate to the rescue....... Bodes well...... "Kevin Gilmour" this must be the Cyrillic spelling....... " Кевин Гилмор"...... Sounds moar exotic...... How about that, folks, a 180 Watt Passive pre-amp.................

I vote for Spritzer......

Stick some LEDs in 'em.....

Enough to make your eyes water..... This is a very happy start of the year 2018! It is my distinct pleasure to announce that the WE 300B electron tube will re-enter production this year, in time for its 80th Anniversary. The famous triode was developed at Bell Labs in 1933 in the form of its predecessor, the 300A, which was modified, patented, and then produced at many historic works facilities beginning in 1938. The 300B has journeyed from the original New York tube shops, to the legendary Hawthorne Works, Allentown Works, Kansas City Works, then the Huntsville Works. The sparkling new tubes that will roll off the line this September will be assembled here in Rossville, Georgia at a new and reimagined electron tube works facility. Furthering our commitment to manufacturing excellence, we are installing new hydrogen reduction ovens, automated cathode cleaning lines, new laser welding systems, a state-of-the-art water deionization plant, and an updated testing system with improved accuracy. However, the 300B will still be manufactured from its original tooling and assembly specification standards. Although we’ve invested in a modernized production line, many of its aspects will of course remain true to tradition. For example, the core material, the so-called “secret sauce” embedded in each cathode is derived from an original Hawthorne Works 1963 melt. Western Electric’s attention to each delicate detail and historic promise of quality place the WE 300B in a category of its own. The new 300B’s will be priced at a reasonable rate of $1299 per matched pair or $599 for a single. They will also be available in quads and octets. Each tube ships with our peerless 5-year limited warranty starting September 1, 2018. By internal estimates, this is a conservative timeframe we can easily achieve, barring any unforeseen setbacks. A complex process like this involves many moving parts—literally—and we appreciate your patience. In addition to announcing the availability of the 300B, I’d like to share some of our adventures in product development. Continuing our 80th anniversary celebration of the 300B, we are unveiling a new single-ended amplifier called the 91E, as an homage to its famous predecessor the 91A, first introduced in 1936. The 91E embodies a new proprietary Class A2 parallel feed current source topology (patent pending), combined with toroidal output transformers, and microprocessor controlled automatic bias. It will achieve in excess of twenty watts per channel—a never before realized level of performance for the 300B in a single-ended circuit. Be on the lookout for a limited edition monoblock set of this amp topology called the 91C Metropolis. Only 500 of these beautifully designed 300B amplifiers will be available! Western Electric has been working hard to give our followers big things to look forward to in 2018. This is just the beginning! The best way to stay in the loop is to subscribe to our exclusive 300B mailing list and by following our newly launched social accounts. Or maybe we’ll see you at the shows, starting this April at Axpona. Stay tuned! Charles Whitener | President, Western Electric

Remanufacture of the Western Electric 300B to start........... https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-return-of-the-legend.870227/

That's it. Make all those buyers of second-hand headphones happy......

So, security "Trumps" sonics....

Yep, don't overthink it. Any Stax system you get will reset your thinking of what good sound is. All these reports about the vast differences between different gear are from people who are very intimate with the sound of the different gear. Very small differences can sound huge when you have trained your ears to critical listening. Add to that your own personal preferences, and you have a real bunfight. The best advice in your journey to the balance of sound vs cost is to take things slowly and take time to smell the sonic flowers....

I wiah I could stop all my wishful thinking....

How long is a Chinaman

JH16.....

Yep, three principle to keep in mind. Knowledge - The facts of the matter. Wisdon - Knowing how to put the knowledge into practice. Prudence - Doing it.

Dead link.........

Les Paul, moar Peter and Mary.........

First world problem... Get a JH13....

If the term "Spritzer Signature" doesn't float their boat, how about "Gilmore Gold Grade"....? What's not to like...?

How about we take up a group action by contacting Stax and requesting that all new earspeakers need to be shipped to Birger for his recommendation before release. Or, even a "Spritzer Signature" range for the uber connoisseur of "supurb sound by Stax"..........