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Re: 300B based tube preamps like the Bottlehead BeePre. Thoughts on them?
« Reply #30 on: January 15, 2015, 06:42:25 AM »
   We are in NY Steve. Do not get to the Windy City often. When I do its a date.
   

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Re: 300B based tube preamps like the Bottlehead BeePre. Thoughts on them?
« Reply #31 on: January 15, 2015, 09:13:24 AM »
 
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One problem I have had is how to quantify live vs excellent in %

I don't think this is possible. We are at the mercy of the recording and recording engineers. The best we can hope or strive for is how true to the recording we can get.

There are very few, if any, recordings that are true to the live event.
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Re: 300B based tube preamps like the Bottlehead BeePre. Thoughts on them?
« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2015, 11:35:45 AM »
   We are in NY Steve. Do not get to the Windy City often. When I do its a date.
   

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I understand completely Charles. The last time I made it to NY was in 1964-5(?) as part of the Lincoln high school band playing at the Worlds Fair. We then traveled to Washington DC and played on the capital steps. NY city is very cool place to visit.

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Re: 300B based tube preamps like the Bottlehead BeePre. Thoughts on them?
« Reply #33 on: January 15, 2015, 11:41:24 AM »
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One problem I have had is how to quantify live vs excellent in %

I don't think this is possible. We are at the mercy of the recording and recording engineers. The best we can hope or strive for is how true to the recording we can get.

There are very few, if any, recordings that are true to the live event.


I understand where you are coming from Bill. Here is a link I think you might like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Pr_iCTeiM

Cheers
Steve

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SAS Test Phono Stage
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