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12/6/2014
jimusic
Just wondering about this as the title says.
 
Anyone use both together, or does it end up becoming a sonic nightmare - like it could be a new movie 'The Clash of The Tubes' [instead of the Titans].
 
Or - do you just tame down both gain or output levels to keep things reasonable?
 
Any thoughts - and/or advice?
 
Thanks Buds,
 
Jim
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12/6/2014
jimusic
So Mike, I take this to mean that this method was done for recording this album them?
12/6/2014
batsbrew
EQUIPMENT DOES NOT MATTER.
 
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12/6/2014
optimus
Yup. The entire signal path would have been thermionic tube. Not a transistor in sight or be heard. And that includes the record cutting machine.
 
 
12/6/2014
Karyn
... and the stereogram you played it back with.  Full of tubes...
12/7/2014
AT
Nothing wrong with using tubes on tubes, whether you are Frank or you.  As Bat says, it don't matter.  With the caveat that better equipment makes it easier.  I'll take good SS over cheap tubes most days and anything starved plate.
 
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12/7/2014
jimusic
Ok, so for now all things Frank Sinatra aside, I'm not gonna run into any sound or weird things unless of course I crank everything up way too much, correct?
12/7/2014
BenMMusTech
Your talking about 2nd harmonics, and doubling them.  Nothing wrong with that, it's the sound of the 40's and 50's 1940's and 50's I should say...ah time.  My suggestion is try solid state and tube, the sound of the 60's and 70's.
 
Ben
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