I will be receiving my Jolida 102 b amp this week and i want to buy a second set of tubes and i have some questions.I dont want to get too excessive with the cost of the second set of tubes for this amp but i want a backup set and a set that will give a different feel and sound.The amp will come with EL84 and 12AX7 which i have used in guitar amps and i like the sound they produced in my guitar amp but what subsitutions would work well with the Jolida?I will be using this amp with a Cambridge Audio 540 v2 CD and a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls.I appreciate any input.

As readers on this board probably know I am a big fan of the sax in jazz recordings. I like Sonny Stitt, Jimmy Forrest, Gene Ammons along with greats like Coltrane and Rollins. I recently had a chance to listen to some other sax players that are not know by many except those true jazz fans and here are my thoughts..

Big Sweet & Blue-Norris Turney's Alto-Mapleshade Records
Performance: **** Sonics ***

In an effort to access an article appearing in the July edition of Stereophile, last Saturday I entered and paid for a "digital" subscription for the journal.

Now, as the erudition of the desired article rapidly depreciates from my value perspective, I find that this "digital" process may take several weeks owing to the sophistication of the order entry system.

When I read through the May issue, I gave only casual attention to Robert Baird's column entitled, "A Change is Gonna Come?". I'm not that much offended by digressions into political rhetoric and I left the article only with a mental note to look for more information about Branford Marsalis' forthcoming recordings as another potential source for musically and sonically good stuff. Your July issue response, John, to a letter from a reader in Ohio led me to re-read the piece.

Concert Sound is proud to announce they have officially received the brand new Tocaro 40 loudspeakers.

July2007Issue-ML-22657-ML-

I'm posting this here for two reasons: the July issue category hasn't yet been set up and, it is a bona fide rave.

In the past I have taken exception to some of Mr. Serinus' writings and expressed my reactions in this forum. Today I'm here to say, Good Show JVS! Thanks for a fine piece of writing that gets some important things said.

To the rest of you, some of whom may not be fortunate enough to have recieved your July issue, I say don't miss the As We See It opener. It's a dandy.

Hi. I'm looking at upgrading my speakers. Currently using the old Monitor Audio - Monitor 14 floor standing speakers.

From the reviews that I've been reading, it seems like the Monitor Audio BR5 is getting a lot of good recommendations. On the other hand, the RS6 also gets its fair share of recommendations but nothing close to the amount that the BR5's are getting. I know that they both come from a different line of Monitor Audio speakers, in that the RS6's are priced a little bit more, about USD200-300 more.