Recent content by Michaels HiFi

Picture of the made-in-house binding posts on the Lockwood speakers I have here now.

Thanks for sharing and that's great that you love it!

Those are great looking boxes. You could have fun trying different finishes on those!

You can get some pretty decent sound with a set up like that with the TV.

I finally found a way to incorporate Class D into my world of tubes in a way the unit will be able to stay. I'm using it to burn in new amps and keep the use off my other tube gear. ;)

Comparison of two finishes I tried this week. I like them both equally and out of the 15-20 I've tried so far, these are in the top 3 spots for sure. I like finishes that add depth to the grain (vs looking like a flat painted finish), have a matte finish to accentuate the wood and not hide...

Just arrived.....1945 National Union Type 45 tubes. Matched pair for date and measurements. When it comes to tubes from the 1940's, my two favorite are National Union and Raytheon. Put some National Union in the power tubes and Raytheon in the pre and Louis Armstrong will make you melt in...

Hey Ralph - yeah many of the ones I've received so far are usually white oak with oil yellow lacquer finish. The lacquer has heavily ambered over the 90 years along with embedded grime. Part of the way to tell their original color is when I take them out of the case I can see the original...

I've still got 7 more wood finishes to try, however on this one I'm trying Osmo Matte. I previously tried Osmo and didn't really care for the look. However this time I'm trying the matte finish as I've changed in the last few month from like a more glossy look to instead preferring a more...

Just like in our house. LOL

Lovely tree!

I'm hoping to acquire a couple more of the Supreme type testers from the 1930's. I also have a pair of 1945 beautiful pair of National Union type 45 tubes in original boxes on their way. I don't like their models that incorporate multimeter type functionality - instead I like the ones that are...

You guys do a great job. Last week's episode on naming shills was great to watch.

Thank you. I'm trying to learn the right and SAFE way to fix them up. :)

That's really interesting. Thank you for sharing the details. Before I go poking around in the tube testers I've been trying to make sure I do it safely. I saw this video on how to safely discharge capacitors. With your expertise, is this legit?