I sent back the ZR3 to get it checked out. Turns out there was a ground wire missing which was fixed and the unit is en route back to me. I will report back on the status of the buzz once I receive and reconnect the unit.

Any update on this issue?

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James has answered some of my questions over the last couple years, as well as several other regulars here. Always on target-awesome folks. My output tubes are the red tip original 6P15P-EV. I recently did what James has said and swapped them out with a new pair. No difference at all so the originals are back in. We have played the amp quite a bit since new a couple of years ago. Summertime a bit less though because we are out a lot more. Pretty amazed how the tubes are holding up...  The amp is still working exactly as it should~ AMAZING . All the best! Mike  ~This lightning strike was taken from our front deck Sunday evening. I tend to unplug some things during these storms. A LOT of strikes that day and night.

Another Mozart piano concerto I really like: Clara Haskil and Ferenc Fricsay perform the dark and dramatic Concerto no. 20.



On CD

This is in the Fricsay/DG box, recorded in pretty good 50s mono.

A daily bump.

A daily bump.

Jazz is Dead 3, Marcos Valle

Well, my new dog makes it impossible to use my laptop while he and I share the listening chair, so I didn't get to chronicle my morning listening until now.

It's nice and cool this morning, and though most leaves have not turned their color to their autumn coat, leaves and acorns have fallen, making for a nice walk Memphis and I shared. I'm back now, he's in the kitchen with Lucinda, and the system is warmed up and sounding fantastic!

I started off with Dave Young Quintet "Mostly Mingus." This is a live recording that very well captures the spirit and drive of a Mingus unit while also being up to date in its structure and soloing.



And now I'm playing Yazz Ahmed's latest, "A Paradise in the Hold"--a great recording of her distinctive sounding musical collage. This keeps unveiling little delicate nuggets of music.

I've tried all those Cryotone tubes too. About as much reduced hum as those I use, but I did not like the sound in comparison to the NOS and Chinese tubes I use.