Audio Tube Heaven: Leeds Radio | Stereophile

[@konadbenz3383]

nice that these guys exist

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

This was published on my 60th birthday and many things said in this video really hit home. This guy is awesome. A true rock star playing life itself.

[@jonathanknight8251]

The 815 tube at around 3:30 was used as the bias oscillator in the Ampex 300 tape recorder electronics.

[@bigfishhk]

Great character, not some nerdy boring audiophile type. Bought tubes from him before. Learnt never to ask him which tube sounds the best!!!!

[@djvartan]

Best Stereophile video yet.

[@59seank]

Fascinating interview. Well done Ken.

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Thank you

[@BADEAU011]

This man is unbelievable , ken Micallef too, thank's

[@anthonyhopkin]

Best interview I have seen in a *long* time. Wonderful

[@johnanderson8096]

That was really FUN.... Richard is quite The Unique Character... and that is a Big Compliment!!!

[@zaldam]

wish I could give more than one thumb up!

[@BacktotheVinyl]

Superb video. This guy really has his priorities straight. Cheers!

[@iydkydg123]

I saw this video thinking I would learn new things about tubes (which I did) but more importantly, I walked away with several profound and valuable life lessons. Super cool interview!

[@ZappaTime]

Fascinating!

[@jeffharper410]

Great interview, Richard is down to earth.

[@michaelvaladez6570]

Great insight.These two guys are the last of a fore gone era...they keep the world spinimg.What find,a treasure trove of antiquities.Tha k for this..amazing.

[@mkherring]

Okay I am just coming across this episode now. I checked out his etsy store. Wow amazing stock! Thanks ken! Really great info !

[@Sergi762]

Right out of the gate and a cardmatic? Huh.. so much for the Mighty 539C or the WE 15750 L2's! I wish I could ask him where he learned to work on them.I run a Hickok 752 but if I had his library I can see why the cardmatic would be nicer. Military or the standard commercial version? How I love to see this many fire bottles! Was it Ludwell Sibley ( of Tube lore?) who asked to use the Photo of the 15R? Then you talked about the counterfeit! I could rant for hours on the fake Telefunkens!! Now they laser fake diamonds bases of tubes thinking no one will take a pen to check. That radiotron 18 was a treat to see!! I always enjoyed seeing those direct filament tube warm up. Seeing those thin wire grow to a cheery yellow is always a delight. Unless I am wrong, they used Uranium glass for the 450TH 'foot' and I see the crimped metal base on top of in inside the tube. I forget what frequencies they where best at, sadly. Eimac is still in the tube business IIRC. I expected to hear that a transmitting tube is the rarest you have. I would have said an original Audio or a Zenith labeled 6T5. I won't lie, those 2 London 901's where dreamy to me. Reminds me of when I drooled over Tek 570's. Not an audiophile myself but a test equipment junkie all the way. EDIT: I followed along with the video.. perhaps I should have waited to comment. My apologies.

[@jeffmassey4860]

Having seen McGee in Kansas City and Mock Electronics in Huntsville,Alabama close up,this article is a gem of an interview. Also used to cruise the floors of Mendelson's in downtown Dayton looking for "stuff".

[@mcbirdsistheword]

This is the best video so far but why does every god damn video have such terrible audio quality??? Great questions and interview. Richard seems to have a fresh take on this hobby of ours.

[@jonathanscull7712]

That was great, especially about 25 minutes in when you got him talking about audiophilia. He said some stout stuff.

[@lexlarkin]

Really good questions!

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Thank you sir

[@papapatriot]

Great interview. Kinda shocked that he did know the classic Clestion SL600 speakers!

[@Tnapvrvideo]

Very enjoyable video ... I applaud this fellow's incredible depth of knowledge only surpassed by his passion for the equipment itself. This was a treat to watch and see.

[@FrackingCanuck]

Superb interview! Really great to see this kind of story telling. But hey, Mr. Micallef -- what's up with not knowing Celestion was British ? Sure sounds like you never heard of the brand! How's that possible?!

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

What gave you that impression?

[@philpembroke5373]

He was asking that question on behalf over the viewer.

[@chenguefer156]

Very, very good interview. Interviewer have done very interesting questions and the answers show a very unusual but very much interesting point of view, something original, gonna watch it again. Many thanks for posting this video!.

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Thank you, Chengue Fer.

[@thegrimyeaper]

I keep thinking about this video. Wish this was what youtube was pushing people to see. The world would be better for it.

[@dr.zoidberg4313]

Richard really is something. I'd like to smoke with that guy.

[@davidblahey4851]

Thank you for making this video... very interesting, enjoyable, and educational. The life experiences in that room are immeasurable... very cool.

[@mrfrosty3]

I like his comment about loving music so much that how it is served up isn't so important. I have a high tolerance for bad sound, the times when I had a really intense experience with recorded music was in my early teens with truly garbage gear that I was glad to have. I don't remember ever thinking that I would be having a better time with more expensive gear.

[@9496TULL]

Excellent video. I would love to look thru that stuff.

[@russianbot2397]

I used to go see Richard a lot, even to just say hi when he was on Kent in Williamsburg. So sad to learn that he had to move to the Bronx. Gentrification pushed him out of Brooklyn like it did to a lot of us. I can't imagine how he managed to move all of his inventory.

[@veniceog]

When the Leeds guys starts talking about live sound and the limitations of playback, I thought that was insightful. Audiophilia nervosa, lol.

[@sidvicious3129]

Way to go here Ken, I just subscribed to your vinyl channel. Ken are you going to do that stereophile entry where you take us into your home like your comrads and go through your equipment?

[@itamarkas]

Great video, awesome edit. Keep ROCKING!

[@pauldavies6037]

Love guys like Ken amazing shop Shame I dont live in the states

[@christinezuazua2218]

This is a great place, shame he doesn’t love audiophiles so much lol, lovely warm character, nice chap. Craig.

[@dommdomm1]

Outstanding guy !

[@djohn409]

It's like Olivander's wand shop, but with real magic.

[@dfiction]

crazy digital noise on this recording. am i the only one that hears it? kind of comforting..

[@charleskingReal]

Vintage techopr0n like this is very cool. More please!

[@rrogers1312]

This was so awesome ! Couple of real cool guys . I always say there is no more cool in the world because Jimmy Page has it all , guess I leaned something today

[@doakwattigney3927]

Great stuff!!

[@BOBBRADLEYCHANNEL]

Ken is always on point .

[@korling99]

I enjoyed it

[@BOBBRADLEYCHANNEL]

Incredible video

[@1999zrx1100]

That was enjoyable ! Thanks

[@Kbaum752]

That was amazing. Helps put the bug of wanting to buy new equipment in perspective. Better to put money into music. I do have a littledot 2 with voskod tubes. Sounds beautiful with my Sennheiser 6xx

[@UberPilot]

Wonder what the Collins branded 805 goes for....................super cool!

[@davidmthekidd]

Just enjoy the music. Wise words ...

[@miguelbarrio]

Amazing

[@edwardbarr1533]

PS Goodmans a sadly forgotten and underrated brand,always in Wharfedales shadows,but when sturdily boxed capable of excellent results.

[@alwaysexpandinghorizons6173]

Great Video!!

[@Sleevemonger]

"Reformed audiophile." Perfect. Ha ha ha.

[@LudicInterface]

Seas Excel tweeter and midwoofer. TT25CF002 is worth about $250. E0049-08S is worth about $250. It could also be the E0037-08S but the price is within $50 bucks. What would the "infinite slope" xover cost with even the most BS audiophool passives? $1000 bucks each? I'll give it to them. So what is the BOM at this point? $1500 without a cabinet. So Joseph Audio is the cabinet really worth $5500?

[@raynewcomb337]

Ken, great video! Any advice on best way(s) how to acquire original, clean blue notes without being ripped off, etc since you brought it up?

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Ask for many closeup photos of vinyl, labels, deadwax, seams, spine.

[@raynewcomb337]

Thank you

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

such as www.ebay.com/itm/323114627680

[@raynewcomb337]

yes, good example of all the closeup photos. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems as though discogs sellers don's provide photos usually, but just write out descriptions, If so, do you prefer ebay?

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

I don't think Discogs allows for detailed photos. At least, not like ebay where you can add up to 12 photos. Discogs seems more organized for serious buyers, but then again the highest priced records are on Ebay. You can more easily interact with Discogs sellers in my experience

[@johnsradios484]

I’m from the Bronx and never knew that there was a tube seller nearby.

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Do you sell radios at JohnsRadios, John? No really?

[@UberPilot]

At 23:10. Exactly......................I like my hobby, but I protect my consciousness first...............................

[@massivemikeh]

"You haven't dumped your rig for a Bose system?" Lol

[@malakiblunt]

"wow look at that !" - does not show the camera

[@billmc8964]

❤

[@highgrainstudios]

yupp

[@alisonwunderland9900]

I wonder why his wife left him...?

[@ljuboizsiska5448]

maybe he left her...

[@seymourclearly]

Harsh

[@calebkeen8967]

Stereophile needs to take a lesson from Bon Appetit and start producing videos again. Letting go of Jana was a stupid move because she did great work, and at this point ZReviews is probably moving more product than Stereophile.

[@bolsesolheim7469]

Whats this wooly thing on his head Delicious not!!!