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Old 05-23-2019, 04:30 AM
rokdog49 rokdog49 is offline
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Originally Posted by Brucebubs View Post
I must admit the Sunbeams I just took off certainly looked old and tarnished but they were still playing and sounding excellent - I just wanted to compare them with Rares.

Round-cores do require a little more care when installing but if you get it wrong I would expect them to sound dead straight away - not last 6-8 hours and then drop off.

That does sound unusual.
I really like the Newtone Heritage (round cores) the best. Sunbeams will discolor but they still sound good.
The Newtones last quite a bit longer than the Sunbeams which I still use. Cost around ten bucks a set U.S. I order mine directly from their website plus $3 shipping. Takes about ten days to two weeks to get them.
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