Dartzeel NHB-108

I think this thread is spinning out of control.
Frank I have to tell you that I was somewhat taken aback by the vociferous tenor (pun intended) of your remarks, but took them as a joke. But I don't think it's right to say that I was trying to pull JTinn's leg. If anything, I was holding out the seductive possiblity of an equipment change in front of the poster, with all the audiophilia nervosa that entails.

My understanding is that the Dartzeel, as mentioned in a recent Stereophile review by John Marks, is one of the best amps in the world. Why not give it a whirl? I can't use it on my Maggies, but on Kharmas, Avalons, and the like, I'm sure it delivers superlative performance.

Mes--your usual perspicuity is not in evidence. I said "forthcoming," if you will consult my post. Maybe you've been darting around too much.

COme on, Mes. Admit it: you have the secret prototype in your special soundroom.

FMPND--I believe you're confusing cautious approbation with an outright endorsement. I never said that I had listened to the Dartzeel (though I have--admittedly not under optimal circumstances--and found it stunning in its smoothness and 3-D lifelike qualities while driving a pair of Kharmas). Nor did I make any invidious comparisons with other amps. I simply stated that it is in the upper echelon. If you will consult the Marks review, it would be hard to believe that Hooper would be mistaken to audition the Dartzeel.

FMPND--I think you're being too quick to dismiss the Dartzeel, but I'm glad that I've managed to supply you with some merriment.

But I must confess one thing: you were right about the merits of a certain Japanese shark versus a South American humming bird.

I'm glad to hear that all is patched up. Frank, I was getting emails from friends who were wondering how I could take the abuse, but I assured them you were not targeting me. Now, cough up the SME, old chap!

I think it's possible that Frank feels misled by me, and I hope that wasn't the case. I frankly did not comprehend the extent to which he wanted to take his humorous asides, and Frank has been more than generous with time, advice, and practical help in the past. My understanding was that we were slightly tweaking (pun intended) Andrew, but no more. In any case, his ownership of hideously expensive Kharmas testifies far more eloquently to his lunacy than any post he could ever possibly dream up.

Frank--someone may look at these posts and lock all of us up en masse! I think the rules would be that each person gets to bring along one piece of stereo equipment.

I understand JTinn has been seen wearing the new T-shirt "It's all relative in West Virginia."

"Last time out I mentioned darTZeel's NHB-108 from Switzerland as the sweetest-sounding solid-state power amplifier I have ever heard." John Marks in Stereophile, Sept. 2003.

What about the forthcoming Dartzeel preamp mentioned in Stereophile? Perhaps that might merit a whole new thread!

I understand several Dartzeels may be darting up to the Midwest soon.