Hey all, I hope everyone is well. I have been in contact with Thomas about getting an amp sent to me for evaluation and ultimately a review here. Talking about Nola and Carl certainly brings back memories of those times in Long Island, N.Y. I had met everyone at Dahlquist (I owned stacked DQ10s for a while) and appreciated the updates/improvements Carl made to them. As many of you know my story and background, I had a lot of gear come in and out of my room (s). I was an early transitioner from tubes to solid state and realized that there were some tradeoffs by doing that. Driving the DQ10s, tubes were weak running the subwoofers (same woofers as used in the Advents, just as an fyi). I was then, and still am, a Klipsch Lascala owner, and find for " my listening tastes ", the only way to listen. I have stated in over 2500 posts here, that we all are different in what we want from a sound system, and that there is no right or wrong, although for me, I am right. So many folks talk about tone, sound staging and imaging, not many talk about the true essence of listening. The musicianship and the composition are first and foremost what I want to hear, and I have stated this ad nauseam. In a post I made here a few years back, I presented a scenario, a choice, to the A'gon members. To listen to your favorite musician in an acoustic environment no better than an airport bathroom, or a beginner of that same instrument, playing at a famous concert hall. I do not recall many folks responding to this analogy, but my point was : I am more interested in what the musician is doing on the stage, rather than where on the stage he/she is. I know the importance of " them being here/you being there" is important, but I believe many folks are listening to/for the less important things. As far as Thomas and Galion are concerned, I can honestly say that I feel Thomas, via his YT channel, is one of the handful of reviewers I follow, because he listens, and communicates his findings very well. The fact that he has become an equipment manufacturer, should not deter anyone from seeing the man for who he is. A real good guy, following a passion. As always, just my 2cents. My best to all and Enjoy ! MrD.
Galion TS120
So this seems to be a bit weird. Thomas Tan from Thomas & Stereo is touting this as his improved version of the Doge 10. He’s having all of his YouTube buddies review the amp.
I’ve checked a number of the forums and I can’t find a single post about this amp. There is a very strange "post" where you would look for the Doge 10 by the co-creator of that amp who seems very upset about the Galion TS120 and the fact that they took the Doge 10 off the market even though the Galion TS120 is almost the same thing.
Ron, from New Record Day, has a video where he compared the Fusion Black Ice F35, the Rogue Cronus Magnum III, the Galion TS120 and the LTA Z40+i with sound samples and a reference. I listened and thought that the LTA was the best with the Galion second although it was a closer second than it should have been given the price differential.
So, anyhow, my questions are whether anyone has bought this or knows about it and/or has some thoughts about it.