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| Unintended lyrics The Who - "Athena""She's just a girl - she's a bomb..." How they get bomb out of that I will never know. | |
| Dehavilland Ultra Verve Opinions ?? I have owned my DeHavilland UltraVerve preamp for about 5 mos. now. I think it's great! It has ended a two year quest for the ultimate preamp that pleases my ears, and meshes seamlessly within my system.Just like anything else, system synergy and ... | |
| CAT versus Joule Preamp Keep the CAT..... | |
| Good match for Merlin? I had owned the VSM-Ms, but always ran them with tube amps (ASL Hurricanes, Berning, Joule OTLs). The only SS amps I heard on my Merlins were the Parasound Halo JC-1s, but it was not a good match at all.I can tell you however, while between speake... | |
| Good match for Merlin? I don't think the Ayre V-1Xe will work at all with the Merlins, so please sell it to me so that I can save you from any case of extreme "sonic euphoria"! | |
| speaker with high WAF I would definately second the Merlin VSMs and Diapasons, as I have experiences with both. | |
| Would you buy speakers with out first listening ? I've only heard one of the four pairs of speakers that have bought in the past. I have liked every one of my purchases, with no regrets. After time, you kind of develop a knack for reading "between the lines" of reviews and feedback, whether profe... | |
| Simple guitar songs for beginning musician While on the topic, what "teach yourself guitar" PC software would you guys highly recommend for the "very beginning" guitar player. Both my daughter and I are looking to start playing acoustic guitar. | |
| More personal effort in audiogon or our jobs? $ Rich $ - NO....Debt - Up the yin yang!....:( | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Swamp - Sorry, haven't heard the 100. If it's dynamics you want, the the FS has it in spades, as does my current DeHavilland UltraVerve. These are my two favorite preamps. Ended up with the UV for its remote capability and use of 6SN7 tubes which ... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Swamp,I've owned both, a First Sound Presence Deluxe mkII, and a Joule LA150, albeit at different times. To my ears, it was no contest. The First Sound had better, lively sonics all the way around. I have not heard any 6H30 preamp that I enjoyed, ... | |
| Personal amp evolution In this order, going back some 25 years:Akai ReceiverNakamichi Stasis ReceiverVan Alstine Omega III 440HCElectrocompaniet ECI-4 SE Integrated AmpSpectron Musician IIParasound Halo JC-1ASL Hurricane 200DTBerning ZH270Joule Electra VZN-100 (still ha... | |
| What sonic improvements with a high end pre-amp IMO, you would stand to gain more musicality and a better holographic soundstage. With the DeHavilland, the sonics you get are mostly controlled by one rolling just one 6SN7 tube to your preferrences. No risk if you take them up on their 30-day au... | |
| Please recommend a good Tube preamp. I will respectfully disagree with Tonryan. I had the Joule Electra LA150 in my system (mated with Joule's OTL amps), but proceeded to sell it shortly after getting a DeHavilland UltraVerve w/remote. The UV did everything better, imho. Perhaps it's... | |
| Best Tube Preamp for JC-1 Monoblocks? Lanny,Get yourself a 30-day eval unit of the DeHavilland UltraVerve. You just may end up keeping it like I did. If it doesn't work out, ship it back. One caveat, it does not support balanced XLR connections. |