213cobra
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| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? >>From what I surmise from some of his writings, room acoustics, power conditioning, and wire are a waste of time.<<This is not nearly a correct summation of what I think about these topics.Power condition is difficult to prescribe. Th... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? >>What I noticed with the Sophias in reference to the M60s is that they were a little sweeter, had a little more density to the midrange tone, and a little more sense of coherency or cut from the same cloth sound (at least from upper b... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? Germanboxers,You're in a good spot of equilibrium with Def4 + your OTL.Two comments:1/ The Audion 845 amps and Audion SET in general have qualities quite apart from almost all other SET implementations. It's far more articulate and transparent tha... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? Glory,You missed the point of that post. A post, by the way, I'm happy to have in the permanent record since it probably sums up more of what I think has gone wrong with hifi than any other single post I've written. Thank-you for re-posting it her... | |
| Thoughts on the First Watt SIT Amps The SIT-1 runs pretty hot for a solid state amp. Sort of like the old Bedini Class A amps did. SIT-2 runs quite warm too. These are definitely NOT cool-running boxes like Class D amps are. On the other hand, I don't think this is at all pertinent ... | |
| Psvane 845-HIFI or Shuguang 845B? So far, the 845-T has proven less reliable than the 845B in my experience with both. The 845-T sonically ranges from having no advantage over 845B to being slightly more resolved, depending on the amp. 845B has been incredibly reliable for me.Two ... | |
| Luxman PD-171 turntable I've heard the new Luxman. It's robust, speed-stable, quiet and for a belt-drive, energetic. The massive aluminum upper plinth mechanically integrates the TT's working elements very well.Will you like something else in the same price bracket bette... | |
| Thoughts on the First Watt SIT Amps >>Did any of the SIT amps exhibit any noise or crackling sounds that you could hear through the loudspeakers? <<Both SIT-2 and SIT-1s were dead-quiet in any practical snese, in my two encounters with them.Phil | |
| Thoughts on the First Watt SIT Amps >>...would you say the SIT-1 is'more'resolved, nuance,faster and extended<<Audion amps, whether SET or Push-Pull have a uniquely fast and transparent aural fingerprint, so I don't hear the SIT-1 as "faster" than the amps I prefer. In f... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? >>How intuitive are the 5 way controls on the backs of the speakers? Is it fairly easy to find the best settings, set and forget?<<If you read Zu's manual, the controls make sense quickly. If you don't read the manual, twirling the kno... | |
| Thoughts on the First Watt SIT Amps An update on my experience with the First Watt SIT:I had an opportunity over the weekend to hear a pair of SIT-1 mono amps in a system separate from the one in which I heard the SIT-2, but sharing some characteristics.Both systems are in Rives-tre... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? >>Your writings and hypocrisy has destroyed your credibility with my circle of friends and myself.<<As I wrote, it's not a popularity contest. You don't have to read what I write, and you don't have to be influenced by it. This is a di... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? >>Sounds like you are pissed about something here 23.<<Nope. I'm sorry if I gave you reason to infer that.>>Remember I live in FL 23? HOT here.<<I live in Los Angeles, and not on the beach. It's hot here too. I never unders... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? >>So you see 23 you say one thing and do another. If ASR should then Audion should. You have lost my attention 23!<<The difference is, the Audion Black Shadows sound fully credible stock, and they are not inordinately affected by power... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? Spirit,Def4 is snappier than Def2, which was pushed toward some tonal reticence when the excitable cabinet of Def1 was corrected. Everything up to roughly 12khz is output by the FRD (including whizzer). So a lot of what people hear as high frequen... |