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Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
Dale is a wizard. Enjoy. 
Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
Glaucon, I had the amps in stands so no experience with sand. I would try and call Dale Pitcher. 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
That's really sad and somewhat shocking. He was a true audio intellectual and contributed a lot to this site and beyond obviously. 
Faster alternative to the ASR Emitter?
Wilsynet, I agree. I will try it when the time is right and the dust settles in my system. I am also tempted to try the silver WBT RCAs and SW posts as Friedrich and others claim they have quite an impact as well. 
Faster alternative to the ASR Emitter?
True, it does not. I asked Burson for specs on their opamp and got no response. Got feedback from another manufacturer who is an OCD tweaker at heart, and he did not like the Burson opamp either. The arguments swirling around discrete versus monol... 
Faster alternative to the ASR Emitter?
Tony, I love to experiment and may take a crack at it at some point. I am having a sound room built in my basement, and thus there is so much flux in my system that other smaller "changes" may get swallowed. I surmised a certain degree of complexi... 
Faster alternative to the ASR Emitter?
Interestingly, Friedrich at ASR has tried the Bursons and still preferred the 843s. To each his own. 
Faster alternative to the ASR Emitter?
Wilsynet, have you tried it on an ASR? 
Faster alternative to the ASR Emitter?
Zuio, what vintage ASR do you own and what is the rest of your system, incuding the efficiency of your speakers? The older generation units possess a little more of a vintage tube sound. Cables (IC, SW, PCs) can make a significant difference as ca... 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
Keith, other than the Mac and current amps, what others have you tried on the Zus? 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
germanboxers, the speakers definitely influence the final result. I agree. Acidic detail machines would not work with your paradigm. 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
Germanboxer, do you think reinserting a tube pre-amp would ameliorate some of what you are missing, particularly lower midrange density? I know you have already done that experiment, but...I researched the Halo along with Prism Orpheus as possible... 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
Germanboxers, your approach is wise. Keep what you have and take small steps. I have close to 15 years in the "high end" of the hobby, and an embarrassing percentage of that time has been spent going either backwards or sideways. And that is despi... 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
Germanboxers, I did not choose my terms correctly. By 'holy grail,' I did not imply that your quest for 3D tangibility was mystical or unrealistic. I meant to say that it was the essence of good audio: convincing audio illusion. I have heard very ... 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
Germanboxers, what you are asking for is the holy grail of audio IMO. Room and power are important elements beyond simply amp and speaker interactions. What people lost in the dust flying around Glory's contrarian testimony is that his own persona...