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Dude TRL vs Red Wine Isabella vs Dodd
My two cents: the TRL Dude is to die for. Yes, the TRL guys are confident and rely to some degree on word of mouth. To me, that is the ultimate indicator of performance....not neatly packaged data on a slick website. I also own Intuitive Design ge... 
Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
The Deltas are not currently in production so that is a moot point. In terms of Gammas vs regular Summit, the Gammas have a stricter degree of driver matching, higher grade caps in the x-over, a higher level of filtering capacity in the x-over (na... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
thanks Brian...Keep up the good work.... 
Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
Strong work Pat. Keep us posted. I am always excited to hear about the sonic fruit of different equipment with these speakers, which in your case includes NuForce digital amps. 
Zardoz set up
Hey Luis. As I mentioned, I have a formal review coming soon. I started with a PC-based WiFi rig. I had some early issues with my security software and the Iphone/apple remote interface. My PC croaked and I bought a Mac Mini and have not looked ba... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Mintzar, you are in for a treat. If the jones becomes unbearable, please feel free to swing through Charlotte. My wife tolerates philes and won't lash out. She does get irritated when she is trapped in the car with me and I am jawing about audio.L... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Well, I am at the 6 week mark and things continue to open up further (if that were possible). I believe the Dude is one of those pieces that matures even after months and months of use. I experienced that phenomenon with my Summit speakers. I am n... 
Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
Well said Luis....Mdhoover has contributed to the audio vernacular.... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Saygrr, thanks for the input. In regards to the aesthetics, my snotty, fashionista wife actually found the Dude attractive, a true shocker. Again, it looks like it was pulled out of a vintage submarine. 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Bill, as I mentioned, I paid 3500. I believe TRL has some fancier chassis in the docket with laser etching, etc, that will push the price to around 4K??? As for the remote, I find that I dial it in to a certain level and just sit back. In the past... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Thanks for the kind words guys and thanks Pat/Rx8man for sending me Bill/Grannyring's review in regards to TRL. I would NEVER have known about them otherwise. My hope is more people will get a chance to hear this pre-amp and other TRL offerings. I... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
That's kool Tony. The Joule Electra was/is a nice pre-amp. I have also heard that Rowland pre when I was still in Minnesota through some Eggleston Andra IIs. Again, things sounded good. I am looking forward to your perceptions of the Dude since yo... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Bill, my Dude is still sounding phenomenal. I will be writing a review soon. 
Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
Congrats Pat. I am glad you finally got to hear these speakers and realize that Mdhoover incorporated were/are not hallucinating. I am looking forward to hearing your formal impressions and in particular who they synergize with your NuForce amps. 
Too excited not to share - TRL Dude tubed preamp
Thanks for being an evangelist for this pre-amp Bill. More people need to know about it. I just received mine this week, and it is every bit as good as you claim. A formal review is pending further break-in....