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Buchardt S400 S300MKII Review
Well fellow audiophile buddies.  After extensive listening....after the "tubes" warm up or the speakers "break in" ....they have a very deep and wide sound stage...... and the lower midrange...as HP would say where most of the music is..... is VER... 
Buchardt S400 S300MKII Review
Thank you ghasley......yep...I am a ribbon fan, especially Dick Sequerra’s...and even Heil drivers. Hope I don’t get in trouble over that comment. I got vetoed by COB over my Rogers recommendation.....maybe price??? ;) I also mentioned the small W... 
Buchardt S400 S300MKII Review
Ouch guys. I was trying to convey these speakers may be better than the Rogers or any of the Met 7s, "my" reference bookshelf speakers. I stand corrected on the Dynaudio. I have heard these speakers sound excellent with transistor equipment, but I... 
Lafayette KT-600 Stewart Hegman Design
Dang...I remember that one.  HP liked it also....thanks for reminding me.  I love "today's" standards...like electronics have changed..... 
Just Purchased Infinity RS2B / RSIIb owned RS 2.5
Update Feb 2014: I moved to a different house and put the RSIIbs on the tile floor versus sitting 12 inches up on on a large fireplace hearth at the old house. WOW!!! what a difference 12 inches makes....now I am sitting on the couch staring at th... 
powering two pairs of Dahlquist DQ10s
Timlub or anyone remember who suggested the stacked DQ10s?? Someone marketed the metal brackets you are talking about and the reviews were very favorable. I can't find it on the internet. I remember when Mark Levinson sold his stacked DQ10s on eba... 
bias Classic 60, Audio Research
Hifigeek, I recently purchased a Classic 60 and tried to bias 8 Philips 6550s over the weekend. It was supposedly already biased "perfectly" with Svetlana 6550s by a technician. However, when I put in my bias meters into the tube sockets, the two ... 
Nakamichi pa7 or stasis 2 ampw
Well, I figured someone would chime in before now. I have a Nak PA7 and I think I am going to put it on ebay. It is a very smooth sounding amp, built extremely well with high quality parts. Has been a really reliable amp. It actually sounds like a... 
Gas Ampzilla II vs Bedini
I should have mentioned that my speakers were Infinity 2.5s, RSIIbs and Ess AMT Heils...thus very fast "zingy" tweeters/midrange which when the ampzilla was played loud on maybe not the best Recordings...maybe this was my spitty sound. Mr. Jim B w... 
Gas Ampzilla II vs Bedini
Which Bedini?? Small class A or a bigger one? I use to own a Bedini 25/25 and Ampzilla II. The little bedini had a VERY smooth, liquid, seductive sound. Some bad recordings actually were not hard to listen to with the bedini. The only caveat I had... 
Gas Ampzilla II vs Bedini
Which Bedini?? Small class A or a bigger one? I use to own a Bedini 25/25 and Ampzilla II. The little bedini had a VERY smooth, liquid, seductive sound. Some bad recordings actually were not hard to listen to with the bedini. The only caveat I had... 
Audio Research Ref 250s for Magnepan 20.1s?
Just a thought...the only large ARC amp that I have heard that has some of the magic Cary midrange...ARC Classic 150??? triode 
Opinions on ICL, Inrush Current Limiter
Hifigeek HELP!!!! 
Best Integrated, period.
Any Manley Stingray Fans on this post??? I can't think of a better integrated. Only other one that comes to mind is Nora Jones favorite integrated... Leben CS300 or CS600. CBS Sunday Morning interview. Don't laugh but I own an old Lafayette LA 224... 
EL 34 Amp Recommendations
Well, I hate to add my 2 cents worth because I am a big fan of Quicksilver since the 8417 days...and I own mid monos to listen to different tubes. Recently, I have been listening to the mid monos with many tubes types, US Tungsol-black-grey and th...