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The Hungarian lands tomorrow.
@earflynn -- More to come best $6000.00 I have spent in a while.That's some high praise indeed! Hopefully you'll share more info once you've had a chance to do some critical listening. But so far, looks like you're really impressed! BTW, when you ... 
The Hungarian lands tomorrow.
I'm this close to pulling the trigger on Qualiton A50i ... just waiting to hear your impressions of the smaller brother first. 
The Luxman L-595A SE integrated is coming.
Same power as the 590, no meters, 3k more … I’m sure there’s a buyer for this. Not me though  
Raven Osprey with Spatial M3 Sapphires
@audiosaurusrex -- thank you, again. Your posts are really so helpful, there's nothing better than hearing from actual owners instead of professional reviewers or dealers. Also, appreciate the offer to visit your place. Unfortunately, TX is quite ... 
Thinking of investing in either Yamaha AS300 or Luxman l509X.
Why is that even a question? Luxman, of course.  
Raven Osprey with Spatial M3 Sapphires
@audiosaurusrex -- thank you for the detailed response. I really like what I'm hearing -- magical midrange, clean detailed, not overly warm/tubey, huge soundstage, palpability.Since you have had SS amps before, how do you compare bass and dynamics... 
Raven Osprey with Spatial M3 Sapphires
@audiosaurusrex --- re: Octave V70 ... great choice! I'm in the process of auditioning some tube integrated amps to replace my Raven Blackhawk. Two amps that have been recommended highly by an individual whose opinion I value greatly are: Octave V... 
Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed?
@b_limo did you get your Tektons yet?  
AudioByte Vox | Zap vs Rockna Wavelight
I thought you really liked the Audio Mirror ... did something change in your setup? 
I had a few drinks and bought some speakers, I've now sobered up
Could be an equipment mismatch. Not saying that PL is not good, but maybe a more higher end amp from ARC, Allnic, Jadis, Raven Audio Reflection series, etc. 
Considering an integrated
I forgot to mention that the headphone amp on Luxman 590AXII is pretty amazing. I had Focal Clear headphones that I was driving with the Quicksilver headphone amp. I never paid attention to the Luxman headphone section, but one day I thought I'd t... 
Who here has a Raven amplifier and what speakers do you have paired with it
@james1911 -- if you haven't tried it yet, replace the stock power cord with something nicer. I swapped the stock cord on my Blackhawk MK3 with an Audio Envy Mega 3 power cord a few months ago. It was like someone added a rocket booster to the amp.  
LG Electronics will stop making cell phones with DAC 'S built in!!!!!!
I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight. First Kim broke up with Kanye and now this. I’m devastated!!!! 
IsoAcoustics, B&W 805D3, and Harbeth 30.2
 I have Harbeth 30.1 with custom stands that are very similar to TonTrager. I was considering IsoAcoustics Gaii but not sure why you think they're not feasible.  
Modwright KWI200 vs Kinki Studio EX-M1+
Just sharing a friend's experience .... he bought a Kinki EX-M1+ and had very high hopes for the amp. He felt that the amp was 'voiced' in a specific way to increase loudness and certain frequency ranges seemed hyped up. He was using the amp with ...