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Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre
Bluethinker  I will for sure give my comparisons I have a bunch of reference songs I know very well and wrote down highlights on each  and what to look for using my brothers Latest Gryphon Diablo latest model integrated  which is exceptional.  
Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre
I think Shipping both ways is included as well as balanced Lundahl input transformers ,the Rays tubes add $480 I believe.  
Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre
bluethinker I can be obsessive in trying to check all the boxes , LTA is just as obsessive in when they do come out with a upgrade it is a major one . looking forwards to getting it sent out and getting it runin , this way too I can share exactly... 
Linear Tube Audio- Micro Z-OTL Preamplifier - Upgrades Mk2 to MK-3
I totally agree LTA like dealing with Nelson Pass in the past they take pride in their work and go the extra mile to try to please their customers l Agree the 30% off is very fair and they pay for shipping and insurances . I am very much looking ... 
Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre
Yesterday I was livid that I didnot. Make the mk3 upgrade  mark called me personally and went over the Very extensive upgrades the  state of the art ceramic boards alone are 8x more monies and the new layout  magnitudes less distortion . And wel... 
Wifi vs ethernet revisited
One thing is your router-modem combo shoud be shut down unplugged 1 x a weak l for the cache gets built up,, turn off unplug for one minute ,then turn back on a tech told me this it refreshes and empties the buffer giving it faster load times  I ... 
Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre
Please see this response , I ordered my preamp just before Christmas mind you little was being done until After New years . any major upgrade would be known Months in advance between designing and testing layouts , then ordering New custom Circuit... 
Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre
You will not believe the answer I received from LTA , they purposely deceived me  as being the absolute latest , they said it was a spur of the moment thing  a blatant Lie, lots of months previously  had to be planned drawings circuit boards tes... 
Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre
With the balanced Lundahl transformers is always a plus . I just bought mine last month , They knew 1000% while building my pre ,why didn’t they at least offer me the upgrade option ,that was not very good ,not very ethical imo , and to be honest... 
ICs with slim RCA Barrels?
Wireworld Eclipse 10  are pretty each to use ,good price and very high quality in their latest series. Cables.  
I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume?
Easy listening evening 75-80db, Rock out 90dbs to 100 db peaks   
Does anyone experience sound improvement from restarting power off and on of DAC?
If you want a passive award winning audio improvement for equipment breakin  and track3 a 5 minute system tuneup that works I have recommended this for years  the Isotek system runin cd  as far as your unit it may be a bad capacitor possibly . ... 
Upscale Audio is up front with customers
In equipment maybe  tubes no way I bought a mstch quad it was never even match ped maxed out my meter glowed red  bad fro the get go and I have used tube amps over 40: years , Vacuum tube service, Brent Jesse, or vacuum tubes .net are quality go t... 
New Magico Speaker Break-in Question
2 questions these like current what amp are you using , land these Xovers take at least 150 hours to start opening up and 300 hours to full run in ,a couple guys have them in one of our audio clubs . the B&W 803D4. May have given you more b... 
Loudspeaker designer/manufacturer John DeVore shows reviewer Ken Micallef his system.
Jason Bourne 71 did you personally measure these specifications  or even have these amps in your Audio system ? I see this a lot , if there is a topic about anything , this applies to Everyone from tweaks like Fuses to sound isolation, to speake...