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Trying out a tube preamp
I would like to add that the preamp is still called the Zoe MK-2 even though their have been no less than 3 upgrade revisions since 07 that is why I called it a Mk-3for the record. 
Trying out a tube preamp
The Lector Zoe is quite the preamplifier ,it has loads of headroom and it is miles better than the good T.A.S review done over 4 years ago now a mk-3 ,and being able to use 6 different tubes types let's you taylor the pre exactly to your ear. 70s ... 
tube pre suggestions
the Lector Zoe is a excellent preamplifier with 4 different tubes choices to tune your systemThe Vintage 6h30-dr Tubes from the 70s have more control and really put this pre in there with the majority of $4-$5 k preamps out there it is a solid all... 
Lector CDP 7 Mk I, II or III ?
I know of no cd player under $10k that is more natural sounding and involving , sure there are some players better in one area or another the Esoteric 03-SE comes to mind, or the new Cary pro, or Mcintosh. To buy the Lector MK-3 is a solid all aro... 
Best small signal tube for a preamp?
regarding the Zoe on tubes please remember the regular Russian 6h30 tube unless very closely matched can be as bad as a 6922 Sovtek the Best 6h30 which is very good is the DR designation this are the creme de creme scientific grade and run at over... 
Wyred 4 Sound STP
The Wyred is a very good SS preamp My buddy has one and we compared it to my Joule Electra 150, the Wyred is a touch more quiet and the bass is a slightly quicker with a drier bass.The Joule being tube throws a more realistic soundstage-a little d... 
Great new digital inteface
to Cruz123 I am part of a Audioclub and I am doing this mainly as a wake up to show others that little money can go a long way for not everything is snake oil,also the money I get for the few units I have maybe = to buying a cd .I have been a Audi... 
Great new digital inteface
Through my audio club I pitched in and bought a bunch I am not making more than a cd per unit the key as a Audiophile is to let others know when something really does work look up my name and you can see it. 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
I am using the Mundorf Silver oil for the tweeter and the excellent Jantzen Superior caps for the mids with Jantzen Copper foil inductors and the Best resistor made for loudspeakers the Duelund with excellent results .The Jantzen Superior caps are... 
Review: NSR Sonic Research D3 Sonata Speaker
Hello I see comments that the designer of NSR loudspeakers is a audio scientist where ? the designer of the NSR loudspeaker runs a train for a living - that is the truth, Degrees -0 Where is the scientist ? 
definitive tech mythos ST for hometheater
The Mythos ST for home theatre are excellent some may want a little more boom if this is the case they have smaller cube subs that will give you all that added bottom end . 
Epos m16i or Definitive Tech Mythos STS
I own the Mythos St and I can say with confidence the Mythos St is the most balance loudspeaker out there at under $5,000 and I owned several Loudspeakers such as Magggis ,Vandersteen, Aerial-10t,and I also most people don't realize the parts qaul... 
What amp for Mythos ST
The Wyred 4 sound B&O modified ICE amplifiers are excellent they are more musical than the Belcanto amps I compared them to as well as my Edge G-4 and run very cool at almost 90% efficiency ,compared to 40% of a standard AB amplifier. 
Crossover component upgrade, DUELUND????
I have used Duelund parts throuhout the crossover incredibly good but expensive .On my new speaker the Difinitive technologys Mythos-ST the crossover is a excellent design with rubbish Xover parts . I have found the Jantzen Superior capacitors to ... 
How do Digital Amps Mfrs. compare in sound?
What a lot of people missed was that Wyred 4 sound was doing mods for PS audio for years - Cullen Engineering- until PS audio moved.The Wyred was better sounding than the Bell canto 1,000 it had more body ,prat and the input stage is modified by W...