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| Tube Intergrated,Which One?Must be very Liquid Oh my God, you have to listen to the Audiomat Arpege Reference. I'm not kidding. Kick ass value, superb range, rich, detail, bass that rocks, liquid midrange and vocals that have such life and realism. If you happen to live in the bay area in Cali... | |
| Tube Preamps with Bass? Isn't the bass slam really a product of the speakers and the amp? Maybe I'm naieve, but it seems like you may be trying to solve the problem with the wrong component. I'd be interested in what others have to say on this. | |
| Tube Integrated I've heard a comparison between the Manley Stingray and the Arpege, and to my ears, the Stingray was, well, lifeless by comparison. The opposite of compelling and engaging My two cents. | |
| Audiomat Arpege Is it really that good ? Help I own an Arpege Reference and play it through a pair of B&W CDM 7 NTs, in a room with hardwood floors. The thing kicks ass. Nick Gowan of True Sound introduced me to it (I found out he is the ONLY authorized repair person in the US for their e... | |
| Tube amp for Merlin TSM. Depending on how much power you need, Audiomat makes stupifying integrated tube amps for very friendly prices. There's one for sale on audiogon--the Solfege Reference (top of the line). It's integrated so pre-amps can get sold to cover costs. A ha... | |
| Recommendations for used cd player The French made Vecteur L-4 sells new for $1500. I bought one used for $1000.oo. Kick ass player. Check reviews. Honestly though, I only saw one used one on audiogon in a year--and I bought it. Good luck.Ron | |
| Integrated amp & player for B&W 804, pls A little known but remarkable set of integrateds come out of Audiomat (French company). The Arpege reference (bottom-end product) kicks the ass of anything I've heard for at least twice the price. I own one, and have been in complete love with it ... | |
| Which cd players..... I am not gonna spend $10k for a CD player given my current level of poverty/prosperity. The person I mentioned, however, had listened to Wadia, Arcam, Linn, etc., and thought the L-4 won in his ears. Have you actually heard the L-4 yourself? Any s... | |
| Which cd players..... Have any of you auditioned/owned a Vecteur L-4 CD Player? I have heard an audiophile freak claimhe has listened to all the big names and there's no contest in his mind. Would like to hear from others if I could.Ron | |
| Best upgrade for the E88CC tubes for my Kora Pre? I started this inquiry and would like to pass on what I've found.Someone mentioned "joe's tube lore" and he had quite an extensive cataloguing and evaluation of diifferent tubes. Going off of this and my own experimentation--Amperex 6dj8 PQ (premi... | |
| Newbie Pre-Amp choices ? I'm just pulling out of newbiedom--go with a tube preamp (counterpoint deals are to be had) and go get a bryston for the amp. Tube pre and Solid state amp. My pref. |