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| Experience with Metrum Octave DAC DBarger, are you using computer via USB adapter or straight as a dac via SPDIF? I want to pull the trigger but every review I read says USB adapter via computer is the way to go with this unit.Send me an email with your impressions:p a d 8 9 4 7 @... | |
| Review: BSG Technologies Qol Signal Completion Stage Preamplifier I see Lions paraphenalia? Are you in Detroit? I'd like to hear that QOL unit in action. | |
| Best tube preamp ever There are a lot of folks who have owned very pricey, stratospheric preamps who now own TRL Dudes and say they will never have to look for another preamp again.I went through over a dozen mid-priced preamps and settled on the Dude and matching Sams... | |
| Review: Tube Research TRL Dude Tube preamp Tuongsy:I'd love to see/hear those new 160 watt tube amps.The Dude is amazing! | |
| Speaker suggestions at around $30k I've been in audio for 40 years.Salk Sound SoundScape 12's - $16,000 - Raal tweeters, Accuton mid, play down to 19 hz.Get off the merry-go-round of "brand" speakers and get Salk's custom designed to your finish. They will blow away any of those B&... | |
| Elrod Statement Gold Owners Please I cannot imagine it Frank. I dismantled an EPS once and it did not have over $200 of parts in it and considering the cost of the connectors..... | |
| TRL Dude Dilemna Someone mentioned Aesthetix gear. I spent a month auditioning a Janus $10k pre loaned to me just for play and it could not hold a candle to the Dude. Try as I might to give it every chance it was clean and clear but not 3 dimensional. And the bass... | |
| TRL Dude Dilemna "12-18-11: Charles1dadGood points, impedance matching matters.The Dude with my 300b SET was exceptional(once we replaced the 6sn7 tube in the power supply) very dynamic,lively and large scale with good tone."Did you give me back my original tube C... | |
| Review: Tube Research TRL Dude Tube preamp Charles, glad you enjoyed the Dude. See Charles' comments in his system thread. | |
| Review: Tube Research TRL Dude Tube preamp Charles1dad - just swing by and I'll let you borrow my Dude for a comparison. I'm in Canton. | |
| Dude's 6SN7 replacements with Chinese CV-181/6SN7 I did not care for the BT CV181's in the Dude. Found them to be way too soft and laid back. Am using Sylvania GTA's or GTB's and they are much more to my liking. | |
| Review: TRL, Inc. Dude & Samson Tube preamp There were quite a few jaws dropping as they heard Salk HT2TL's like they have never heard them before. The TRL gear made for some sweet sounds!http://alhull.com/hemi2011/One fellow left me an Aesthetix Janus $10k preamp to try out. What a dog! I ... | |
| Review: TRL, Inc. Dude & Samson Tube preamp I'm having a GTG on the 22nd with about 40 folks coming. Primarily an HT meet, but since I have the 2 channel room as well, this gets equal foot traffic.I'll report back what folks thought of the TRL gear. Everything is hooked through a BPT BP2 no... | |
| Review: TRL, Inc. Dude & Samson Tube preamp "I saw that you too had a Rogue Athena and Wyred SX1000s, and liked both. Did you ever use them in combination? Results?Tabascocat1994 08-14-11"No, never did the two overlap. I had the Wyreds years ago and only had the Athena for a weekend when I ... | |
| Review: TRL, Inc. Dude & Samson Tube preamp Yes, I have a dedicated 20 amp circuit using VH Audio cryo'd 10 ga Romex feeding Maestro outlets. I have so little noise I am not planning to look into new grounding schemes. |