david_w

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Music Hall mmf-5 vs. Rega P3
To quote Ossorosso: ppppt. 
Music Hall mmf-5 vs. Rega P3
I just bought an MMF-5 a couple weeks ago on researched the purchase here on audiogon. Before I comment on the 'table I'd like to point out the fact that if you search the archives you'll see that Psychicanimal never misses an opportunity to jump ... 
KT100 is better than KT88?
Hey guys, thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it! And I would like to amend my statement that I am an "expert" on the KT100 (makes me sound awfully big-headed) so let's just say I'm "experienced" with KT88's and KT100's. And BTW I misspelled t... 
KT100 is better than KT88?
I consider myself a bit of an expert on the KT100, having owned three types over the past ten years. The KT100 is billed as a drop-in replacement for KT88's in most amps; I never had any problems substituting them in my amps but YMMV.There are thr... 
Whats the tubiest sounding preap?
The most tube-like preamp I have heard is the Audio Refinement Pre5. This is an incredibly underrated pre that has 5.1 ins/outs for multichannel sacd and a very nice remote. The sound is very SET-like, with excellent extension at the frequency ext... 
I need a musical sub under 500,,,,new or used.
Believe it or not, about ten years ago Pioneer made a subwoofer called the "SW-1000" that is remarkably fast and musical.... I have one in my second system and while it's certainly not as quick and won't go as deep as my REL Strata II, or play as ... 
Audio Alchemy DDE V3 experts required
Ben, I've owned more than a dozen pieces of AA gear and still own two DDEv3s, both modified by Dusty at CIA. Sorry to give you bad news but for the most part Dusty has stopped doing repairs on AA gear since parts are no longer available. Fortunate...