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Anyone using the Lyngdorf TDA2200?
I don't possess Lyngdorf TDA 2200 but I had the opportunity to listen to it in number of occasions. It is very fine sounding amp, especially when used with Room Correction System. Do not hesitate to go for it. It sounds quite good without RCS too,... 
Crystal Cable - Have you heard or compared them?
I am using Crystal Cable Connect XLR, 2 x 1 m balanced interconnect and I am really happy with it. I tried it up to now only against several DIY silver interconnects and Crystal outperformed them. Really good piece of (silver) wire. Strong recomme... 
Anybody ever audition the Pass XA series amps?
Pubul57,If this can be of any help to you ... I tried Pass Labs X150.5 with my Bent Audio passive TVC. As you know passive TVC's are even more critical to amps input impedance than tube pre-amps. I used RCA (11 KOhms) and XLR (22 KOhms) inputs of ... 
Anybody ever audition the Pass XA series amps?
Heard XA-160's on the show for about an hour or so ... with Avalons ... I think you can't get much better than Pass XA series independently from the price range.By the way, an american guy, who is director of Vienna Opera music archieve here in Vi... 
6922 Tubes for Raysonic CD128
Telefunken NOS e88cc with golden pins ... sound really good .. 
Krell SACD Standard question....
Krell SACD Standared is fine sounding player but what I didn't like very much about it was the CD read-in time. When you put CD in this player it needs about 10-15 seconds to be able to begin playing ... I do not know whether Krell improved it mea... 
What happened to Ei?
EI factory that produces tubes has not been bomb - the city of Nis, where the factory is, was bomb. Afterwards, WE bought the factory but in the contract WE commits to invest and extend the production of the tubes. When the contract has been imple... 
Review: Pass Labs X250.5 Amplifier
Zear,Thanks a lot for this great review. Being a fan of Nelson Pass myself and especially of X250.5 amp (mostly because of its excellent price/value relation) I can only confirm your experiences with this amp. Really great peace of HiFi kit ... Re... 
Budget power amp for Promethius TVC and Quad 22L
you may try some of these new class-D amps. For example from PS Audio ($1.000), Lyngdorf (~ bit more than $1.500), NuForce, ... Your Quads do not mind having some additional Watts at disposal and these class-D amps have plenty to offer in that dep... 
what's 'Active preamp' vs 'Passive preamp'?
Only a brief comment about passive pre-amps and gain. Although passive, if they use transformers (TVC) they can add gain too. Typically +6 dB. And that is sufficiant in most applications. 
Tube CD-player question
Einstein CD player (einstein has only one model) is real delight for ears. Beustiful sounding CDP with tube output stage. Not cheap though ... 
Best CD player money can buy ? MBL, Nagra, Naim?
I do not know which player is the best, but if I would have some cach now, I would go for Accuphase ... probably DP67 ... that is more than enough ... 
something better than micomega solo?
or to buy Accuphase DP67 ... 
Audio Note DAC 5
apart from its price tag, this is a great sounding peace of HiFi kit ... 
Wavac preamp with Kharma 3.2 and Tenor OTL
I had an opportunity to listen to Wavac system on Muenchen HiEnd show just a couple of weeks ago. The speakers were Kharma Exquisite Reeference and as a pre-amp it was used Wavac PR-T1. Power combo was Wavac HE-833 V1.3. Great system, great sound ...