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"D" amps, general discussion who's 1 and why?
Hi Mapman,Not exactly because in the past that 8 month spell with the "D" class amps I was actually using a tube pre, ARC REF3, Supratec Sav., VTL 7.5 and one of the amps where the Jeff Rowland 501's which I believe is the amp section of the 500 i... 
"D" amps, general discussion who's 1 and why?
Very interesting information with all the different thoughts and out comes.Aprox. 2 years ago I bought and demoed numerous class "D" amps and/or which some refer to as switching amps.What I found interesting when I read what Geph0007 had to say in... 
Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it?
Zybar,look foward to reading what your thoughts were of the Spectron's.Regarding OTL amps have you ever had the chance to listen to Joule product, if so any opinion. 
Joule-Electra Destiny mono blocks, Opinions?
Hi Jud,I am looking forward to hearing a pair of your Destiny amps (they are aprox. two years old) with MBL 101E's in the new year."Dob" a Gon. member above mentioned in his thread you recently had a listening session which included your Marianne ... 
Lamm ML2.1 monos with MBL 101E, OPINIONS
Hi Mtdking,thanks for the info. I hear you regarding current v/s watts. 
Lamm ML2.1 monos with MBL 101E, OPINIONS
This was also my own initial thinking but you know the way this hobby is just like Jtinn said "the Lamm ML2.1's can drive speakers you would not think they would" so I figured why not just ask others to see if anyone has actually done this thinkin... 
Joule-Electra Destiny mono blocks, Opinions?
Hi Dob,thanks for the info. In your conversations what differences sonically have you be told is noticeable when referring to the Musicwood upgrade.Elrod product is suppose to be great, I have not yet had any in my system I'm using Stealth's top e... 
What spikes , if any, do MBL 101E's owners use?
Cyrus, I don't know 100% so you should ask some of the MBL owners or post a new thread asking this specific question as you would not want to take the chance of damaging your amps.With what ever answers you get from others I would still contact MB... 
Joule-Electra Destiny mono blocks, Opinions?
Hi Dob,good to see you posting here, your post on the other thread referring to your most recent listening experience when you said;...and then I spent a week in Canada and friend of the friend owns Joule-Electra Rite of Passage and big MBL speake... 
Joule-Electra Destiny mono blocks, Opinions?
Hi Donaudio,8 years, that's good to hear. How much heat do these throw off compared to other manufactures? I have heard that the tubes last for a very long time in these amps, 5-10 year span is this correct? Have you had to change any tubes as of ... 
What spikes , if any, do MBL 101E's owners use?
Cyrus,I had VD Genesis 6ft bi-wire speakers cables originally and then switched over to two pairs of Stealth Dream per speaker so I'm true bi-wired.From what I have read most MBL users are using Tara Labs, they say the speakers do not like any Sil... 
What spikes , if any, do MBL 101E's owners use?
Cyrus, thanks. Regarding the height that was a concern of mine also but prior to actually installing mine I did some experimenting and did not notice much if any variance and in the end was not concerned. You might want to do it also, with your li... 
Best high end monitors?
Artemis Audio EOS Sig. 2-way speaker, they come up for sale once and a while and you will be amazed.Go to this members site below to view, you would minus the huge bass units they are sitting on. I actually had these, I truly enjoyed the speakers ... 
Mc501 and Powerguard--Have you activated it??
Same speakers as you mentioned with a Mac 500 tube pre along with 501's. I was at a friend's home during the summer, an all day event and the speakers were at pretty well concert level and no issues what so ever and when I actually touched the top... 
Audio Research Ref. 210 questions
Cajunpepe,you realize you can resolve the issues of the noisy fans right, just refer to other threads regarding replacing them with better ones which make no noise and do not cost much. ARC really needs to address this already, it's such an easy f...