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Puccini+Uclock vs APL NWO 4.0 SE vs PD MPS-5
Questions to Jonathan Tinn: Great front end. My most sincere congratulations. Let me exploit your presense in this forum.Dud you ever considered (GOOD) tube output stage?Will you consider it?When your USB input will start to accept 176/24 and 192/... 
Puccini+Uclock vs APL NWO 4.0 SE vs PD MPS-5
APL Production, today, is in Europe not USA and chief designer Alex Pechyev spent time in-bettween USA and Europe - so it should be easy for you to contact Alex.PD is very, very good but APL has tube output and I always been a sucker for (GOOD!!!)... 
Class D amp wyred4sound and B&W 803D
Hello Demianm:I have B&W802D and I drive them with the pair of Spectron monoblocks and also I have one of the best tube preamps there is around, Joule-Electra LA-300ME and I am very happy.A know at least one more audiogoner who uses Spectron w... 
New V-CAP CuTF capacitor
"if these new V-cap coppers require as long a break-in as the TFTF caps "Much longer. I have them for a few hundred of hours and they still improving and improving...All The BestRafael 
Bi-amp with Bel Canto monos
"...There are differences between various class D amps that are at least as great as those found in other types of amplifiers "Agree with Guido ! 
Class D amp wyred4sound and B&W 803D
"I'd like to know how could a speaker be very forgiving, but also revealing? "me too"...and don't benefit from tubes "May be it is because B&W family of speakers have terrible phase behaivor and thus very difficult to control bass...I am happy... 
Class D amp wyred4sound and B&W 803D
"..Spectron Mk II Signature (upgraded with Mk-III boards).."Hello Plato: Do you mean Spectron MUSICIAN II upgraded to Spectron HYBRID or what?If its Hybrid then upgraded boards are from Musician III standard, Signature or Mk2?You are compressing a... 
Opinions on Wyred 4 Sound ICE amps
Hello Mcondon,"Personally, I ended up buying a W4S amp based on a reassurance from Rick Cullen that their amps sound a lot better than Bel Canto's Class D amps.."Its unethical behaivor.... IMO".... my impressions at Audio Exchange and in my own sy... 
esoteric x05 vs sa50
Please, do not attack Joeyboynj - he just reported that: " Synergistic told me .." this bulls...t. So, its the company trying to sell their stuff but very unartfully -to put it charitably.Regarding the footers: I listen to APL HiFi(Alex Peychev) N... 
upgrades to Spectron Musician III Mk 2
Hello,I bought me first Spectron (standard) in 2005 and by now I have two Musician III Mk2 witrh all upgrades. Its difficult for me to remember each one separately but I believe that Bybee made it closer to the good tube sound and VCAP - while I c... 
BAT VK 600SE: SE vs. Balanced
Hello Victor,Thank you for your reply. Does it mean that you use phase splitter to convert the single ended input signal into two wih equal (to the half of the original signal) and oppose amplitudes? Otherwise, I do not see how your circuitry can ... 
BAT VK 600SE: SE vs. Balanced
Very simple answer: BAT (Balanced Aidio Technology) amplifiers are fully balanced. Thus, if you use single ended inpur you will use 50% of its signal path circuitry.Only you can decide if its worth for you. 
What preamp to pair with Spectron
Thank you Boris,I knew about your first initial review but I wondered about your current impressions - thank you for the posting. I have "only" LA-300ME and I am tempted to upgrade it to LA-450 if possible and your observations just make it strong... 
What preamp to pair with Spectron
Hello Guma15,I understand that you are using LA-450ME with your Spectrons and I wonder your impressions of this new Joule-Electra preampThanksRafael 
Joule Electra LA 150 MK2 upgrade
Hello Dpe,Today, all J-E line stages have remote.$14k for LA-300ME? I doubt, call them and ask for demo or slightly used. Harry pearson should return his from his review etcLA-150Mk2 now is much different then that of early models. As I understand...