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ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
Thank you. I meant to say I had not seen his reviewes prior to this. 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
Doug, Mark and Dmcoombs: Thank you for yoru insight. I did search for threads for ZYX and read some but I did not see Dough's useful review. Doug is right on and answers several of my questions. The thing is that my TT is pretty modest, at least c... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
roxy54:The Element Cable website was down but it is up again. 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
My arsenal of isolation devices include: mapleshade wooden blocks (someoen gave them to me as gift), some kind of blocks made from rubebr and wood (give to me by paul) and a set of solid metal spikes with plates to hold them. I have tried them all... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Agear: I agree with on audio mystics. Paul is an audio mystic or may be an audio saint or a sufi. Sometimes I imagine Paul sitting like a Bhudha and meditating about new mods, hahaha. 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Rx8man: Thanks. Yes to the magazines being an entertainment. But the real entertainment is audiophile themselves who go by these ratings and by "the higher the price of a cable, the bettery" I rather spend my time watching a standup comedy. Here i... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Here is my review of the Dude and its comparison with Charlie's X-2 preamp. I posted it on my system but also writing it here.I used to be a brand name guy longtime ago but not any more. None of my audio gear is Stereophile reviewed. My speakers, ... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Dart6 and Agear: I am a cool customer, albeit a cool and patient listener. I do not have the ability to make fast a/b/a comparisons, nor do I believe in making such conclusions. When I test a new audio product, I have to live with it for a signifi... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
Grannyring:I am listening to the Dude and it is taking my breath away but the question is how does it compare to my reference pre-amp. See my thread in preamp reviews, entitled "Possibly the best pre-amp one can have"http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Dude Tube preamp
I got the Dude 5 days ago. It is in my system now and breaking in.Recall my reviews on "Possibly World's best pre-amp"http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl?rprea&1232805714&read&3&4&I was not keen on trying any new pre-amp g... 
Apogeee/Bryston Advice needed
Rsjm:Contrary to the popular belief, Apogees hybrid need a lot of power, just to make the woofer keep up to the ribbon speed. I have owned Apogee Centaur Majors, which were my references speakers for eight years before I upgraded to all ribbon (an... 
Qawwali ....Nasrut Fateh Ali Khan
Most of NFAK's recordings are made in USA or Europe. These are not bad. In fact some of them are splendid as I indicated in my review.The quality of records made in India or Pakistan varies a lot, just like the CDs made in here most of which are p... 
Qawwali ....Nasrut Fateh Ali Khan
Here ia a list of some his recordings that I rate on the quality of music and sound:Here is the long due list of recordings by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan that you requested me long time ago. The list below contains most of the CDs that I own and includ... 
Qawwali ....Nasrut Fateh Ali Khan
NFAK was an artist who is born once in a century. With his sheer vocal power, he could bring a spell to his audience. He was and remains in a league of his own. It seems unfortunate that just when he was bringing an impact of his music to the West... 
Tube amps that kick ass?
By the way Keith, your speakers are not so highly efficient so you will be better off using a good amount of power like 80-100 WPC or so or at lpud volumes a lower power tube amp can clip.You may also want to look at CAT amps even though VAC is a ...