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Jan 04, 2004	EMM Labs DCC 2 - Sneak Preview Tim--I'm sure it will be good, but I remain skeptical that it will be as good as the separates. Power supply is more than half the battle and you have the preamp and DAC in one box drawing on the same supply.Jonathan Valin in TAS also indicates th...
Jan 04, 2004	Classe Omega monos vs. Classe Omega Thanks, they look as though they sound awesome.
Dec 24, 2003	Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove What's the Audio Magic Matrix?
Dec 20, 2003	Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove Very amusing. You're supposed to call me, by the way.
Dec 19, 2003	Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove Still no word from the great one.
Dec 17, 2003	Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove All right, Frank, by now you must have made the switch. Your verdict please:
Dec 15, 2003	Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove I believe it. But Frank is still in hiding. Or blissfully listening to the IO and deaf to this exchange.
Dec 15, 2003	Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove How does the retubed unit sound?
Dec 14, 2003	Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove Frank, what could possibly be next? New speakers?
Dec 09, 2003	Aesthetix Io vs Lamm LP2 Frank, I'm sure you're right. For one reason. The Manley is a hybrid. The Io is not. Having all the step-up performed by tubes is simply superior. But then you run into all the tube problems, of course...
Dec 08, 2003	Aesthetix Io vs Lamm LP2 My only caveat here is that you never rolled the tubes in the Manley which made a significant difference in quality of sound--bigger, faster, more explosive, and much less tizzy.
Dec 06, 2003	Aesthetix Io vs Lamm LP2 One thing about the IO--I'm sure it's performance, like the Manley's, can be improved with better tubes. The Manley went up about 30 percent in performance. But think of the cost on the Io!
Dec 05, 2003	Aesthetix Io vs Lamm LP2 Come on, Frank. Don't be shy. What's your take on the Io signature?
Dec 04, 2003	Aesthetix Io vs Lamm LP2 Well, Rich, you have a lot of info. I think you would like either the Lamm or Steelhead; I suspect the IO is not up to either, at least in its original iteration.Frank--glad to see you're using Audiogon as your travel advisory! Now hustle on down....
Dec 03, 2003	Aesthetix Io vs Lamm LP2 Get the Lamm.