gliderguider
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| classe Dr-3 I've always loved Dave Reich's superb early designs, but they are pretty old now. If you're thinking of a DR-3, you might consider the new Aleph J from Nelson Pass at First Watt. It has the same power as the DR-3, but is a modern Class A design. I... | |
| First Watt Amps Restock is right. The F1 and F2 are for single-driver speakers only, the Aleph J is for "normal" speakers. The F3 looks verrrry interrrresting, but it's not out yet AFAIK. I posted the recent review of the Aleph J, and it punches way above its wei... | |
| First Impressions of a First Watt - the Aleph J Thanks everyone for the kind words.F1a, I don't actually know the retail price of the Premier I have. I bought it used, and it seems to be different from the models shown on their web site. It's most similar to the Premier Line, which retails for ... | |
| Best Component Ever, for the money I have a new nominee. Nelson Pass' new Aleph J amp from his First Watt company. I'm just getting the measure of one, and my reactions so far have all been of the "Holy Cow!" variety. It's busily smoking a tweaked-out PX-25 SET amp that cost ten ti... | |
| What's your chair ? Ekornes Stressless Kensington here. The back is really too high for obsessive audio, and I can hear the sound improve a bit if I lean forward, but oh the comfort! The Perfect Chair reminds me too much of a dentist's office... | |
| First Impressions of a First Watt - the Aleph J Well, my first impressions drastically underestimated this little jewel.I left it running for a day, and thhen spent about four hours listening to it last night. The result is that I have to take back all the caveats in my original post. The sound... | |
| Looking for a new powerful amp. I've heard the Classe CA-2200 on a pair of B&W 802D's, and the sound was sublime. | |
| 300B tube recommendation for SET amp? I'd try the KR balloons. I have a pair coming for my Wavelengths. I'm using the Sophia Princess 300B in them right now and they sound very good as well. | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? My special edition Audion Silver Night PX25 with all the silver in it. I got goosebumps the first time I heard it and they haven't gone down yet.The Fab Audio Model 1 speakers - perfectly consonant with my tastes in sound.Kimber Select 3038 speake... | |
| Walker EST Silver treatment? I use it on tube pins, all ICs, speaker cables and the Isoclean fuses in my LC-2 power cords. Normal people who follow directions should never have a problem with migration. | |
| Walker EST Silver treatment? I use Walker's original SST on most of the connections in my system. It really works, and is one of the best bang-for-the-buck tweaks I know of. It clarifies the audio proceedings noticeably, and gives enough extra resolution and transparency to a... | |
| 6moons review of FAB Audio Model 1 speaker Anyone who has read a few of my posts knows my opinion about the Fab Model 1. I think Marsh came up short in the "serious reviewer" sweepstakes with this one. Unlike others in this thread I sm convinced that upstream components make a big differen... | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? The Audio Note 4.1x Balanced Signature DAC and the Audion Silver Night Mk II PX25 Limited Edition amp are both search-enders, as is the Kimber KS-3038 speaker cable. | |
| What Was Thrown Off the Tallahatchie Bridge? Her illegitimate baby. | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Teajay,Nice essay, and I have to say it agrees with my experience with DACs in general - I haven't had a lot of exposure to the heavy-hitting reference class, beyond my own Audio Note and a friend's Wadia 861.What Audio Note DACs you listened to? ... |