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| The Fastest most musical amp The Edge NL10 is very fast, and lets you hear micro- dynamic contrasts better than any amp I've ever heard. It allows you to listen deep into the music, and hear things you've never heard. Indeed, many high-end amps I've had lately didn't even rep... | |
| Coincident Speakers - differences between models I've owned the Victorys, Total Eclipse, and now the Total Victorys. The Total Victorys are the best of the 3, as you might imagine, since they are the top-of-the-line. I found the Victorys to be somewhat limited in amplifier choices because of the... | |
| WADIA / dCS / AA Capitole - the ultimate CD ??? . You don't say what version of the DCS gear you are using, but because of your "cold and analytical" comments, I assume it is the non-DSD version. I have heard this comment about the older versions of the DCS gear, and can agree that in some system... | |
| enkianthus vs hermes Funny you should say that, Hi Fi Farm, as I have owned all three of these products. The latter (Northstar) I obtained at CES 2003 (The S.H.O.W) from Bob at Speakerart, who was showing with the former distributor for Northstar. Bob's a hell of a ni... | |
| enkianthus vs hermes I've owned both. The Enkianthus is far better than the Hermes. I spent quite a bit of time hopping up the Hermes, and could never get the fine detail and relaxed, analog like sound the Enkianthus produced. The DAC in the Enkianthus is an actual up... | |
| Speaker match for Plinius 8200 Mk II Not a 3 way, but Roman Audio Centurions are a huge bargain, and sell used for around $3000 - $3500. They have a downward firing port that makes them fairly easy to place, and are FLAT to 35 hz. They have been used at shows with the Plinius 8200 Mk... | |
| New batch of Albert Porter's cryo treated Hubbells I'll take one. Thanks | |
| Bel Canto eVo vs. BAT VK-60/75/, VK-200/500/1000 Sure. Not your typical ss amp. It is a hybrid, after all, but these things image and layer like a really good tube amp. I would not be able to tell the difference between them and an excellent tube amp from the soundstaging. The Monarchys make den... | |
| Bel Canto eVo vs. BAT VK-60/75/, VK-200/500/1000 Listen to everything. Just sold a Wyetech Topaz and ASL Hurricanes...both great amps with the right speakers. On the trail of ss now, as my new speakers aren't tube friendly. I am using a modified Altis CDT3 tranport, DCS Purcell and Elgar Plus 13... | |
| Bel Canto eVo vs. BAT VK-60/75/, VK-200/500/1000 I have had a couple of Evos, a Spectron, a bunch of SETs and PP tube amps, and a bunch of solid state amps. What I find common in all of the digital amps I have heard is great detail, amazing clarity, huge dynamics, but an unrealistic sense of dep... | |
| What's your High End best buy/unknown components? Just as a follow-up to what Kenl said, Ric Cummins provides fabulous customer service. I was an original purchaser of Argent Room Lenses. They arrived with a rather amateurish finish. Several years later, the Room Lenses were a big hit, and the pr... | |
| What's your High End best buy/unknown components? A true bargain is the Monarchy Audio SE160 mono amps. These things are single ended hybrids with a 6922 front end, solid state output. They run in class A up to 50 watts. They are 160w into 8 ohms and 320w into 4 ohms. These things haven't been ou... | |
| Reactions to HP's review of Antique Sound Lab amp? How many watts in triode are the Hurricane rated for? | |
| 300B tube ringing You don't mention your type of amp of the make of the 300b. I can tell you that the Art Audio Diavolo with the KR tubes has a reputation for tube ringing. | |
| Reactions to HP's review of Antique Sound Lab amp? I have 6550s in mine. They are much better than the KT88s that come with it. Not sure about EL34s, but I doubt it. I don't think there is a triode switch on the new ones. |