gopher
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| ZU OMEN speakers 12ohms?? Drift,There is a long thread on audiocircle you may want to check out wherein a lot of owners chime in on what they are using to drive their Omens with. Some great information there--its in the 'cheap and cheerful' section.The best solid state I'v... | |
| Tubes for Shindo Aurieges L I don't think people really tube roll Shindo preamps. I know that was an attractive point of the Aureigies L I purchased. Not messing around with power cords or tubes--just leaving it voiced as it was supposed to be.That said, I believe I've read ... | |
| Zu Soul Superfly I was actually using an Eastern Electric Minimax preamplifier with Tom Tutay mods when you heard my rig (and took home the s30). I never did try driving it directly and now that my Eastern Electric DAC is moded and I had the volume pot disabled, I... | |
| A good Preamp for ST70 I used an Eastern Electric Minimax preamplifier with Tom Tutay mods when I had my lightly upgraded Dynaco ST-70 and it was a super musical combination. I have upgraded my components significantly since then and I'm not sure its more musical than w... | |
| Best phono preamp in the $ 1000 to $ 2000 range ? a Jasmine LP2.0MK II + Bob's Device Cinemags and nice shielded cable for in between is a great option. I use that with a Zu103 cartridge on a Well Tempered Reference and its seriously musical. | |
| Zu Soul Superfly Holy crap. Have you guys read the 2010 Q4 entry in the company history part of their page?Zu hires venture capitalist Kristian Pettengill as CEO, hired to develop Zus business and position it for outside capitalization. Unknown to Sean, Adam an... | |
| Best 845 tube out there? Having some luck with the 845-T after all. I changed the PCs on my monoblocks and rolled the tube in my DAC (ironically to a Pavane 12au7 which I did NOT like initially) and things are gelling nicely. I have got my tonal colors back, with similar ... | |
| integrated upgrade from Plinius 8200? I owned a Plinius 8200 MKII integrated for a couple of years and really liked it and thought it offered a lot. Recently I encountered a Redgum RGi120 integrated amplifier and it was really wonderful. Speed, drive, transparency and intoxicating mus... | |
| Best 845 tube out there? Are there any new opinions on the 845-Ts? I've still chewing on my thoughts, but so far they are not a slam dunk preference over the 845Bs they replaced in my Shuguang S845 MK monoblocks. | |
| Cayin A-50T - Tube Upgrades?? I'm using Pavenes and Black Treasures throughout my system at the moment (except in my Shindo pre which I have no intentions of rolling tubes in) and they are pretty darn good tubes. They aren't where I'd look for lush, warm and euphonic, but they... | |
| Zu Soul Superfly Troy,refer to the comparison pdf to see what I got that pricing. Lists all models including the new def 3.0s and experience and their retail pricing. | |
| Zu Soul Superfly Looks like some big new things are going on at Zu... new website and new speakers announced it appears.Definition MKIII and a $31,500 number called "Experience". Sadly, it looks like the Soul Definition is no longer in the works. A darn shame as f... | |
| Amp recommendation for AKG K1000's headphones? I really loved the Audiovalve RKV when I used to own K-1000s. They really meshed strengths to create some awesome synergy.I had a buddy that used to use CJ Premier 12 monos for his K-1000s, but I never heard that particular setup of his... Man, th... | |
| Best headphones you've ever heard/used Etymotic headphones tend to be a bit analytical in my opinion. I have some er4ps I use for the gym and have had the er4s... I bought my wife a pair of the ER6is when they came out which should be around here somewhere. The isolation is great and i... | |
| Mid-Fi Integrated Amps? Consider a used Redgum RGi120. I've been using one for a few weeks while my main amplifiers were down and the thing is outstanding. If you can find one used it should be under a grand and it was probably the best solid state I have ever heard. |