gopher
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| Rawson Resale...... I have a Rawson gainclone and an F1 clone and they are worth more to me than their respective re-sale values. It is very disappointing that he has retired from the building. I very much hoped to have him build me an F3 before the opportunity was l... | |
| Zu Soul Superfly Thanks for keeping this thread alive, guys.I am very excited to receive my pair and get it situated at home.Does anyone know if shipping began today as anticipated? | |
| Sonist I too heard the Concertos amped by a Glow 5-Watt amp and found their sound to be very pleasant. They were sweet and musical but lacked drive in the setup I heard them in.I've been meaning to go back to the dealer's place that I heard them out to g... | |
| Wyred for Sound DAC 2 or Peachtree Nova I haven't heard either, though I did briefly toy with the idea of a Nova for simplification sake, but I do suggest you add the Eastern Electric Minimax DAC to your considerations. Its another Sabre32 DAC with exceptional SQ, great mod potential an... | |
| Zu Soul Superfly Thanks for sharing your findings, Phil. I'm not a person that holds onto gear that doesn't do it for me, and I've had my Abbys for more than five years now... I'm very excited and anxious to see for myself what these Superflys are all about. Have ... | |
| Zu Soul Superfly For those of you who have heard the new Zus and the Cain and Cain Abbys, I'm wondering--how do the Superflys fare in terms of overall coherence. While I can definitely pick and chose things I'd love to add to the performance I currently have, I ce... | |
| Acoustic Zen Crescendos- Any Owners Out There? I got to hear these speakers a few weeks ago at an audio meet. They were driven by a pair of Tim Rawson build Aleph monos which was driven directly by an Ayon CD-2 with AZ cabling throughout.They sounded pleasant to me. Gigantic stage, very full b... | |
| Zu Druids upgraded Vs Essence Zanon,I have not heard the Druids before, let alone own a pair. I use my First Watt F1 with a pair of Cain & Cain Abby speakers, but have read that this amp worked well with the Druids. I guess I'll have to wait and see. I like how my system i... | |
| Zu Soul Superfly Are you a wimp in that you wussed out, or in that you caved in?I guess the sale really is over which in a way is a relief in that even if they aren't for me, I can likely re-coupe what I paid locally rather than incurring a shipping expense.I'm ve... | |
| Zu Soul Superfly Thanks! This is reassuring. The gentleman I spoke to at Zu said Nelson's gear is great and that it should all sound good with it, but that he was unfamiliar/did not test it with the firstwatt amps. I just know as current amplifiers they really are... | |
| Zu Druids upgraded Vs Essence I know some folks used the Firstwatt F1 with the Druids. Will it still be a suitable choice for the Souls? I just ordered a pair and am really hoping NOT to change amps. | |
| Zu Druids upgraded Vs Essence I just went into autopilot when I saw the free superfly upgrade offering. I'm excited to see what they can do. | |
| Zu Druids upgraded Vs Essence I don't get Stereophile anymore but am curious about the Souls. Can you share what that early adopter special is? | |
| Which MM cartridge? As an owner of an MP-50, I will second the Nagoaka suggestion. I haven't actually heard the 500, but it is speculated to be the same cartridge as the 50. Mine is sounding great on a Well Tempered Reference feeding a Ray Sammuels Audio Nighthawk. | |
| Suggestions for a good phono stage I second the recommendation for the Nighthawk, but would add that the price will become $795 on April 30th. Right now the intro price is $650 which is an effing steal. Listening to it as I type this... Outrageously good. |