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Review: Einstein The Tube Linestage Tube preamp
My ARC Ref 3 is certainly biased in class A as well. Living in Austin, just a stonesthrow from Houston, the poor thing heats like mad during the summer months. For this very reason I'll be using it sparingly until the early Fall. 
Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03
Thank you Dittersdorf, how many hours of playback did you put on the P01/D01 before sending it back? 
Review: Einstein The Tube Linestage Tube preamp
Rhyno, as far as I know there is no relation between Einstein Audio and Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 (ULM) – April 18, 1955 - Princeton). Similarly A. Einstein is unlikely to be related to the very excellent homonymous supplier of bagles in the... 
Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03
GLAI, all question on Esoteric products upgrades are answered at:http://www.teac.com/esoteric/AudioUpgrades-X-Series.html 
Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03
GLAI, yes the upgrade to Limited is available in at least some geographies, like the US. Call TEAC America for details. 
Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03
Dittersdorf, you are correct. Some Esoteric transport assemblies seem to be mechanically quite noisy. While the annoying crunckling&chuggering does not affect the sound, TEAC America has been more than forthcoming to address the issue with cus... 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
Mak, I would drop digital all together and stick to analog if I were you. Tension in left upper part of body may be an early sign of cardiac muscle distress. 
Esoteric DV-60
Perhaps the "absolute digital polarity" or phase? Is there such an on/off setting available on the DV60? 
A Question for Maggie lovers/owners
I understand MRT. In this case, you should not worry, I have fed a steady diet of an analog signal from a digital source to my MG3As since 1988 and the old darlings are not even breathing hard today. Never a murmur, never even a hint of clipping. ... 
A Question for Maggie lovers/owners
MRT, why and how do you feed a digital signal into a panel? 
A Question for Maggie lovers/owners
MRT, what Maggies do you own? On Apogees my only concern would be that of long term reliability, as the manufacturer has expired a while ago. 
SHUNYATA power cords price increase
Huh, PLAVAS, are you talking about me instead? That would be cool. . . I'd be so honored! (chuckles!) 
Best ICE-powered amps ?
FrankPiet, it is worth remembering that the top of the line Rowland amps, the 302 stereo and 301 monoblocks are also ICE powered. You may want to look at them as well. The 302 used in particular may not be terribly more expensive than a pair of ne... 
A Question for Maggie lovers/owners
Teajay, I confess do so pine for MG20Rs or 20.1s, yet currently I power my ancient MG3As through the generous reserve of current of my trusty old Rowland 7Ms. While I do enjoy my Maggies oh so much, I have also found that Babybear's Vandersteen 5A... 
Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03
Dittersdorf, by all means, please do give us more details. And, were you comparing the original X-01 with the P03/D03 combo, or were you comparing the X-01 Limited with the combo?