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| Down graded, with fantastic results I think ultimately, in this case Howard, although Bombaywalla and I might buy the same amp for the very same reasons, he/she may be able to put more technical words and labels to qualify the choice, whereas I may leave the reason to be; "I liked t... | |
| Down graded, with fantastic results Bombaywalla - thanks for the clarification, and indeed we do agree to disagree still. I take exception with the idea that there is any need whatsoever to be able to distinguish such nuances by analyzing their technical origin in detail, as you see... | |
| Down graded, with fantastic results Bomb - You may have misunderstood my point; What I was suggesting is that there is a arguably a "better" version of virtually anything you choose to buy (or any direction you choose to take in this life for that matter). I used the example I did b... | |
| Down graded, with fantastic results As an addendum to the tube recommendations: I should note that New Sensor has reissued a Mullard EL34 (they bought the rights to use the name and have tried to reproduce that famous tube). I have no idea how well it does that though, but it's a wh... | |
| Down graded, with fantastic results Jax2, what would recommend for EL34'sJust the swtich from the mediocre Chinese tubes to some decent Russian tubes like Svetlana or JJ Teslas would be an improvement. If you want to spend some serious money go for NOS Mullards, but buy from a reput... | |
| Down graded, with fantastic results Good on'ya man! The 302B was my first tubed integrated. I enjoyed the heck out of it too. I'll second the recommendation to roll tubes in it, especially the EL34's. I really don't believe you have to spend a ton of money to have a very engaging sy... | |
| Your Preference U24, Xitel, M-Audio or Edirol ??? I've not tried the others you mention, but I do use a Waveterminal U24 and cannot tell the difference between my Mac based system via the U24 vs. my transport going through the same DAC. Needless to say, I'm very happy with the U24. I think they'v... | |
| Anyone spend more on their system than their car? Yes, but that isn't saying much. You'd know if you saw my car. Now if you're talking motorcycles, well then, the bike'd win.Marco | |
| Doug Henning disappearing act Have you gone swimming in cold waters recently Grant? If so, it could explain the disappearance of your cupped balls. I'm hoping, for your sake, that Doug Henning has nothing to do with their disappearance, nor would I consult his expertise in get... | |
| Review of IMac Front Row software Thanks for that reveiw David. I'm a big fan of Mac for audio, as well as for pretty much everything else I do on the computer. I wonder why interfacing with digital audio files is such a challenge for some devices. I use my iPod (using Apple Lossl... | |
| Doug Henning disappearing act You are well-informed on the Nigerian Penis Patches, Grant. Recent penis picking problems have been largely exaggerated though, and harvesting season is upon us, as no doubt you are aware. It's a bumper crop, with the firm, ripe Nigerian fruit of ... | |
| Doug Henning disappearing act Hey Tvad - what's your best price for the cup-n-balls? Would you be willing to ship them to Nigeria? Can I send you a check for $4,000.00 over the price your asking, as that's a frequent mistake I make in my online transactions, and I'm sure ours ... | |
| Tube or SS for Vocals/Strings Well, it's raining in Seattle (go figure), and I have a ton of computer time to spend on some work-related projects which involves a whole lot of waiting, so my gain is your loss! Thanks for the kind words!One more thought on the subject; I'd be w... | |
| Tube or SS for Vocals/Strings Nope, not offended at all, but thanks for your concern.I'll take your supposition a bit further: you can view any and all reproduction of an accoustic performance in a specific space as "distortion", from the very moment the sound travels away fro... | |
| Tube or SS for Vocals/Strings This is the first I've heard of the S2K. Looks like an interesting design using two KT88's in unison (pardon the pun). Well, if that is true about the match-up, that'd get my thumbs-up as worthy of consideration, with the caveat that Avguygeorge a... |