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Jun 22, 2003	SPeakers 90% of your sound If your speakers do not reflect improvements made in other areas of your system then your speakers are holding your system back and should be replaced. I agree that speakers account for the largest single part of a system's sound but I wouldn't as...
Jun 19, 2003	New Theil 2.4's any opinions I agree with Unsound on the binding posts. For the same reasons, and that is why I also like the binding posts on the Bryston 4B-ST.
Jun 14, 2003	Preamp Deal of the Century What kind of tube is the 101D and what is it's function in Mick's new preamp? I've never heard of it before and NOS examples of the 101D appear to be harder to come by than a 350B. I am sure the preamp sounds wonderful. But the availability of 101...
Jun 05, 2003	Power amp for Supratek Chardonnay preamp Ask Mick to make the gain adjustable (on the SupraTek), there is a knob he puts on the back of the chassis. This may be standard on the Syrah and Chardonnay but it isn't on the Cortese. Adjustable gain isn't an absolute requirement but it has its ...
Jun 03, 2003	Any comments about the JMLab Mezzo Utopia? Excellent for reproducing acoustic instruments. Not good for reproducing anything that is amplified/distorted/proccessed such as electric guitar or synthesizer. I would recommend 100-200 wpc SS amps, but they can sound good with 50 wpc tube amps.
May 29, 2003	Dynaudio C4 - Anyone with first hand experience Bob, I've heard the C4 in a dealer showroom. The bass response has good extension but it is not overly warm, humped or tubby. I can't speak directly to your listening environment. I would arrange an in-home listening session before laying down the...
May 28, 2003	Will digital amps make analog amps obsolete? Has digital music formats made analog formats obsolete?
May 27, 2003	Preamp Deal of the Century I think Waltersalas has the same Plinius amp. If he doesn't read this, then email him.
May 21, 2003	Preamp Deal of the Century There has been some comments questioning the ability of a balanced SET configuration. I have one by Mick and this is how he refers to his implementation. "Of course, strictly speaking, when you use the balanced outputs, it isn't SE, but it is the ...
May 21, 2003	Supratek a new thread on the "deal of the century" I posted a reply to this under the original thread.
May 20, 2003	Pre-Amp Recommendation Fiddler,Your tubes cost almost as much as the preamp. It oughta sound good. I've invested heavily in tubes for my SupraTek also. I can afford to because I didn't have to spend $10K to get the sound I was looking for. Cmcdaniel5If you have to have ...
May 17, 2003	Preamp Deal of the Century I don't have any vinyl. I have Cortese. Heck, we don't care what you got anyway. It's where your interest lie that matters.
May 16, 2003	Preamp Deal of the Century 6SN7GT and VT-231 from the same time period are the same tube. VT-231 is the military designation. You see it alot because from time-to-time the military auctions stuff in storage. If you are buying NOS/NIB 40's vintage 6SN7's it is probably easie...
May 16, 2003	Preamp Deal of the Century Most tubephiles will agree that the 6SN7GT and VT-231 sound much better than everything else. At least initially I would just pick up a pair of Ken Rad VT-231 black-glass and a pair of Sylvania VT-231. The Sylvania VT-231 usually goes for about $4...
May 08, 2003	Preamp Deal of the Century I ordered my cortese in the middle of november and it was completed in the end of february, much sooner than I expected. So not everyone has the long wait. Don't know why mine was done so quickly but it is a linestage only with no source selector ...