kdude66

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Lance,Very nice to read about that old amp,I remember those from the mid 80's and they were quite popular with the high end crowd.I couldn't afford one though and I would imagine that nowadays most of them are in Asia somewhere.porscheracer,I'm gl... 
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grannyring,Very valid points and I couldn't agree more.evolvist,"It just amazes me that 3.5 WPC is driving the DIs. I can't get the concept out of my head. I still feel like that if a buy the 2a3 that it won't have enough headroom even for my smal... 
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kalali,You must remember he's the president and we are not.I'm sorry I just couldn't resist that one.Kenny. 
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missioncoonery,"I think your full of yourself,You make midfi speakers and act like youve just built the wall and had Mexico pay for it..yep yep"OMG That is really a good one my friend and even though we probably are never to agree on everything I ... 
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missioncoonery, Yes you are correct I'm proud to be the Tekton's #1 cheerleader but with no vested difference.The difference between me and you,is even though I get out and about and listen to all kinds of top speakers and if I Remember correctly ... 
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kalali,I could give you my opinion between a fast or slow sounding amp,The difference is gonna really show up for me in the sound of guitar strings especially acoustic guitar and also in the overall sound of the piano.A slower perceived amp such a... 
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grannyring,Aric of Aric Audio is located in Springfield,Massachusetts.Charles,I don't know how much a compromise your Frank's with 8 ohm taps will be either but there is only one way to find out and that Offcourse is to try them as you know.If you... 
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I still look at all this gear that we talk about as just a means to a end,Meaning the playback of music in my home for my enjoyment.I quess I'm a music lover first and a Audiophile second.I'm still looking for,measuring for and listening for that ... 
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Erik,I would say magico speakers falls into this category of speakers and look at their cabinet construction.Off the charts in the coolness factor,Sound quality that was only 3% better in some respects than my cheap Tekton DI's but at a cost much ... 
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Gentlemen,Thank's for all the good input,Aric definitely builds everything point to point with no circuit boards used at all.He has never built a 2a3 amp so we are talking about different options but still looking at a 2 k budget.I told him I defi... 
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Charles,Thank You for your valued perspective and I will be looking forward to read about Mac's and your outcome with your Frank's driving mac's DI's and using the MZ2S line stage .Should be quite interesting.I've read several different takes on t... 
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Charles,Even though the Zotl 40 is a very good amp,The 2a3 is even more convincing with better natural tone and timbre of instruments and voices and has just a wonderful midrange that isn't too much of a good thing like my Yamamoto is.I'm gonna sa... 
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Slaughter is a pretty strong word,and if I was a Manufacturer I don't think I would ever use words like that.If I felt like I designed a better product than my previous one I would simply give the reasoning why.I haven't heard or even seen any of ... 
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teajay,Very nice update I know how you feel about trying to keep your Audiophile reviewers hat on.I'm really digging the sound from the little Consonance cyber 30,nice little amp and the 2a3 has always been my favorite Dht tube in general with app... 
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evolvist,"Yeah, Kenny, you've actually opened these boxes up. How was the design on the insides"The Di cabinets are well made at their price point IMO and they do have a cross brace in the area of each woofer which also supports the back end of ea...