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$3500 integrated amp for Zu Definition speakers?
Believe I have an Almarro coming in to play with. 318B 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
Gsm- I totally agree about the Dominance looking (and apparently in reality) super imposing. Seems like a speaker for a dedicated room compared to your Arch Digest styled room.That said, several of us in SoCal have discussed the Experience...it wo... 
$3500 integrated amp for Zu Definition speakers?
Good luck, Gopher--let us know how they compare! 
Viva or Mastersound?
From everything I've read/heard, the Viva is really old school golden sound. Has that changed in the MK3 
$3500 integrated amp for Zu Definition speakers?
Gopher- do you run Black Treasures? Big upgrade in my Quad KT88 40s 
$3500 integrated amp for Zu Definition speakers?
Also- the LM Audio stuff supposedly sounds good, although it's built at the same place Tri is. 
$3500 integrated amp for Zu Definition speakers?
My favorite tube integrated (and I owned the Tri) was a little Mastersound Due Venti. I would hunt out the 845 Compact if you want big glass.I've heard the Melody- it was a tad soft to me, but not fully broken in. 
Rogue M-180 vs BAT vk150se
Bat is a much better amplifier than Rogue. that said, I would only use SS for Revels. 
More delays on ARC Ref 5 Upgrade
Its ok, Ref 6 is coming in 2013.Hehe. 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
Charles1dad-Hard not to like your own speakers in any room, so yes of course I enjoy sound at Phil's. But yes, I think it's a compromise and there is room for substantive improvement. The contention that just because a room has treatments that it ... 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
One last thing- people with dedicated rooms and lavish treatment have the potential to go overboard and try and remove every frequency anomoly and Rives in particular has taken some flack on boards and ended up with some unhappy folks. (I did a L1... 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
Of course I enjoy listening at Phil's place. That's not the real question at all. I'm going over there soon for a vinyl evening in fact...something that I decide year after year to not pursue in my own system, yet still enjoy.Funny, the thing I mo... 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
Folks- Phil and I are good friends, but have disagreed on room treatment for the past few years. (ie. I knew he would write a sizzler to my response and it doesn't offend me)Agear- 100% correct analysis. Philes need to work together and Phil has a... 
Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3?
There is not a single system that doesn't benefit from at minimum treating first reflections and a bass trap or two. And it can be 100% hidden these days and has become a much bigger industry over the past 5 years as folks finally figure it out. S... 
Pass xa600.5, Marantz 9S2 or Mcintosh MC501/MC601?
I think this comparison isn't correct---does the OP really mean XA60.5? 600.5s are much higher in cost than the other alternatives.On McIntosh, Mac 601 doesn't sound like a 402 or set of 501s at all. This is like comparing Pass X250 to X250.5 imo....