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| Ayon Orion 2 or Prima Luna Dialogue Premium Int.? For what it's worth, I had one of the ealier Prima Luna 35-watt KT 88 tube amps for about 5 years and loved it. Very reliable, and I really liked the auto bias feature. I used it alternatively with an Audio Research tube amp with my Verity Audio P... | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? I think it's appropriate that I update this thread, since I am the original poster. My repaired/upgraded Tom Evans Groove arrived about a month ago, it's now the Groove 20th Anniversary model. I originally sent it to Tom Evans in August of last ye... | |
| ARC VSI 60 vs Cary SLI 80 or BAT 300xse For what it's worth, I owned the Verity Parisfal Encores for 8 years and for most of that time, the amp was the Audio Research Vs55, which was a terrific combination. I've not heard the other amps you list. | |
| Tom Evans Audio Design is still in business No, my only experience with a solid state phono preamp has been with the Tom Evans basic Groove. I am supposed to be getting it upgraded to the Anniversary edition, with an outboard power supply. When I get that, I will be doing a shootout with th... | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? Because he still has my phono preamp. | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? I did not have the factory supplied boxes. No, I did not double box (I usually do but this box and packing seemed secure), I did insure the shipment with Fed-Ex. I filed a damage complaint immediately, they would pay only $100 since it was not shi... | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? Tom Evans is still in business! One of you was kind enough to forward my concerns to another Tom Evans dealer. This gentleman, Mehran of SORAsound, assured me that he has recently spoken to Tom Evans on his private phone and it seems that things w... | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? By the way, Drpank, I have been on his website multiple times and there is no list of UK dealers that I can find. There is a US website with a list of about 7 US dealers, I've called several of them but none of them seemed to know how to contact h... | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? Thanks for the info, Tom6897. I would like to point out that I have not printed any "flames" or "false conjecture." I have no intention of this being an attack on the company and I'm sorry some responders on this thread have made unkind remarks. I... | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? Well, I just want to be clear that I'm not posting this to smear Tom Evans or start any rumors. I just want my Groove phono preamp back. He's had it for over 6 months and I can't get in touch with him. To be fair to the dealer, he never had posses... | |
| Audio Research VSi60 integrated reliability? There may be some tube amp companies that have reliability problems, but I don't think ARC is one of them. I've owned at least half a dozen ARC tube amps/preamps since 1978, including a VS55 and VSi60 currently, and I wouldn't keep buying their pr... | |
| Upgrade from Verity Parsifal to Parsifal Encore?? I don't know if this is any help to you, but I bought a pair of the Encores 8 years ago from a Verity dealer. This was after spending 10 years buying and selling numerous speakers in various price ranges, looking for the best long-term fit. Well, ... | |
| Reference 3A Grand Veena JFD11, have you tried switching from the 8 ohm to 4 ohm taps (or vise-versa) on the VS55? If this doesn't work, I can only believe there is some odd impedence mismatch between speaker and amp, or something else buggered up in your system. My VS55 ... | |
| Avalon Eidolon or Parsifal Encore Should be an interesting comparison. After owning a zillion speakers, I bought a pair of Parisfal Encores 7 years ago and have never desired to purchase another speaker. Everything I've read about Avalons tells me they will be more tightly focused... | |
| Reference 3a mm de capo vs. ProAc Response 2 I have owned both and still have a pair of the ProAcs. Cory Greenberg wrote an excellent review of the Response 2 way back in the early 90s in Stereophile, basically saying they were the cure for the wimpy state of high-end speakers at the time. I... |