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Linear Tube Audio at Axpona
@doni, LTA has a generous trial offer. So you can try it out for 30 days and shipping is minimal because the unit weighs next to nothing. 
Linear Tube Audio at Axpona
@doni, I’m guessing there’s no one on this forum with that combination of amp and speakers. Your Audio Note being efficient will play fairly loud is my guess, not rocking the house loud though. If you have a smallish room it just might work well. ... 
Wow moments while listening to vinyl records
If This Bass Could Only Talk is a 1988 album by American bass player Stanley Clarke. This is an exceptional recording on vinyl. 
Tekton Double Impacts
@harv1021,about how how many hours would you say are on them now that you are experiencing this change. I also am loving the sound.@david_ten ,im not sure when I will get around to trying the Gaia without the outriggers, it took 2 of us install th... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
@blindjim ,you will not regret the decision to try the Matrix line. Let us know what you think. 
Holo Audio Spring Dac, At last a Stereophile review and tests
I tried the level 1 DAC in my system and thought it was pretty good. Does anyone one know how much more the level 3 gives you?Lance 
Tekton Double Impacts
@david_ten the DI SE are still breaking in so not the best way to review isolation. Since I took them out of the box last week They have been sitting on the carpet without any feet at all. Now I have the outriggers for stability and the Isoacousti... 
Tekton Double Impacts
@corelli,  me too.so far I can say with these speakers the LTA UltraLinear sounds better than the ZOTL40 and the ZOTL40 sounds pretty darn good. The ULs 20 watts are all that is needed. 
Tekton Double Impacts
My DI SE are breaking in nicely and sounding incredible. I just put the SoundCity Outriggers and Isoacoustics GAIA I footers on finally. I’m running a Modwright Oppo 205 direct to LTA UltraLinear. I will insert the MZ2 as a preamp to see what diff... 
SW1X Audio Design DAC II Absolute Top Tier Ref NOS DAC
I think I need to hear this DAC. I’m guessing it won’t be easy. 
bose 501 speakers
I walked into a Audio store around 1976 and had every intention of buying the Bose 501. I knew what I wanted. When I told the salesman he said sure but you should listen to this pair of ESS speakers for around the same price first. Well there was ... 
German Physiks - Listening Impressions Wanted
They have a huge sweet spot and sound best out tword the middle of the room or at least away from walls. I own the much less expensive Decware ERRx radial speakers and they sound best this way also. 
German Physiks - Listening Impressions Wanted
@kdude66,I have only heard them at shows and they have certainly been at every show I’ve ever attended. Strangely, I have heard them sound so incredibly good, amongst the best sound I’ve heard and then I’ve also heard them sound really just so so ... 
Tube Preamps.....
@judgementday,I sold my AI MB3 when I found that my MZ2 was a superior sounding preamp even though it doesn’t have as much functionality. The one outstanding thing about the AI MB3 was the incredible John Curl phono stage. My solution was the buy ... 
Linear Tube Audio at Axpona
Bob, I have not heard those speakers so I can’t comment on sound but at 93db even the 1 watt MZ2 would work in a small room. Because my 93db ERRx will go pretty loud with the MZ2 direct. Most likely the ZOTL10 would be best. Mark does have a 30 da...