lonestarblues

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Pondering a pair of Klipsch La Scalas
Mcintosh solid state & Klipsch Heritage go very well together-like peanut butter & jelly. I own a 1977 pair of Cornwalls in birch with a light cherry finish, 1983 pair of Cornwalls in oiled walnut & a 1989 pair of Industrial La Scalas ... 
deHavilland "Mercury 2" Preamp - anyone?
Let us know your impressions of the Mercury preamp. I love my Dehavilland Aries amps & Verve preamp. Kara, the designer of Dehavilland gear is a gem. I bought my Dehavilland gear 2nd hand from the original owner from Audiogon. Kara is down to ... 
Dehavilland Ultra Verve Opinions ??
I can't comment on the Ultra Verve but from what I have read it is a sonic improvement over the Verve preamp which I own. The Verve preamp produces excellent sonics to my ears. I bought a 2 year old Dehavilland Verve preamp for half of retail pric... 
What speakers do you use with your SET's?
Klipsch Heritage speakers are a match made in heaven with SET amps in my opinion. I own 2 pair of Cornwalls. Over at the Klipsch Forum, Heritage owners love their tubes. Though you sometimes can have people fueding like the Hatfields & McCoys ... 
Why not more on 845 SETs?
I own the older model deHavilland Aries 845 SETamps-25 watts x 2. And a deHavilland Verve preamp paired with the Aries amps. Both units are 2 years old & bought used from Audiogon this past summer. Got the Verve preamp for 1/2 of retail price ... 
Help with very low noise, SS amp for La Scalas?
Hello Geojap. I own 1977 & 1983 pairs of KlipschCornwalls. Mcintosh autoformer amps match up very well sonically with Klipsch Heritage speakers in my opinion & others at the Klipsch Forum. I first used a Mcintosh MC7150 (150 watts x 2-earl... 
Audio Mirror SET amps,,,,,anyone heard of them?
Hello Meech33. Audio Mirror used to sell their brand new amps on Ebay. June of last year I was a high bidder on their 40 watt SET amp. Their Ebay ad stated that they would sell through an EscrowService if the buyer paid for the fee incurred using ... 
SET's and solid state
Hello Kevin66. I bought my first tube amp in July2002, a used 6 old month factory assembled Welborne Labs 2A3 Moondogs with the Ultimate parts upgrade from here on Audiogon. Julian, the seller spent $6000 plus On Moondogs, Oris horns & Revelli... 
Question for Llano owners or others w/similar amps
WTF, I did not preview my response and the damn thing ran words together that were spaced when I typed my response. Regards, Mike 
Question for Llano owners or others w/similar amps
Hello Rbinr. I just bought a 2 month old Llano Phoenix CAS 300 current amp & VA2 voltage amp off of Audiogon & got a good deal. The VA2 voltage amp uses 6SN7, 6SL7 & 12SN7(12 volt version of a 6SN7) tubes. I got 4 pair of tubes with th...