mikelavigne
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| DarTZeel Preamp OB, i was not referring to the ML2.1's with my reference to typical SET warmth or limitations. i should have expected that you might take my comments to refer to your amps; sorry; that was NOT my intention at all. i would guess we both agree that ... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp OB, you have asked me a question 2 different times and for various reasons i had not yet answered you.....my apologies. i was fortunate that yesterday i again took possesion of the pre-production darTZeel preamp......i drove to Portland and back..... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp all, i have been watching TV for the last 4 days. this thread has made me avoid listening to music......as i don't want to be reminded of these issues. i listen to escape the daily stress and look forward to sharing in the audio community.i accept... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp OB, the manual was written for the original version of the amp and not for version 'B'. if you read my first post in this thread; it describes the reason for the required breakin. when the importer ordered a large amount of these amps at once; the... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp Frank, while i may agree with jtinn regarding the review methodology, i don't agree in any way with jtinn's characterization of Marc and Jeff or his opinion of their motivations....and have told him that is how i feel. i think you know that i am n... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp Jack, the difference between us is that my 'R' likely should be an 'A'; and your 'A' should be an 'M'.:^)Frank, the reason i deleted that 'early Sunday morning' post was after hitting 'submit' i thought that maybe if i just didn't go any further w... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp Jack,regarding how my post on the Esoteric/emmlabs comparison compares to Jeff's review;1. my post was not a formal review, it was a one-day shootout...no more, no less.2. full disclosure. i was very forthcoming about exactly the circumstances of ... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp i guess we really do want to debate review methodology. if you want my further take on the dart pre you'll find it on my system thread when i have the time.regarding what Honda might do. Honda spends around 2 Billion dollars and at least 4 years t... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp OK guys; so you want to know about the dart pre? you sure you don't want to debate reviewing methodology a little more? ;^)i had one of the first two production run dart pre's (the other one is in Europe) in my room for a week prior to the RMAF, a... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp Frank; i hope all is well with you.no amp is perfect to all ears or in all systems. and all the amps discussed in this thread are very good.regarding Mr. Fritz's review of the darTZeel NHB-108; Mr. Fritz did not say that the darTZeel was not a goo... | |
| Placette RVC vs. Adcom GFP-750 in passive mode my Placette RVC is passive. i have not tried the Placette active pre; Guy Hummel (Mr. Placette) says that his active sounds better than his passive.why might the active be better? i would guess that many/most systems can benefit from some advantag... | |
| Placette RVC vs. Adcom GFP-750 in passive mode Placette offers a 30 day money back guarantee; so it will cost you almost nothing (shipping...it is small and light) to try it.i have used the Placette as my reference for 4 years and it has bettered all comers in my system (until the brand new $2... | |
| Lamm ML 2.1 SET vs ASR Emitter II, DartZel i had two darTZeel amps and the new dart pre in my room for a week. if either the Lamm ML2.1 (with any pre) or the ASR Emitter II are better then i take my hat off to them.....and rejoice that that kind of performance is out there. the dart combo ... | |
| Walker EST Silver treatment? i have not used SST but have very credible friends that love it and have had great experience with it. Lloyd Walker's tweaks are all pretty good.....i use a few myself.i would very strongly caution that SST be used very carefully. if this stuff mi... | |
| Avalon Isis 'hifi' is when the elements of the musical presentation are all there but the 'soul' or 'nuance' or 'sparkle' or 'whatever' is missing. it is not the same as an 'edge'....but it can be related to the tonal character or lack thereof.does what i am ... |