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Feedback on Doge 6 CD Player?
One more thing to add.The totally solis state Electrocompaniet sounded more tube like and less solid state then the tubed Doge6 but of course YMMV.Go figure.Regards, 
Feedback on Doge 6 CD Player?
I had a Doge6 as well as the MHZS66. I had both modified with nos tubes and vcaps. At the time these units were being referred to as 'giant killers' bettering players costing many K more. At the time I felt the Doge6 had better detail and sounded ... 
Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR
Hi Charles,I'm very happy exactly as is :) I would be interested in hearing them in my system Regards, 
Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR
Hi Charles,He said he prefers these new 300bs to the tresures. Subtle of course, but that what it is in this area of audio, isn't it?The 6EM7 is a special tube. I was asking if different brands would alter the sound of my amp.Regards, 
Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR
Hi Charles,I was talking to Israel last week about trying other 300b and driver in the Franks. He has been evaluating the new Shunguag Pavane. He seems very impressed with this new 300b. I haven't heard it yet.Regards, 
Esoteric K03
I guess a name change is in order nextEnjoy the new cdpRegards, 
Is the Accuton driver that good?
Hi Develboy,Read and prepare to be enlightenedhttp://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue55/coincident.htmhttp://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue55/coincident.htmIf they are properly implimented they are not at all sterile. Also note the amps being used... 
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms Comparison
I just listened to an early Vertigo West German pressing.Unlike the SACD, it was not grainy sounding at all. I prefer listening to it. My sacd will be mothballed for the time being.Some of these early non remastered cds are outstanding. If the har... 
Is the Accuton driver that good?
Hi Devilboy,AnytimeRegards, 
Is the Accuton driver that good?
I am using tubes and Accuton drivers with great success for almost two years. These drivers pass on what is being fed to it, neither adding or subtracting anything. It is a pairing I do not see myself parting with. The tubes make these drivers the... 
It was 44 years ago that...
Hi Dave,The op of this thread is genre altering. Southern rock is a part of the rock genre. I do not see, as wonderful and enduring as the Allmans albums are, as trail blazers in the same way that the Beatle's Pepper album is.This is not about how... 
It was 44 years ago that...
Hi Dave,I listen to those three albums regularlyhaving two on sacd and one on an excellentMOFI. There where many blues based jam bands that allmans were influenced by.As much as I enjoy them this is about albums that changed the genre,not our favo... 
It was 44 years ago that...
Hi BongofuryI don't doubt your experience in live concerts or the music industryAs a kid growing up in Montreal in the '70s however, I saw Pink Floyd ELP and many other rock bands define stadium rockU2 came afterIMORegards, 
It was 44 years ago that...
Hi Bongofury.Like your take on genre bending albums. I don't agree with U2 defining stadium rock. Beatles,as early as '65, Rolling Stones, ELO, Kiss, Floyd etc., had been doing there thing for years.Regards, 
It was 44 years ago that...
Hi Onhwy61.I tend to agree with all of your choices.Genre changing. They do not have to be our favorite.I would throw in Thriller as well.Regards,