pubul57
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| Classe move to China Jea, market share and sales volume? Unless capitalism doesn't actually work; though this may be a hobby where paying $2,000 more for the exact same product may actually make it sound better to the owner. Slave labor? I hardly think so. Too much Pe... | |
| How does Vandersteen 2CE Sig II compare to Treo? What is the Treo? | |
| Dual volume control - it should be standard Not sure it can be done very successfully with stepped attenuators - unfortunately (maybe with 41 steps). | |
| Classe move to China Perhaps Classe should build the same amp in Canada and China and sell them at $5,000 and $3,000 respectively and see what people end up buying - I suspect money talks. Does seem like rising labor costs for "skilled" labor in China, and with increa... | |
| What a better pre-amp Arc Ls-27 or Ref-3 That seems to be the emerging consensus, but in either case you would own a very fine preamp; no weak link with either of these two. | |
| Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier Amazing indeed. | |
| Grant Fidelity B-283 Tube Buffer: Worthwhile or No I did not realize Des was an audio peddler, it wasn't clear from his post. Thanks for clarifying. | |
| Your thoughts on these different tubes?.. I think el84s may be the best of the bunch, if you can live with 15-30 watts, | |
| Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier Have any of you Yamaha owners has a chance to compare it with something from McIntosh or Luxman? Does it compete with these higher priced integrateds? I'm considering an integrated up to $6,000 or so, but am more than open to the idea that somethi... | |
| Reflections of another year in Audio It's a 12 step program - but there is hope! | |
| Reflections of another year in Audio I have not bought, sold, or traded a single piece of gear in 2011 - that makes it a very special year indeed! | |
| Transcendent Sound Grounded Grid PreAmp heard it? Yup, it sounds like a sound piece with room for upgrades and mods - that of course would make it a more expensive pre, but as you say, a good platform for skilled tinkerers - not me. | |
| Transcendent Sound Grounded Grid PreAmp heard it? It would be interesting to hear this preamp with an LDR volume control. I imagine someone in the DIY community has tired this mod. | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Happy Holidays to all! | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? I think it is patented, in fact I think George has already nixed one such attempt of using his design commercially without permission - but George could speak to that. |