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Hovland-Pre,anyone heard it ?
BTW, all my references to CAT in the previous post refer to the CAT Ultimate. 
Hovland-Pre,anyone heard it ?
Hovland pre is very good, IMO. Very sweet, but not euphonic midrange. The extreme highs are outstanding. Soundstaging is good to very good. It is quite musical. Dynamics are OK, but nothing to write home about. It is a very neutrally balanced prea... 
Best Pre-amp under 7k
They don't have one. 
Is Paypal safe?
Sorry Angela, But I am not here to sic the dogs on anyone. In order to make my posts regarding the lack of timeliness of the customer service responses of Paypal more relevant to the title of the thread, I offer that if one did have a serious prob... 
CAT vs. AR LS25 vs. AR Ref 1 vs. Hovland
Well you won't get great, extended bass out of a Hovland, nor great dynamics although it does have some assets (great highs). It is quite musical, but the CAT is more so. CAT has GREAT dynamics, is extremely transparent and neutral and has superb ... 
Is Paypal safe?
Angela, With regard to my complaint, I purposely did not want to take it offline. Sorry, if my personal troubles bother you, but I thought some of you would want to know. The part which I found outrageous is that they don't answer the requests for... 
Is Paypal safe?
I am sorry Mr. Paypaldamon, but if it takes 5 days (current tally and still counting) for Paypal to respond to Customer Service questions, you might as well just close up shop today because you are not going to be in business long. I know I am not... 
Is Paypal safe?
I don't know why it takes four days or more for Pay Pal's Customer Service to answer a question. I am currently having this experience with them and stayed tuned for how long before they reply to my email. I would say that apart from any problems ... 
Best Pre-amp under 7k
Thanks, Snook2. I didn't think you were bashing CAT. I tried to take pains to make sure that you wouldn't think that I did think you were bashing it. I had just heard you speak about the Aloia before, and I wanted to know what made it so good. Tha... 
Cardas vs NBS?
Another much more moderate cable which you might try is the old, now discontinued, JPS Superconductor. This cable is very neutral and compares well with some very expensive cables which I have tried. My experience with the $1500 + cables is that I... 
Best Pre-amp under 7k
Snook2, Please state in detail why you believe the Aloia is a step up from the CAT. What does the Aloia do which the CAT can't. Or, what does the CAT do wrongly which the Aloia doesn't do? I want to know because I have seen other posts which, I be... 
tube preamp with satisfying low end?
I second Musicslug for his CAT nomination and Hmm for his Audible Illusions choice. Both of these go low, low, low and both are excellent preamps overall. 
Cardas vs NBS?
I am a user of NBS Signature II interconnects and had also owned NBS King Serpent II interconnects . I personally find NBS on the bright side, but not harsh or unpleasant. They have a big mid-bass and are EXTREMELY dynamic. They are a little rolle... 
Vote for the best speakers in 10K range
Apres avoir relu votre reponse, je comprends que vous etes heureux de la base, je crois, sans subwoofer. Regardant mes notes de la demonstration, je n'ai pas ecrit quels equippements etaient utilises pour les demontrer et maintenant, apres longtem... 
Vote for the best speakers in 10K range
Subaruguru, Merci de votre reponse. Je dois ajouter que je n'ai pas entendu Les Parsifals Encores, mais juste Les Parsifals et je ne sais pas quels developpements ils ont fait pour ameliorer le Parsifal. Il faut admettre que les hauts-parleurs aie...