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High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Saki70,You know what they say:"A thread's not a thread until it hits 500 posts.":-) 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Veroman, thanks a lot for that specific information! 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Rob, thanks for the comment about "refinement." I was wondering about that, too. 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Mikirob,Thanks.One more question: How do they fare at lower volumes? Some speakers need to be played loud to "wake up," so to speak. How are the Lores in this regard? 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Sebrof,Will do... I just need for things to slow down at work so I can escape the office. ;-)Have you found similarities between the Katz and the Lore, since you've owned both? 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Rob,When I spoke with Eric Alexander and asked him about my choices and about the De Capo, which he said he was quite familiar with (but did not try to trash, which I respected) he basically said something along the lines of, "The Lore would be an... 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Veroman,Thank you. I have been on the Audio Nirvana web site and I had a couple of phone conversations with David Dicks, the owner, back when I was considering how to get into SET amps. He has a house-designed, Chinese made 300B amp that goes for ... 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
For what it's worth, I hadn't seen this before, but this is Tim Smith's review of the Mini-Lore on the Canadian site Wall Of Sound. He's the same fellow who loved the Coincident Dynamo 34 SE amp. 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Atmasphere:Thanks a lot for the technical insights.Charles:Looking forward to hearing from you.Almarg:You always have so much to add to the conversation, thank you. Just to clarify, I do have some size flexibility here. I'm happy to move to a floo... 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Dan,Thanks for the Tannoy information. I believe that Brian Smith of Audio Note Kits really likes Tannoy and I think he told me at one point that a number of his customers run the ANK SET offerings with Tannoy's, too. I've never spent any quality ... 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Everybody, I deeply appreciate all of your insights! Sebrof, I'd love to get to LSAF but have to work that weekend so I'll be missing it this year. I actually spoke to the fellow from Pi. I've also corresponded a bit with Audiokinesis (Duke) who's... 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Listening to Joni Mitchell's greatest hits CD tonight. Not even a huge Joni fan, but man, what the Kit 1 does with her voice and acoustic guitar is just luscious. :-D 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
Charles,Interesting that you put the Jupiter's in your Frankensteins - I don't know that I'd have the nerve to mess with such a top-tier, commercial product. But interesting to hear that they made a difference. I think my first upgrade to the Kit ... 
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If you are at all open to do it yourself work, I just finished building the Audio Note Kit 1 and it sounds sublime. I started a big thread about it here on this forum and I also created a blog documenting the build process. Might be worth looking ... 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
John,Link broken for me. Try this. Reviews of those Jupiter caps are stellar. Not in the family budget right now but an interesting upgrade possibility. Thanks!