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| Best beer Me, I'mpartial to IPA's and have had a few recently that stand out: Firestone Union Jack, FOunders Centennial, and Green Flash.Dogfish 90 as a standby but a little to much malt IMO. | |
| 2013 Wish List More hi-end manufacturers that understand a phono section is an integral part of a preamp. How did we get on this path anyway? | |
| 2012 Jazz cd compilation: Down Beat magazine Raks: You might want to check out bandcamp. They have a fair amount of jazz on their site and you can listen to a full album (if you have the patience). Snippets are better than nothing but sometimes leave something to be desired (IMO). Also, you ... | |
| Tube Pre-Amp Recommendation "John, I am in marketing and know the power well."Great. Then you also realize that the dearth of basic information on their website creates an aura, a mystique that can create a cult following.Why do other smaller boutique shops disagree with tha... | |
| Tube Pre-Amp Recommendation "I could believe the joy the dude brings but it lacks enough information online to justify the cost for those who can’t listen to it."Bit of an understatement, don't you think?I couldn't believe the lack of info. on TRL's website.5 tubes. $6000. P... | |
| Attn: Ayre v-5xe owners The bass is light in comparision to my old threshold amp. I was told by Ayre that the bass is a little different due to the no feedback design, which could be true. What would be interesting is whether the bass was corrected in the V-1xe. The V-1x... | |
| Unusual TAS bomb I think Rrog nailed it. Reviews have become so homgenized in the listening and sound sections of the review to be almost pointless. | |
| Stereo preamp upgrade I second the CJ PFR recommendation. Unbelievable value. | |
| Gryphon Diablo & Dartzeel CTH-8550 Hamburger: I for one would be interested in your thoughts re. the boulder and the vitus ri-100. | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Any recommendations for something where charcoal comes across in spades? | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Roscoe, if you like Jarrett you might want to check out some of the early Kenny Wheeler issues on this label (Deer Wan and Gnu High). Jarrett plays on the latter, not sure on the former. Wheeler along with Egberto Gismonti were (are) my favorite a... | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Roscoeiii: If you like Emerald Tears you will enjoy Life Cycle. Amazing stuff. | |
| Ayre V-Kxe and Thiel 2.4s I've never understood the argument of using the efficiency rating of a loudspeaker insofar as determining power requirements for an amplifier. I'm beginning to wonder if there is more to the equation. I'm currently using the V-5xe with Hales T8's ... | |
| Best Preamp under 10K A lot of good recommendations in this thread. My short list is VAC Renaissance and Ayre K-1xe. Others that I am intrigued by:Burmester 035 (or 011)Hovland HP 200Conrad Johnson ET-5VTL TL-6.5Wyetech OpalThe Hovland, CJ, and Wyetech do not have bala... | |
| What preamps outshine the Aesthetix Calypso? My short list of used preamps for $5K includes first and foremost Ayre K-1xe then VAC Renaissance followed by VTL 6.5As you can imagine, all of the above rarely show up on the used market, although lately I've seen a few K-1xe's, (mostly due to th... |