steve_zettel
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| Herron HL-1 Preamplifier, Solid State; Herron still in business? Thoughts about sound? I’ve known Keith for years and owned several of his preamps and phono amps, though I haven’t had the pleasure of owning an HL-1. However, right at the time he was introducing it I caught up with Keith at CES when he still made the trips to the sho... | |
| I took Frank Zappa’s advice Makes me want to Sheik Yerbouti. . . | |
| help me identify this amplifier Zip ties were indeed available in the 80s. I used them in the Navy in the late 70s and early 80s. | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! A$AP Rocky -- L$D Chance The Rapper -- Summer Friends Bonus Track: Yosi Horikawa -- Bubbles Alternate Selection: Brian Bromberg -- The Saga Of Harrison Crabfeathers Lease-breaker Special: deadmau5 -- Raise Your Weapon Little Girl With Guitar:... | |
| THE NEW DCS APEX DAC VS THE PREVIOUS ROSSINI Thanks for the time and effort taken to share your listening session. Of interest to me since I am considering having the Apex upgrade done to my Vivaldi and the system you listened to at the dealer is similar though not identical to my own (D’Ago... | |
| WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD? Count me as another who was struck by the strangeness of the Napoleon XIV song, "They're Coming To Take Me Away" in 1966. It was immediately one of my 45 rpm purchases and I played it a lot. So much in fact that my Mom told me, "One more time, and... | |
| Warm, rich but detailed SS preamp (made you give up tubes) D'Agostino Momentum HD. I replaced all my Pass gear (XP-27, XP-30, X260.8 monoblocks) with D'Agostino Momentum electronics and love the sound. I have the greatest respect for Nelson Pass and his products, but the D'Agostinos made my Pass stuff sou... | |
| Bruce Edgar I had the great pleasure of meeting Bruce at one of the shows in Las Vegas. I'd already built a pair of his Edgarhorns and a Seismic subwoofer by going the DIY route -- using his "salad bowls" for the midrange horns, his horn shells for the LF, an... | |
| Best 40 to 50k used speakers I moved from KEF Blade 2s to a pair of spotless used Sonus Faber Aidas for just a little more than $50K USD, including shipping to the US from the UK. Since you're in the EU, presumably they could be had for less if you can find them.List price of... | |
| I really wanted to dislike D'Agostino Yep. I first heard D'Agostino Momentum electronics with large Wilsons at a major metro dealer. It made me go back to the drawing board in terms of my own system (Pass/KEF Blades). I've now got Dan's Momentum HD preamp and S250 stereo amp along wi... | |
| What is the appeal of the Denon 103 cartridges? Had a 103D and a Zu modified 103 and honestly, while I could certainly enjoy music with either, neither one was anything special and the Zu definitely wasn’t so much better than the standard 103D to be worth the additional price.For the same money... | |
| What are the best Room Accustic Treaments members have found? I have both GIK bass panels and corner traps and ASC Tube Traps. The ASC Tube Traps, though more expensive, are by far and away the more effective of the two. So much so that the GIK corner traps and some of their bass absorber/diffuser panels are... | |
| Favorite cover? Pretty much any cover that Annie Lennox decides to do. . .Steve Z | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? The one I listen to now — D’Agostino Momentum S250 stereo amp. I’d been through some very nice Pass amps prior but the D’Agostino was the difference between live and life-like.The first really good solid state amp I heard early on was a Bedini 100... | |
| Kef Blade or Kef Blade Two for bigger room Hi blueskywalker,You're very welcome. In my basically L-shaped space I have the Blade 2s firing down the length of the room. It isn't ideal, because that results in the right speaker being 1 meter from the side wall but the left speaker sees open ... |