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| Pass Labs x350, x250, .5, thiel 3.6 Max pain, you cannot upgrade a Pass Labs X generation amp to a X.5 series. The .5 series is a significant change from the X series for the better. Read my reviews both on the 350.5 and XA-100's for more details regading the sonics of these wonderf... | |
| Mark levinson 30.5 and 31.5 vs todays cd playerrs Sorry, French fries lets agree to disagree, besides this is all subjective and personnal taste anyways, the ML digital pieces do sound "dry" and lack the liquidity of the best of the reference digital gear today. Even when I had the reference ML f... | |
| Review: Accustic Arts Reference Tube Hybrid DAC II DA converter My last post stated that after trying Telefunkens and Mullards I came to the conclusion that the Amperex Bugle Boys offered the best of all sonic worlds when used in the Accustic Arts Tube Hybrid DAC.Well, I just tried Amperex Bugle Boy 50's Long ... | |
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| Mark levinson 30.5 and 31.5 vs todays cd playerrs Hyoon, I had a digital ML front end years ago which first got replaced with reference Ensemble pieces and now own the Accustic Arts combo as my reference.I think you would find high end digital front ends these days would make your ML combo sound ... | |
| Review: Antique Sound Labs Flora EX DT Line Preamplifier Tube preamp Wanted to share my experience regarding replacing in the Flora the two NOS Sylvana 65N7GTA's with a pair of NOS Tung Sol blackglass oval plates. Before I get into the sonic details regarding this tube rolling exorcise, I want to thank Baranyi, als... | |
| Review: Antique Sound Labs Flora EX DT Line Preamplifier Tube preamp Giudocorona, I hope your friend enjoys his Flora as much as I have since I put it into my system. Did he order it with the Mondorf cap upgrade? It really improves the performance along with replacing the stock tubes.I have heard the ARC Ref3 in tw... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi, Analogkid, I'll answer your questions in the order you asked them:1) I have heard both the Reimyo CDP and the first generation DAC. I would put them into the type 2 flavor without having the microdynamics/clarity of the AA Tube Hybrid, which h... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Ben, I have tied three different cords with my Accustic Arts gear and always come back to Harmonix Studio Master power cords.I also have found that the Ensemble Duo Isolink transformer, that was developed for transports and dacs, brings out the be... | |
| Review: Antique Sound Labs Flora EX DT Line Preamplifier Tube preamp Baranyi, it was great having you over today to listen to the system with the Mullards in the DAC, to get your take on these tubes. Not only are you a fine gentleman and somebody I consider a good friend now, but boy you hear everything with those ... | |
| Review: Accustic Arts Reference Tube Hybrid DAC II DA converter Just wanted to share that I just got through auditioning in the AA Tube Hybrid DAC the last of the great "three european sisters" tubes, the other two are the Telefunken smoothplates and the Amperex "Bugle Boys", the last "sister" being the Mullar... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Your more then welcome Hamburg. It's been a pleasure to talk to you regarding the AA Tube Hybrid DAC and the rest of your system. I'm sure it sounds great now, but watch what happens when you put in the new fuses and the Amperex Bugle Boy tubes! K... | |
| Passive Preamps w/ Transformer Volume Control Edwyun, take a look at my review on the Bent Audio Tap linestage, it will provide a great amount of information on this topic. Hope this helps. | |
| Review: Accustic Arts Reference Tube Hybrid DAC II DA converter Hi Dev, was just curious about how its going with your DAC regarding overall satisfaction and if you did put different tubes in and if so what were the sonic results?A friend was very interested in comparing his new Meitner CDP compared to the AA ... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi Richard, you are correct the AA Tube Hybrid does not have a built in master clock. The price of the AA Tube Hybrid is $10000.00. |