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Battle of the "Davids"......Belles vs. Berning
Rhyno, the Berning is not the "next big thing". When was the last time you read a magazine review with a 270 gracing the pages?? Please, this is a great product, period and the designer does not need to sell these just to make ends meet. Next big ... 
Amp shootout.....Tenor 75wi verses Berning ZH270
This is silly, the Berning will compete easily with the Tenors. Sorry Jtinn, I WILL put my money where my mouth is, I have no reservations. I don't care how much $$$$ we are talking about, money does not always equate better sound. Let the people ... 
Amp shootout.....Tenor 75wi verses Berning ZH270
A friendly comparison with a non 5 year old Berning (which has caps that may have problems from sitting around too long) with properly set feedback and the Tenors or Atmasphere amplifers would be an interesting bout. Price here is not an issue, as... 
Amp shootout.....Tenor 75wi verses Berning ZH270
Mzn50, think about this for a moment a good front end usually shows up shortcomings in amplification, meaning typically the better your front end the better the amplifier should be. Otherwise whats the point of having a better front end? Would a p... 
Headphones and amp questions
You might like to check out the Berning Micro Z for a good headphone amp. Its dynamics and musicality are both superb. It uses a couple 6sn7's for output tubes, which are some of my favorite tubes just by virtue of sonics.Good luck,Chris 
New Resolution Audio Opus 21
As far as I know they only sell direct at this point. 
Experience with Blue Circle amps
Bowbow, that is called a charge when BC bills the dealer for repair bill made payable to BC.*Example* Invoice from Blue Circle: Total cost of BC22 repairs - $280 - amount due in full.Dealer: sends payment out to BC in the amount of $280 for repair... 
New Resolution Audio Opus 21
Thanks for the input Bigshutterbug! Please keep us informed.Best Regards,Chris 
Experience with Blue Circle amps
Stereophile and their reviewers bear little weight in regards to my own decisions concerning audio purchases. However, the bench test measurements are sometimes interesting to read and are less biased for obvious reasons. My purchases usually are ... 
Experience with Blue Circle amps
Sugarbrie, I'm just saying what I know, the dealer is well respected by everyone and I have dealt with them for years, manufacturers also have great respect for this dealer.The test is done for reliability and there is alot of great sounding gear ... 
Experience with Blue Circle amps
The BC22 and BC21 were dropped shipped directly from Blue Circle to me at the time of purchase. Its not only me that had this problem, I know of others who had simliar problems. I actually saw the e-mail from BC with the charges and the charges we... 
Experience with Blue Circle amps
The fact that the amp experienced mechanical failure does not bother me nearly as much as a manufacturer charging to repair an item that clearly was under warranty. The amp was sealed, brand new at the time of purchasing and the dealer was reputab... 
Experience with Blue Circle amps
Sugarbrie, when I was told their was a cost involved in regards to repair to the BC22, I told the dealer he could shove it. He then paid for the repair himself, so really I actually did not pay for the repair personally. I should have wrote their ... 
Experience with Blue Circle amps
My BC22 blew up when it was about 4 months old. It was sent back to the factory and they actually charged me to repair the amp which was obviously under warranty at that time. This is quite a poor policy in my opinion for a small, high end company... 
Why no threads on OTL amps?
Jtinn, just for the record it is not my goal to invalidate your comments entirely and perhaps my statement of being "quite closed minded" was going a bit far. My intent is not to create personal conflict in this forum, as I do not feel its necessa...