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Tube preamp options
I can absolutely recommend the Don Sachs line preamp (6SN7 based).  I purchased one just to give it a try and ended up selling my ARC-Ref-5SE and pocketing about $10k in the process.  It's that good... in my system, your milage may vary.  Innuous_... 
What’s your latest high-end audio purchase?
Purchased a pair of Celestion Axi2050 drivers for my horn speakers.  
Boenicke
I've had the W8 and still grieve selling them.  The sound is so disproportionate to the speaker's small size it seems like some kind of magic.  One warning, you need a serious amplifier as the little rascals are very very power hungry and are a di... 
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
One last comment then I’ll sign off. I have not been on AGON for about a year and since I was interested in the new Atma-Sphere Class-D I thought I would check to see what others were saying and stumbled on to this thread at page-2. When I secured... 
NY audio show 2022
Too expensive & the whole NYC crime and PIA, I'm waiting for Capital Audiofest even with the 3hr drive.  
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
@j-wall Unfortunately, no I have not tried the PS M-1200 it would be severe overkill for my horn application as was the M-700. That being said I did hear it back to back with the PS-BHK300 on Wilson Sasha DAW and my preference was the M-1200. If ... 
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
Follow Up... While it sounds like I will never leave the 300B world please note that there is no turntable in my system after 25 years the Innuous streamer enabled divesting vinal 2 years ago and I’m perfectly happy with streaming.  
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
All... my initial report out of the Atma-Sphere-D compared to my Coincident Frankenstein Mk-2 300B amps. I listened for 11 hours yesterday deep into the night using a pattern of 2 hours between swapping then repeat. One thing to remember is in my ... 
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
Just popped the lid as I do on everything according to my wife and since I'm an engineer and do tend to disassemble everything she is right.     
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
OK I have the Atma-Sphere-D's in my system and have started listening.  "Subjective" report out later but for now some pix and a description of my humble system. The system sounds much more complex in words that it actually is. Speakers: 1) BD-de... 
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
Can we please move the measurement vs perception distraction to another thread so we can focus on Atma-Sphere's new amp here.  FYI, I am picking up a demo pair in a couple hours.   
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
I have a pair of these coming next week for evaluation at my home.  
Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life?
A pair of B&W805s sitting on top of a pair of B&W800ASW subs.  Changed my audio journey trajectory.   
Sonic frontiers
I have had the Sonic Frontiers SFS-80 amp then upgraded to the Power-2 and Line-2.  Purchased new long ago and still going strong in my 2nd system.  I turned to SET amps and horns a few years ago in my main.  As someone mentioned Chris is still in... 
How much of High End Audio is Horn Speakers?
Here's the deal... no speaker is perfect each type has strengths and weaknesses (conventual sealed box & vented, electrostatic, ribbon, horn, and a few others).  There are so many types due to people's preferences between speed, dynamics, imag...