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| tube dac Hawk28, the Havana has a very natural, unfatiguing presentation. Part of this I would guess is the simplicity of NOS and use of a tube output stage, it is not a buffer as in the Paradesea which is tubier sounding and somewhat less resolving. The p... | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... Atkinson measured the amp and noted an unusual anomaly otherwise it measured very well. His subjective impressions were the same as Fremer's and he seemed bewildered based on the overall measurements, an "enigma" as he noted. Is there an impedance... | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... Frenchfries I read the review, I thought it was informative and fair. Whether or not you agree with it or not is fair game but your reaction seems a bit too defensive. The area of tonal texture, nuance and decay, which is a general cavaet I've not... | |
| Verity Audio speakers I agree with you Brf and that principle has always correlated to the "ideal" for the vast majority of speakers, too bad most of us don't live with ideal conditions and it always gets back to how important the room comes into play as the real wild ... | |
| Verity Audio speakers I heard the line in Montreal several years back including the Parsifal Encore, Ovation and Sarastro. The Ovation and Sarastro were in smaller rooms with Silversmith cabling and Nagra electronics, lovely AND memorable sound. The Parsifal Encores we... | |
| Top or best amps for merlin vsm Ollirdep, I honestly don't believe you are going to find a SS amp with ALL the attributes of the best OTL's, it may exist but I would expect it would be pricey. I'm sure you might find one you like UNTIL you listened to an OTL with this speaker. T... | |
| Top or best amps for merlin vsm I think it would depend on your taste and in the case of the lower powered amps, room size. The Trancendent T8 for example at 25 watts may not have enough power in a large space. Sound wise I would choose any of the OTLs on the list for their abil... | |
| Anyone in New York with Grand Veenas? I too would love to hear these speakers. I did hear a pair of Episodes in a less than optimal set-up and was duly impressed. The high frequency performance was astonishing as good as ANYTHING I've ever heard. Wonder what the deal is here? | |
| Joule Electra VZN100 Thoughts Desalvo, I too noted a hum when I had the Joule in my system, most likely a ground issue or maybe the 60 hz buzz from the power transformer, who knows? It never went away but on the other hand it was never an issue when listening, just a bit annoy... | |
| Joule Electra VZN100 Thoughts "I like the sound of the Joule OTLs. Still, I did hear one at a dealership that had a BIG quality control problem. Once in a while the amp would put out a loud pop. This occurred randomly and in both channels. It turned out that the tube sockets h... | |
| Time of listening session? Sorry Roxy, you'r right, I generally listen after sundown!PS Charles "Micah, I shot him in self defense, had no choice" Well Lucasboy I'll take your word for it, some folks jus need killin" | |
| Time of listening session? I love gunsmoke too, but my favorite is The Rifleman, great half hour stories and at times, ambiguious moral lessons. All the characters are flawed in some way and it is sometimes tough to reconcile the measured reasoning of Lucas and his ability ... | |
| Joule Electra VZN100 Thoughts I can't help you in that I haven't ever owned them but I did have the opportunity to have a VZN 80 in my system for an extended period about 9-10 years ago, glorius indeed!Your concerns are the same as mine and a reason I ultimately decided agains... | |
| How big of a difference do amps make? Elizabeth I would venture that you never heard a great tube amp or maybe you have never owned one, just a guess. So far as colorations with a tube amp wouldn't you also acknowledge that tube pre-amps also can add their own flavor? It seems your fe... | |
| neutrality vs musicality I agree with Newbee. This whole debate is an exercise in futility as inferred in Viridian's post. To me it is always about accessing the performance. Every system I have heard is different in some way. Some access the music better than others. The... |