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| USB DAC Recommendation Mezmo my experience with the MHDT Havana could not be more different than yours concerning detail at low listening levels. I feel no need to turn up the volume, all the music and low level information is there along with natural dynamics and the a... | |
| Best tube pre-amps under $1,000 I just read the previous inquiry this guy made last year and noted no response from him on that thread or this one. This guy it seems is just a troller. It doesn't seem he is serious or really interested but maybe to the others that are in the sam... | |
| Best tube pre-amps under $1,000 I can't comment on what a new 1K or less pre-amp or less today sounds like, or more importantly how it would sound in a given system. My thoughts would be you would have better results with an acknowledged great preamp from the past maybe 20-25 ye... | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? I have done a bit of research on the differences between the LS26 and LS27, trying to read between the lines but I really couldn't determine anything substantially different other than a beefier power supply and different parts. It seems the chass... | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? Bottom line kind of a Cavaet Emptor, buyer "be aware" as some past ARC customers here have become. I hear you Knghifi and agree. This isn't to say that at some point in the future I wouldn't purchase a new ARC product if I felt it offered what I w... | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? Efner, this isn't about capitalism it is about ARC's perceived marketing model and how some see it. Your comment about ARC's new offerings effecting resale values and ARC not caring, I'm not too sure they don't care. If the resale value plummets o... | |
| Berning ZH-270 & Joule Electra LA-100 MK3 speaker Hi RockerI just received my tube order from Andy yesterday after 2 weeks. He told me it would be awhile if that was ok. After years of dealing with him, what's good for Andy is good for me. I really like his old world approach in the hustling bust... | |
| driving Verity Audio Parsifal Ovations? If you can find a Berning zh270 used run, don't putts to buy it. It is stunning with the Verity Parsifal Encore. If the Ovation is a similar load, I am not in the know on this, the results should be equally compelling. I doubt you will find a MUCH... | |
| Worst record ever? "Anything by Loverboy. I had a girlfriend in the early 80s who played them over and over. Now if I hear them it makes me want to climb the clock tower with a rifle."Biffrythm is it Loverboy or what it reminds you of? Sarah Vaughn singing the Beatl... | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? I also want to make it clear that I have great respect for ARC. They have been most instrumental in the renaissance of tube amplification and a clear cut front runner in cutting edge design since their inception. I have owned 4 ARC products over t... | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? I'll tell you what I would like to hear, a SP-10 Mk 3, that is maximizing that circuit with the best parts and see what we end up with. I know, I know the design is a bit long in the tooth compared to today's but I wonder how much better it could ... | |
| Berning ZH-270 & Joule Electra LA-100 MK3 speaker I don't know what your budget and listening preferences are but a speaker with a small footprint that offers clarity, extreme coherence and excellent dynamics for a 2-way design, with the right amp, which you have, is the Merlin VSM-MM MX. This sp... | |
| Merlin Master Bam Alert I have heard the Cary 805C's several different times in different systems over the years. I have not heard the Fila but sure like what I read. Than98 I would keep that Fila around awhile before selling it, you might reconsider but then again your ... | |
| The downward spiral..... "There's no substitute for a serious $150k system?" How about a more serious 250k system, but seriously how serious do you want to get? Seriously, I just don't get it. I often wonder what this is really all about. It isn't necessarily the cost it ... | |
| So, what DON'T you spend money on? Well some of the above responses are quite interesting. I still have a cell phone from work even though I haven't worked for a while due to the building market here in Central Florida. Thankfully we are blessed in that we have no debt and don't ha... |