upscaleaudio
Responses from upscaleaudio
| A Few Nice Words For Upscale Audio Hey folks thank you SO MUCH. Man I could cry. Our success at Upscale is because I've hired the best of the best people, and they aren't on commission. It allows them to spend time with people before and after the sale. And sometimes you have t... | |
| New PrimaLuna versus used Audio Research preamp? You need to look in the box when you buy a preamp. It's where manufacturers make margin, and bullshit abounds. Go to a restaurant, and it's $9 for a burger and fries, and $3.50 for a Diet Coke. Coke is water and syrup. Preamps are the Diet Co... | |
| Audio Research I/50 Somebody asked why ARC didn't "just include" auto bias in the i50. Because it costs. And it would then compete with the more expensive models. I don't know if this is how they did t, but the old Classic 30, 60, and 120 amps used a servo...an ... | |
| New PrimaLuna versus used Audio Research preamp? You might want to consider an SP-10MKII. Or a Ref 2. Ref2 had tube regulation as well as a 5AR4 for rectification. And 6922, which had the magic missing from 6H30 preamps. IMHO. SP-10MKII is amazing. SP-11MKII is also great,but a hybrid and has a ... | |
| Primaluna? Truth be told, if I could, I would rather be doing that all day. I love that stuff and that’s how Upscale started. Just tubes. If I could sit and bullsh*t I’d be in heaven, and that’s what I want to do by hiring people that know how to run a busin... | |
| Primaluna? Yea sorry I got defensive. I was beat tired. Also want to say I do not want to imply ASL or Jolida don’t have U.S. support. I have zero idea. The guy I mentioned bought it used. But calling me elitist is a bit much when our first product in 2003 w... | |
| Primaluna? I apologize to the group for going overboard on stuff I should never have talked about. I need to meet with my accountant about the joys of 50 states of tax nexus and I am trying to avoid anything that bores me. I will answer this question only ... | |
| Primaluna? Noted. Thanks @tsushima1 And there is something to be said about the craziest of stuff. I remember the old days at CES in the Riviera hotel, and you could barely walk into many rooms it was so hot. Then this dude plugged in an amp...some crazy a... | |
| Primaluna? I should not be so hard on SET. I get it, it’s fun. But they are touted as being "simpler" and first off, that doesn’t mean anything good and second, that’s not always true. The great fact is they have a high output impedance. And if they don’t, ... | |
| Primaluna? Dealers participating 'passionately' in these forums is a double-edged sword. They may win some fans/customers, but also run the risk of alienating an equal number of people. Just sayin' ... You are 100% right, and I rarely participate and shou... | |
| Can someone suggest a lush tube integrated under $3000 used Looks like he bought an amp. That's great. I do want to mention if you have vintage tubes you want to use, you may not have matched pairs for BIAS not transconductance. You can't match them on most old testers. If that's the case, make sure the ... | |
| What'd You Get For Xmas? @dhcod Love that. "Honey...you got me a NOS quad of 1960s Raytheon 5842/417A windmill getter tubes! How did you ever guess that's what I wanted?" Truth be told I got four bars of Italian soap. | |
| What'd You Get For Xmas? @astolfor While I appreciate your note, it hurts having my business and employees defamed and misrepresented here on this forum. And you did that. I can copy pages and pages full of e-mails and text messages to you. How can you say silence from... | |
| How Is Pathos Audio Service After The Sale In The US? The price increase is Jan 1. They have not had a general price increase for many years, so they are not even keeping up with inflation. When we took over Pathos in North America, we lowered the price on many models, including the Classic One MKI... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna I forgot to say Thank You to our customers who chimed in here and to give thanks for allowing me to work in an industry I've loved since I was 10 years old when I hacked my mom's console stereo with box speakers. Some people that are hobbyists th... |