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| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… I'm enjoying mine as well, and @grannyring is partly responsible for my having taken the leap. As I recently upgraded my speakers to a pair of (German) FinkTeam KIM, the A200 is further revealing its potential. A terrific integrated amp, and sti... | |
| Braun Audio. Dieter Rams Designer Though it requires payment, there is an outstanding documentary on Dieter Rams available on Vimeo (also on Amazon). Here's a clip: | |
| Amir and Blind Testing @pabs85 Well, if the choice were binary, then yes, I'd agree that listening would trump measuring. This can be confirmed by the fact that not all components which measure very well necessarily sound good to all ears (e.g. a dry, analytical amp),... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing Earlier on this thread I mentioned a couple of the issues that I have with those who base their judgments almost exclusively on measurements, and what I consider to be some limitations of A/B testing as it is typically performed. But as to Amir a... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing If what has been promoted was marketing and snake oil and the earth didn’t move for you? It is common, yes, if people are honest. Alternatively, you may have preferences, and the reviewer or whoever it was that lead you to have this preconceiv... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing Part of the problem with the blind-test brigade is that I have been in a position to be vulnerable to expectation/confirmation bias many times ((over ~40 years in the game), yet there have been more than a few that failed to produce the "expected"... | |
| What is your favorite cover? Lisa Bassenge Trio's cover of James Brown's I Feel Good. Excellent, and especially on a good system! | |
| What is your favorite cover? I have a real soft spot for Incognito's cover (with Mario Bondi) of Boz Scaggs' Lowdown... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHnsBZ_kL0I | |
| Japan purchases For Japanese auctions, I have used this proxy service for years. Excellent, and recommended. Very quick shipping to the U.S., and, for some reason, deep FedEx discounts. https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en | |
| Transport Question I have a 260d and find it to be excellent in terms of design, build quality and responsiveness. Previously, I owned an Electrocompaniet EMC-1up, which was also first-rate, but as I was using its built-in DAC, and am now using an external (Denagrip... | |
| Forum Updates 11/24/2021 How about this bug fix, any headway? So annoying... Thanks, I don't blame Tammy, but it is shocking that this issue hasn't yet been resolved. | |
| Audio nonsense When serious and valuable contributors such as @grannyring are packing up and heading elsewhere, the owner(s) and Mods would be well-advised to sit up and pay attention. | |
| Von schweikert out of business since Albert's passing? I find it remarkable that any company would rely on Facebook as its primary, or, worse yet, sole business platform. I have never used FB, and am certainly not alone. | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… And yet another new review... https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2022/02/04/circle-labs-a200-integrated-amplifier-review/ A bit too much about the aesthetics, IMO, but joins the others in terms of it being overwhelmingly positive. | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? I might be mistaken but I thought Harbeth had moved its manufacturing to China, sharing the same manufacturing facility as Quad. I don't think that is correct. But it would depend what you mean by "manufactured", as some individual parts may we... |