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| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… Like any good (sick?) audiophile, I like to peruse reviews of components even if I am not in the market for them. Somewhat like men having their heads turned on the street, even if they are very happy with their partners. So today, I stumbled acr... | |
| Forum Updates 11/24/2021 Thanks Tammy! | |
| Forum Updates 11/24/2021 @tammyholt I have been experiencing search problems. When I switch from "relevance" to "date", the results returned are completely irrelevant. Please check into it. Thanks! | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… re: ^^ I did an image search for Audiomat amps, and the (aesthetic) similarities are very superficial. The A200 is far more elegant, and the detail are finer, and more impressive. Having said that, virtually all industrial designs are derivative... | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @facten Colin can answer your other questions specifically, but the (two) linestage tubes and associated batteries need only be changed once every several years. The tubes have a ~10,000 hour life expectancy, and the batteries should be replaced a... | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… ...and a newly published review: http://hifiknights.com/reviews/amplifiers/circle-labs-a200/ | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @jjss49 If you move to Europe, it'll be cheaper! 😄 | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @hchilcoat Thanks. It is interesting, and apparently serendipitous how you came to the separates! I agree that the Circle Labs amps appear to be fairly versatile in terms of the speakers that they match well with. I have no worries about the K... | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @grannyring Thank you. Anyone interested in the KIMs will likely find this (pdf) review by Martin Colloms to be very interesting: https://www.finkteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HiFi-Critic-Kim-review-Award-March-2021-1.pdf I am excited ab... | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… Congratulations, @hchilcoat , and thank you for your interesting impressions. I've never heard your speakers, but on the basis of some quick research, they appear to be excellent. I wouldn't worry at all about any differences between the A200 and... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? Good post, @bubba_buoy ! It’s remarkable how many members are conflating a dislike of something, no matter how strong, with validity. | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @stuartk Thanks for your honest re-appraisal. | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? Garcia asserted Rap is not music because it lacks two of the three essential qualities of music-- melody and harmony. In his view, rhythm (the third quality) alone does not constitute "music" and I agree. It's grossly inaccurate to suggest th... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? As @larsman said – unquestionably "valid". And for those interested, here is an excellent documentary that is well worth watching: Rick Rubin: The Invisibility of Hip Hop's Greatest Producer Among many other remarkable achievements, Rubin resur... | |
| Integrated Amplifiers - Luxman vs Pass Labs re: Dave and troy Given that the OP quite clearly described his interest in just two brands, I find it off-putting that you would barge in and attempt to denigrate one of them with a comparison to one that you happen to sell. I don't doubt that... |