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| Digital integrated alternatives to SET tube system If you want to do a trial to see if you could enjoy SS before going all in, perhaps you should consider the Dayens Ampino Integrated. It's 25 WPC and shares many characteristics of single ended amplifiers. It retails for $560 US so you could dab... | |
| Help me pick from my sub-$1200 shortlist Usher Be-718 with diamond tweeters. I would pass on the Be tweeters unless you are willing to buy the Diamonds and drop them in. | |
| Why so few speakers have their price listed online @jeffersondavis,As a dealer, your comment is quite offensive. A dealer should quote you retail price and if they do anything more, they will not and should not be in business long. I don't take the comment personally but it does add fuel to the ... | |
| Totem Hawks The Hawk is one of my favorite Totem speakers and I actually much prefer it over the Forrest. The issue with the Hawk is that the driver used does have its limitations and if you aren't careful and love to crank your music, you have a good chance... | |
| Is this an excellent value? Yaqin is a fine manufacturer for budget minded enthusiasts. I would not let their poor and very cheap hybrid designs infer anything about their all tube designs, but I'm not sure I would spend that kind of money on a SET design from them. Yaqin is... | |
| New high end from Serbia? Auris audio My contacts don't know much if anything about Auris, which surprises me given they are a smaller nation. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. | |
| New high end from Serbia? Auris audio I've reached out to my Serbian contacts to see what they know. At face value, I would be hesitant to invest as a consumer. Four to five years with a massive product assortment like they have makes me believe they might be trying to be everything f... | |
| The Truth about Modern Class D ..and that’s just it Erik. I am a single ended fanatic. With solid state I find I usually prefer a good A/B over even class A amplifiers for some reason.There are always exceptions that might tickle your fancy in a different way and that’s what I ... | |
| The Truth about Modern Class D I've heard about five different versions of Class D over the last few years and they all disappointed in one key area - naturalness. There was always something artificial sounding that never let me engage with the music. In all honesty, the Pion... | |
| Low power tube amp for Sonus Faber? The Evolution 845 is the amplifier I was hoping to suggest and it looks like it is already on your radar. The Compact 845 is an excellent amplifier, but might not be right for every situation. In this case, I do think the Evolution 845 would be ... | |
| Looking for a warm sweet speaker Congrats Mike! Spendor is a brand I haven't had a chance to get my ears on. If at any point you are 'accepting' visitors, please let me know. I've heard great things about the brand.Since last time we spoke, I have gotten the house in order fro... | |
| Low power tube amp for Sonus Faber? Hello ei,I am the US distributor for MastersounD. If you would like to talk more about options with your speakers, please feel free to reach out to me. There are many things that would need to be discussed to make sure you get into the right amp... | |
| In need high-efficency speakers Also, what is your budget? | |
| In need high-efficency speakers Where are you located? | |
| In need high-efficency speakers I doubt sensitivity is the issue and the load might play a bigger role. 40 watts will get you around 103 db at 1 meter and that isn't anything to scoff at. If the amp can't handle the load of the speaker though it won't be a pleasant experience. I... |