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Tubes or solid state for Sonus Faber Grand Piano
I have Sonus Faber Home Grand Domus & love them. I have them with a Cary rocket 88 witch is only 20 watts in triod / 30 in ultra-linear. I dont feel I need more power. It is a nice combo. The Cary replaced a Mac MC-402. 
Top ten tube preamps
ConradJohson/art/16LS/17LS/Premer10 All Audio Research REF & LS26/LS25 only MK1 & the SP-10 ALL VAC Renaissance/CAT/Jadis. 
Aesthetix Calypso compatible with Pass amps?
DEV ;) Thats funny you kill me HE HE.................. Kevziek Did you not read this part->(and I mean a little) I loved the Calypso it is very fine for the $$$$$$$$$ EVERY SYSTEM IS DIFFERENT.CABLES/PC/CON/CD PLAYER/ANALOG/HOME/WOOD OR CEMNT. ... 
Aesthetix Calypso compatible with Pass amps?
I had tryd the Calypso with my Pass 250.5 it was a nice match. But a little to layed back for me & The upper end was a little (and I mean a little)on the dark side. Bass was real good not to fat & real tunefull. Midrange was open & tra... 
Anybody compare NuForce to ARC Dig Amps
Well I was at my local Pass labs dealer on saturday & he was selling his personsl X250.5.(He had moved to the 350.5) & He offerd me a great deal on it. A deal I could not pass up. I bought it & MAN is it increbible. I see why thare is ... 
Theory about Cary amps and their reviewers
Funny thing I went back to Cary in a SLP98P. Witch I love. Maybe a Cary dig amp this time & I do NOT thank Dennis Had is a hothead He is a good guy. & I find Cary's customer service to be pritty good. 
Anybody compare NuForce to ARC Dig Amps
Thanks Jp must be tuners I read about. Still have not got anything yet.I am still thanking a used 150.2 or 300.2. I miss the 150M. 
ESOTERIC X-03 VS. AYRE C5XE
(I wonder if the used market on 'gon is any indication of an equipments performance. Case in point, there's quite a few Esoteric's being sold in the used market and almost none of the C5xe or Ayre equipment for that matter. The assumption I have a... 
Anybody compare NuForce to ARC Dig Amps
Thanks Jp & Wooburger for the relpy. I am looking at a ARC 150.2 to. And Jp dose your Nuforce 9 amps mess with your TVs..?? HO Dave I have had A COUPLE OF THE NAD AMPS & INT in my home. NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE CARY SL98P or ARC Thanks anyway. 
Why doesn't Musical Fidelity offer balanced output
(You had a valid argument against balanced). So BOB do you have 100 feet of XLR cable in your home system??????????. It is in the implementation. (Fortunately the professionals in the recording, mastering and broadcast studios understand reality. ... 
Is there a differenc between McCormack DNA125&225
Thanks. I hope I will get the DNA-125 win my daeler Scott gets back from CES . 
New Digital Switching Amplifiers
Thats 150-M. 
New Digital Switching Amplifiers
((((Personally I dislike the entire working principle of digital amps(aka class D,PWM). First of all the introduction of a convertor into the signal chain(converts the analog signal into a pulse-width modulated one),then the fact that the transist... 
Dynavector 10x5 or Sumiko Blue Point Special?
I had a Sumiko Blue Point Special and now Dynavector 10x5 all I can say is the 10x5 is more open oh hell it is just better in every way.That is on a Music hall MM7 table with a MUSICAL SURROUNDINGS - PHONOMENA Phono preamp. ENJOY. 
Theory about Cary amps and their reviewers
(They sound very good but there are several that sound as good just different. My only opinion is they tend to be unreliable and the owner is unreliable. One or the other is normal but to have 2 strikes against them scares me) I have owned 7 Cary...