kublakhan

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Cheaper substitute for VAC Avatar?
Check out some of the used Cayin integrateds. great sound and build quality at very reasonable prices. 
slow, funky, groovin' laid back music
Definitely Nightmares on Wax as suggested. Try also Kid Loco. For some afro/cuban jazz try Herbie Mann from the 70s.Best idea is to get a free lastfm.com account and plug in those names. You'll be able to hear snippets and sometimes whole songs an... 
Someone school me on this stuff
For the sake of argument, no budget???he must work on wall street. 
Headphone Rig for PC?
All you need is a good dac and a headphone amp or a dac with a built in headphone amp.Benchmark Dac 1 with USB is perfect for you because it also have a very good headphone jack. I used it with Sennheiser 650 cans and the sound was excellent. A us... 
Recommend Amp/preamp 1000k with Acoustats
Model IIIs. 
New Sason's Wow ...
i see they raised their prices quite a bit. 
What is the best tube pre for $350 used? HF detail
Definitely check out space tech labs! 
Lloyd Walker's Next Shocker
How dare you take a cheap shot at teleportation tweaks! i suppose the earth isn't flat either? heathen! 
Atma-Sphere S-30 MK3 Update.....
Just out of curiosity, have you tried other Atma-sphere amps? How do they compare? 
Selling to Canadians
When customs is involved you never know what's going to happen.I still don't understand this phenomenon. Twice I purchase gear from Canada and received it only to get a bill from UPS for about $20-$30 a month later for shipping charges even though... 
Quad 57 or 63 with Gradients
Hey Detlof, I guess Duke is just a tease. 
Lie you told your wife to buy equipment?
Several times I've sold equipment to guys who insisted I send the gear to their office so they could sneak the loot into the home. I'm always happy to oblige. 
Quad 57 or 63 with Gradients
Duke, I'm interested. What's the tweak? 
Is this the biggest HT system ever?
all he needs now is a clever li'l clock (in lime green, not orange, god forbid!) and he's set for the best sound EVER! 
What system do you get your audio epiphany on?
Great question!My father's solid state ARC system with Acoustat Model IIIs in the 80s was my first audio epiphany.Then my first tube amp about 9 years ago was my tube epiphany.Then hearing Louis Armstrong singing St. James Infirmary (classics reco...