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Inexpensive Tube Integrated Amp (Hybrid) To Use With Coincident Speakers
Eastern Electric MiniMax !  
Your last concert was to see who and when?
Last week, 5 day music festival here in Boise, Idaho. https://www.treefortmusicfest.com/400+ bands. I went all 5 days. Hours of shows every day. Too many highlites, although two nyc bands, Antibalas &The Muckers were primo.  
Avant-garde speakers
@cbozdog used this very combo.  
Class D is just Dandy!
@mdeblanc I bought the basic cherry amp. I just updated my system info today w/pics etc. Had a couple blokes over yesterday for a 2 hour jam, the prior prez of the Boise Audio Club (who also has his eye on PMC) + the bloke who intro'd me to Cherry... 
Schiit Reference Sytem review: Freya into Yggdrasil, into Vidar
Oh they did, aye. I would have mono'd them but they're not rated to 4 so I decided to go another route (the cherry). I decided that after borrowing my buddy's @titaniumhead Rowland 525 monos and realizing class d was the way to go on these. Sounds... 
What music do you want to play really loud?
Luna - Pup Tent 
What is your goto reference recording
Andy Gravish - New York / Rome hookupNo compression, no EQ, as organic as it gets. Primo jazz to boot.  
Schiit Reference Sytem review: Freya into Yggdrasil, into Vidar
EB1i is the model. They’re frightening beasts. Had buddy's big Krell integrated go into protection every 5 minutes on them. Just got a DAC Cherry amp 3 days ago and it's rock solid on them. Loud & proud.  
Schiit Reference Sytem review: Freya into Yggdrasil, into Vidar
I owned the Vidar for a month and had to sell it. It was going into protection constantly driving my big PMC. I even had a desk fan on it as it was burning so hot. Still happily own the Freya though, awesome preamp.   
Class D is just Dandy!
I just ordered a Cherry amp, from digital amplifier company, arrives in 3 days. My local buddy brought his over for a jam. Another buddy loaned me NCore / hypex 400 monos AND Rowland 525 monos, all in the last month. Lotsa Class D for me lately on... 
Schiit offering LISST "tubes" for SAGA & FREYA pre-amps
It's here: http://www.schiit.com/products/lisst-tubes 
Schiit offering LISST "tubes" for SAGA & FREYA pre-amps
Yeah I'm curious about this also. My buddy says the front tubes are more important. Anyone else know?  
Schiit Vidar Monos or Adcom GFA-565se or Rotel RB-1582 MKII
Hey @wolf_garcia check this out, I may take the plunge: http://www.schiit.com/products/lisst-tubesHoping @acurus flames me just one more time so he gets permanently kicked off Audiogon. He's currently being monitored by the admins. Smooth move the... 
Waiting on 802D3 to arrive -- Will I need a sub?
Drop the Bass: A Case Against Subwoofershttps://pitchfork.com/features/oped/9667-drop-the-bass-a-case-against-subwoofers/ 
Schiit offering LISST "tubes" for SAGA & FREYA pre-amps
Interesting, I own the Freya. @cbozdog check this out