rothwea
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| Torus power vs the competition Dave and Troy at Audiotroy, I'm interested to know if you have now heard a Torus unit and what your impressions were. I've tried a small number of options including an Isotek power conditioner + Syncro, and so far an 'affordable' balanced mains tr... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Prof, I have been following this thread with interest. I went though my own speaker journey a while back (I use tube amplification). The Devore O's were the speakers I lusted after, partly for the richness you mention. But to my surprise, I opted ... | |
| Tube rolling and SAC Glowmaster KT88? Glowmaster = great sound, but reliability could be better | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Prof, I have just stumbled on your thread. I've really enjoyed reading it from beginning to end. I too spent well over 2 years listening and evaluating tube friendly speakers before finally making my choice. A number of speakers I listened to are ... | |
| Best Audio Writing of 2017? We all have biases and preferences. I try to work out over time how a reviewers preferences and opinions sit with mine, and then I make allowances for those differences. The reveiwers I watch most closely are Michael Fremer (Stereophile), Alan Sir... | |
| Time for a new tube system. My dealer has got in touch with me to say that there was a fault with the ZOTL 40 I auditioned, so take my comment above with a grain of salt. Apparently there was a problem with the mono switch causing low power output. | |
| Time for a new tube system. Easy to drive 8 ohm Devores | |
| What is best tweeter height for the Devore O/96? I'm another who is disappointed by sunnyjim's posts. Two observations I made after listening to a range of 'tube -friendly' speakers, at different price points, over a 2 year period... (i) you generally get what you pay for (ii) the law of diminis... | |
| Time for a new tube system. I recently tried out the ZOTL 40's. I wasn't sold. | |
| Parallel SET with sufficient power Wise advice from almarg and atmosphere. They are the comments I'd be taking notice of. Good luck. | |
| Tube Power Amp Suggestions I am interested to see that the Linear Tube Audio ZOTL 40 got the same glowing recommendation in this thread that I've read in other Audiogon discussions. Because of forum comments and a recent review, I took an opportunity to try out this amp at ... | |
| Anyone heard Ubiq Model One? Correction - the amp was an Ayon Triton III KT150 Integrated. FWIW - my over riding impression of this amp/UBIQ combo was a lack of immediacy (and I am not a detail freak). It may have been a matching issue. | |
| Anyone heard Ubiq Model One? The variation in responses is intriguing. I heard these speakers via an Ayre Tube Integrated with KT-150's, run in triode mode. Perhaps there was a mismatch here that resulted in an overly soft sound (which was not apparent with the other speakers... | |
| $16K new/used speaker question? I agree with KeithR's comments about the Devore X. Great speakers. | |
| ProAc sound with SS vs tubes Proac's like tubes. Good quality tubes. EL-34 tube amps are not well suited to bass heavy electronica. QuickSilver Mono88's or Mono 120's (running KT-150's) are a fantastic match with Proac and would suit your music preferences. Bass control will ... |