Anyone heard the E.A.R. "Acute"?

@djfst. I turn the ear all the way up and use the volume control of kr audio va 900 integrated. The seimens on my bebop Jazz is great. It very detailed, fast and open. Needs a little more body but soundstage is huge and wide. I know the reviewer used kubala sosna emotion with the ear. They add warmth richness and body from what I hear about them. But just a slight bit. I'm going to try the ediswans because my dealer suggested. He has a taste warmth and richness so I will try. I tried mullards in my old Ear 868 and I hated it. Sound like a thick flannel blanket.

I always thought Van Alstine priced their gear at the lower end of the spectrom. It seems like EAR prices their gear on the higher end of things. I think the biggest problem with EAR is there customer service. I have read quite a few threads about their lousy customer service. Though no one has ever complained about the sound quality.

I've owned the EAR Acute 3 for about 1 1/2 years and have never had one issue with the player. It is without a doubt the most musical player I've ever heard or owned. I would also recommend tube rolling as a good NOS tube provides that little bit of magic people talk about. The only player I would be interested in going to would be the new Acute 4/DAC 4 combo.

Sense63 - Which NOS tubes have you tried and which ones were your favorite? What are musical tastes? Always glad to hear of another who loves the EAR Acute. It is a great player.

I live a 15 minute drive from Van Alstine, twice in last couple months I've taken gear over to him to fix loose jacks which were MY fault for using death-grip locking IC's

He showed me why it happened, fixed them both on the spot,charged me nothing,.let me listen to his yummy new Janzen electrostatics and was I on my way in 30 minutes .