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Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
Nina Simone, among a very few others. 
Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it?
Rafael,thanks for your input. My opinion was based on the Musician II which was VERY powerful but far away from musical. It just had no soul. At that time the Plinius' top of the line was the SA-250mk4 and was both powerful and musical. I've no ex... 
New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre
Looks like a modern revival of the great Consummate set. If so, this will be one hell of a unit!! AG 
Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it?
Definitely a bad set-up and I wouldn't be surprised that it was cable related too. I've been listening to Plinius amps for over 10 years now and with regards to their reference products they are very hard to beat. They possess a very fine sonic ba... 
Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it?
Also, Plinius amps are a great match with BAT gear..!AG 
Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it?
Plinius SA-REF (or SA-250mk4 x 2) x 2 operating in Monoblock will do the job just fine and you'll have much much better sonics than any Musician amp you care to choose. Another bonus is the fact that Logans + Plinius = Match Made In Heaven !Good l... 
bullet proof amp
Used Plinius SA-250MK4 is as bullet-proof as it gets, excellent sound and will drive whatever you care to feed it.AG 
Best EL-34 Amps?
Cary V12 Monoblocks 
How much power is to much power?
Audiofeil, I can see what some of the readers here think of you...you just keep digging more holes for yourself.Over'n'Out. 
Powerful Tube Amp for SF Strads?
LLoyd, I'd look into a used pair of Cary V12 monoblocks. Those are VERY comfortably driving a friend's Infinity Beta ribbon panels. The V12's are also very musical amps a la Cary tradition..I'd think they would fare well with your Strads. The Beta... 
How much power is to much power?
Audiofeil, seems you're still a rookie or you just didn't understand what I said. Either way, you still have a lot to learn! My point is very clear since speakers differ in size, internal volume, number of drivers etc..FAS, would you drive a singl... 
How much power is to much power?
Yes, there's such a thing as 'too much power'. It all happens when your amp is so powerfull over your speakers that the sound is 'choked' and the speakers can't breathe.I know many will disagree, but I experienced this phenomenon a few times along... 
Atma-Sphere S-30 MK3 Update.....
Kublakhan,Actually this is my first Atmasphere amp AND first OTL experience. I believe Ralph's amps are very similar if not identical, in design, except for their power output capabilities and the available mods. The bigger Atmasphere models might... 
An Audiophile's journey
PhileFreak,Actually, your English is very good..!..LoL..I agree with you on the supremacy of tube amplification. I've been on a similar journey (i think we all have, one way or another) and would not tolerate SS anymore except for a couple of bran... 
Most enveloping sounding CDP
Great musical and very involving player.AG