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| DarTZeel Preamp Frank:You make good points. And I don't want to argue, either. I was just being facetious. Guess my humor needs a little work. You're right: There is WAY too much arguing and dick swinging in this hobby. It makes my stomach churn. As for my callin... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp Frank:You make good points. And I don't want to argue, either. I was just being facetious. Guess my humor needs a little work. You're right: There is WAY too much arguing and dick swinging in this hobby. It makes my stomach churn. As for my callin... | |
| accuphase vs dartzeel Teajay:I've never compared any Pass's to my DarTZeels. Sorry I can't help on that front. A friend of mine has an older X-150, and I've heard a few Pass preamps, the X-Ono, X-350, 350.5, and X-600. So I'm fairly familiar with the line. Personally, ... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp Frank:I thought twice about writing that comment--perhaps it was worded a bit strongly--but I thought I should make my thoughts known. (And I actually am pretty open-minded. If you read my posts, that should be pretty obvious.) If you read that re... | |
| Review of Dartzeel NHB-108 Amplifier Hi, Dazzdax:Great question. I have no clue why Herve calls the company DarTZeel. I'll have to ask him. Or perhaps Jonathan (JTinn) will know. I have heard the A-50V in NYC, but I've never done a direct comparison with the Dart. Personally, I never... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp I have one on order, and, with God's good grace, it should be here in several weeks. :) I heard the prototype at CES, and it floored everyone who heard it. We were using the preamp section of the EMM DCC2 (which, IMO, is one of the most accurate, ... | |
| accuphase vs dartzeel Branimir:Jonathan is the man to talk to. His website is www.chambersaudio.com. He knows the DarTZeel inside and out. I own two of them vertically biamped, and I'm in awe of their sound. The pricing is unfortunate, but that's the result of the weak... | |
| Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic I saw him years ago when he had David Lindley in the band (shit, could that guy play slide!). He put on a trememndous show, as I remember. I like his early stuff best, but of his more recent records, I dig "I'm Alive." He seems to be returning to ... | |
| Best CDs for vocals? I can't help with jazz, etc., but I can recommend Johnny Cash's four American Records albums with Rick Rubin: "American Recordings," "Unchained," "Solitary Man," and "The Man Comes Around." Each has incredible sonics, with Johnny's voice dead cent... | |
| Wife Acceptance Factor I agree that the whole WAF thing should be sorted out before you're married. Both parties should be totally honest with each other, and the audiophile in the relationship should be totally honest about how much he/she invests in the hobby and how ... | |
| Von Schweikert VRS/1 subwoofer - thoughts? I own two in my second system, but have never used them with Totems. IMO, they're one of the better subs out there. They have a mess of power for such a small box, and are lightning quick and tight as hell. I'm still amazed at their performance. I... | |
| EMM CDSD transport new version out I was wrong. Apparently, there IS a new version of the CDSD out there, and it does have a USB port for future upgrades, which will be done via computer hookup. This is straight from the horse's mouth: EMM Labs. | |
| EMM CDSD transport new version out I haven't heard of any of this. The only difference I know of is that the the most current version of the CDSD has a new Phillips transport--which was done simply because Phillips has a nasty habit of changing their transports every year, and the ... | |
| EMM vs Remiyo Splaskin:I used the balanced outs. My friend who owns the unit goes back and forth between balanced and unbalanced, as there are things he likes about each. | |
| from solid state to tube There are a lot of different ways to audio satisfaction. I wouldn't say I was ever a tube aficionado, but I did own a number of tube components over the years--more out of curiosity with the flavor of sound than anything else--but, alas, I've turn... |