Hi Keith,

You're quite welcome.

“That Almarro is a beauty. I've been lusting after them even if I have never heard them. I fell in love with that tube after hearing the BAT amps. I was thinking of ordering an Almarro from Japan to use as a simple set up in my bedroom ... but the wife won't let me.”

You’re so right, after hearing the Almarro the 1st time, the relative clarity and transparency of the 6C33C was really eye-opening. The 6Moons review is absolutely spot on and perfectly captures the character of the Almarro. You know, if you really want that Almarro – one word to the wife . . . “jewellery” . . . it worked for me for awhile, then the wife got wise to my ways.

Re: the Townshends and the sound being just right and the subsequent effect when it’s out of the chain, I know exactly what you mean. For me, this was the same with my REL subs, once in and properly integrated, barely noticeable but sublime nonetheless; once out, something just seems to be missing.

No worries, even though you’re a dealer, we won’t hold it against you ;) All kidding, aside your comments ring very true and are appreciated.

Cheers.
Garry

garryh July 07, 2008 14:42

Ksroy,

Simply stunning ... in a very understated way - great equipment as well. Super clean presentation, love the way you've seemlessly blended the colours/textures of the equipment with your room - perhaps one of the best non-dedicated rooms on the 'Gon. Hell, you even managed to get the Ipod Nano w/ docking station into the overall picture with out upsetting the balance - bravo!

I bet your loving those Lamms, crystal clear, but never fatiguing, with lots of power for the 99SEs. I have the Almarro 318B using the same 6C33C tube in one of my offices, and, though nowhere in the same league as the Lamm, they sound lovely nonetheless. Obviously the VSs can be paired with a wide variety of tubes - do you, on occasion, go back and forth with the other amps at your disposal or have you more more or less settled on the Lamms?

Can you also comment on how you chose the Townsend STs and how they changed the sonic picture in your setup?

Here's wishing you many happy listening hours.

Cheers,
Garry

garryh July 06, 2008 02:55