Not So Flat Broke and Busted anymore - Part Trois (Current System)I did like them a lot. Great amps if you can get by with 8 wpc. They got better when I rolled in Jupiter caps. It’s been a long time since I owned them, but they still have a soft spot in my heart,... posted 6 months ago | View comment | |
Not So Flat Broke and Busted anymore - Part Trois (Current System)Thanks @joeinid !Appreciate the feedback on the system and photos! Hopefully we can see your system at some point! ... posted about 6 years ago | View comment | |
Not So Flat Broke and Busted anymore - Part Trois (Current System)@celo I did end up selling it, since I couldn't keep my 300b SET monoblocks AND the S500, though in an ideal world, I would have loved to keep it for those times... posted over 6 years ago | View comment | |
Not So Flat Broke and Busted anymore - Part Trois (Current System)@adamaley @islandmandan Sorry guys for the late response, I just noticed you posted in my system. I didn't get any notifica... posted almost 7 years ago | View comment | |
Not So Flat Broke and Busted anymore - Part Trois (Current System)More pics added....pardon the audiophile mess, lol! posted almost 7 years ago | View comment | |
Not So Flat Broke and Busted anymore - Part Trois (Current System)Added the sweet and stellar Backert Labs Rhumba 1.2 preamp to my system this month. Great match for my Frankenstein 300b monoblocks, and my system has never been quieter! Wow! posted almost 7 years ago | View comment | |
Not So Flat Broke and Busted anymore - Part Trois (Current System)Added the impressive Coincident Frankenstein mkII monoblocks to my system! posted about 7 years ago | View comment | |
Not So Flat Broke and Busted anymore - Part Trois (Current System)Both are fantastic sounding amps, but I did not have them together on the same system, so I have no valid comparison of the amps themselves. The Almarro is simpler, cheaper to maintain (nam... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonWhere does one find these Green Cactus caps? I would like to try a pair in my Dodd preamp; it contains a hefty pair of 2.2uF Mundorf Silver/Oils. posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hey Charles, I have an extra pair of the clear glass V V 32b as a standby if something happens to the blue glass V V 32b pair that I am using now. I checked the blue glass, and they are labelled as... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).I use the V V 32b power tubes in my Art Audio Jota, and I agree, they are fantastic! posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Flat Broke and Busted - Part Deux (System Retired)System edited: Latest version of my high-performing semi-budget system! posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Flat Broke and Busted - Part Deux (System Retired)Thanks Don! Actually, I've gone from the Quartets, to the PX-25, to the Jota HC afterwards. There were other amps in between as well, but I always come back to the Art Audio amps. The Qs ha... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Flat Broke and Busted - Part Deux (System Retired)Musicfile and Foster, it's great to be back, along with the passion I once had. I love what I created here, and it will let me focus on the music for a long time (without being concerned about what... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Flat Broke and Busted - Part Deux (System Retired)Sebrof, thanks... I agree with all you say! I won't go with anything other than SET amps and efficient crossoverless speakers. There is magic there for sure! posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Flat Broke and Busted - Part Deux (System Retired)Thanks Kirk... I got of audio for a while because of limited time and increasingly limited finances. I knew I couldn't improve on my previous system without spending big bucks, so some of the passi... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy TooNice system Kirk, and a nice room too! posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
New systemStuart, very well thought out systems! You know what you are doing, and you have good ears. I 100% concur with your assessments of both, the DCCA power cables and the Gregg Straley Reality speaker ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Just buying more music nowStuart, very well thought out systems! You know what you are doing, and you have good ears. I 100% concur with your assessments of both, the DCCA power cables and the Gregg Straley Reality speaker ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment |