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Anyone have a chance yet to hear it? Apparently available for sale in early December.

So I decided to do a review on the Hegel H80 after 3 months of ownership. How did I get here? While attending the Montreal audio show in late March I stumbled upon the Hegel H80 in a number of different speaker manufacturers systems. In each case the Hegel was used primarily for two reasons a)...

Thought I would do a basic review of the latest BE version of the Reference 3A MM De Capo monitor speakers now that mine are fully broken in. Why did I buy these? Short answer is I needed a higher efficiency relatively compact sized monitor for my smallish listening room and a dealer I trust...

Here is a question.... Finally got around last night to mounting a new Lyra Delos on a VPI Classic 2. Using the VPI jig the Lyra is bang on (again according to the jig) using a digital stylus gauge the tracking force is also measuring between 1.7-1.8 (as recommended by Lyra), and lastly using...

And of course only in Canada do we make a beer dedicated to that incident...

Protester's have to be careful in Canada or they might get attacked by a Prime-Minister.....

I much prefer the former non-NASA finish options....

I just ordered a pair of these on the recommendation of dealer I trust and can't help but notice just how ugly they are. Very ugly. Fortunately they are going into a dedicated listening room and only I have to see them but did I mention the ugly part? Anyone have any thoughts on these or owned...

It’s time for a new phono cartridge – the dealer I purchased my phono section from doesn’t sell cart’s however he tell’s me the gain on my phono stage + 48.8 db with a switch that can boost it to + 67.0db and MC loading is limited to 100 ohm only. Input sensitivity for MC is .45mV and the Table...

As much as we seldom read "the rules"...we should more often...these are some good one's !

Thinking it is time to upgrade the DAC - looking for something that does a good job with USB and preferably still has coax. input. Don't need it to function as a pre/headphone amp. Price range is in the $ 1500-$2000 range. Suggestions ?

Decided to come and check out this forum after a few people started mysteriously disappearing from another forum I frequent. Always look forward to exchanging ideas and sharing the fun of this hobby with others.