Tom,
There’s so much superb gear out there waiting to be discovered. Misho Wooden series, Job gear (unfortunately no longer available), Hattor, Don Sachs, Supratek, the list goes on.....
I love finding these gems.
Joe, you're 100% correct! There is a lot of audio gear many of us haven't been exposed to. Before I became disabled at 30, I made a good living as a UPS driver. Back then I made it a point to try new audio gear my friends never heard of. My first such purchase was an
Aronov 960I integrated amp when no one knew who Aronov was! The same goes for the
Aliante Pininfarina One monitor speakers I previously owned and with my
Mastersound Reference 845 amp/integrated amp that I'm waiting to get fixed and now the
Don Sachs Audio preamp! When I bought those pieces -{
with the exception of the Don Sachs which some do seem aware of}- no one knew those names, although many do now. When just one of us takes a chance on a piece of audio gear others haven't been exposed to and it turns out to be a gem, we've opened a door for others to explore that piece of gear. For instance, I had three fellows come to my home when I was selling some of my audio gear to raise
$$$$$ for another purchase I wanted to make. Well, I couldn't let them leave without playing the Mastersound via a pair of Beauhorn speakers. One of them asked what the amp was and I said "It's a Mastersound." Well, later on when they all left they told me how nice my system sounded. I, of course, assumed they were just being polite like most people are, but a few months later one of the fellows called to tell me how happy they were with their purchases, but then he told me two of them purchased Mastersound amps after they left because of what they heard at my place. See what you guys are now doing for me, I've done for others in the past and I'm sure those guys have had people in their homes who've now also been exposed to the Mastersound and thus the door is opened, the word is spread and more and more learn about an audio name they might never have heard of if that didn't happen! And this is
EXACTLY what audio should be about, i.e. as we go about assembling the best audio system we can, we should be
--1) exposing others to audio names they've never heard of and 2) helping other audio aficionados to get the very best music reproduction from the gear they own!
This is one of the reasons I joined the Audioshark forum. I can tell based on the gear you guys list as owning in the bottom of your posts, most of you have deeper pockets than mine, but because of that, you've guys been exposed to a lot of audio gear that I might never have even heard about if didn't take the time to share about it in these posts! Already I've learned about Joe's Misho Myronov Tube Wooden preamp and Randy's the Hattor "The Big" w/Active Tube Stage preamp. These are just two names in audio I might never have heard of if it wasn't for your posts here and for that, I thank you all. So now I come here to read and learn --{
which joyfully seems to be a continuing journey for me here}-- I get to read about new pieces of audio gear you're trying and sometimes I can imagine the enjoyment you're having doing so. Then sometimes I notice that one of my fellow sharks is selling a piece of gear they no longer need, want, or wish to sell to try something new, and if it's something I can use and can afford :snicker: I'll let them know I'm interested and if I get to purchase the piece I give it a try. Just like I did with the T+A Elektroakustik Amp 8 I purchased from Randy! That little amp has grown to increasingly impress over the past few months I've owned it. At first, all I seemed to be able to hear was what it couldn't do as well as the Mastersound did. However, as I sat at my laptop with the music playing in the background, I'd suddenly notice something about the music that caught my attention, and slowly I began to notice all the things the T+A Amp 8 did exceedingly well. Randy was 100% correct this little T+A Amp 8 is very special indeed. I originally purchased it just to use until the Mastersound was repaired. Now I'm not so sure I want to sell it. In fact, even though I could never afford it, I'd love to hear what the T+A A 3000HV amp sounds like. Next month I'm supposed to be getting my Mastersound repaired by John S. up in Jacksonville, FL. and I cannot wait to get the Mastersound home so I can have a shootout between the T+A and Mastersound!!!!! So Joe, Randy, Paul, and all my other fellow sharks please keep these posts coming because I'm learning about some awesome new audio gear from the rest of you sharks. Besides that, I love reading what you sharks have to say about audio...
Tom aka Thetubeguy1954
but I did believe them coz they all following the best musical sound system as you can see in the pics above. Once I contact Misho everything went smooth. He packed well for a safe trip and we have been in contact from day one and misho is always willing to help after the sales as well. 
:celebrate008_2: :yahoo1::congrats: :woot: :snicker: Now, if you don't mind my asking, on to an important question for me. I'm curious, if you're willing to share this info, how many watts does the Misho Myronov tube wooden amp have and what does it cost? TIA...
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