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Mark I agree, the age of tubes in audio will continue past many of our lifetimes. I just found out about the sonic greatness of the 300b...

Only from Ralph. Even if all the manufacturers of guitar/bass amps switched to only making SS amps, that leaves billions of tube...

I listen to tape 30-40% of the time, Vinyl about 40%, digital 20%. Tape is king as far as I'm concerned. Both 1/2" & 1/4"!

What was the "hate" part about?

Great system, very "analog" based. How much of your music content comes from R2R tape?

Resurrection of a very old thread. I wanted to dive into the high efficiency speaker circle and bought a pair of used Forte IV earlier...

Latest update: After living with the Clarisys Arias for the last 2 months I have settled in on the setup in my 22.5' x 33.5' room. Mid &...

I love my Atma-Sphere Class D monos too. I chose them for many of the reasons listed. I also wish for 12v triggers. At least the power...

If all the big three CD quality streaming services charge relatively the same cost to subscribe I guess it just comes down to witch...

Louis Armstong.

I tried to reach the US Auralic site this morning and no bueno! Have they just shut off the US or completely shut down?

My takeaway from the article was the focus on switching from tube equipment. I have been told musical equipment gear (guitar and bass...

Mark, no it was another solid state preamp. I had a love hate relationship with the Ref 5SE, unfortunately it moved to a new loving owner.

Is the previous "preamp" the ARC Ref 5SE?

ive owned about 35 of them over the years, currently, 1968, 1990 928gt, 1997 993TT, 2016 991TTS and 2014 Cayenne TTS