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Their EL34's are supposedly metal base replica's (basically the holy grail of EL34's.)
Their EL34's are supposedly metal base replica's (basically the holy grail of EL34's.)
welcome to the club.....the waiting game has begin
for dac if you decided to settle with 009, try look for an used neko audio d100. Preferably the mark2 version and xlr balanced version. it should be in a region of $700-900. I much prefer it to Electrocompaniet ECD-2 and Meitner Ma-1 (3k and 6k new respectively), I owned the ECD and Meitner I audienced it extensively. And don't be ashamed to have a "cheap" or entry level or whatever people say DAC on one of the totl system. I know I wont be.
Actually, I already have an entry-level DAC/amp . . . an ADL/Furutech Esprit. I've decided to be patient on upgrading the DAC, principally because I'm waiting to read reviews for the PS Audio DirectStream DAC.
Update: I probably will not have to play the waiting game. Assuming the transaction goes well (and there is no real reason to believe it won't), I found and purchased a used KGBH off the 'gon yesterday. It may not be the BHSE, but at 40% the price and the ability to have it at the end of the week (instead of at the end of this year), it seemed a no-brainer. I'm very excited, but a little concerned that folks might weigh in and tell me how inferior it is to the BHSE. But, I had to act quickly and wasn't able to seek the Summit-Fi consensus before pulling the trigger . . . .
Actually, I already have an entry-level DAC/amp . . . an ADL/Furutech Esprit. I've decided to be patient on upgrading the DAC, principally because I'm waiting to read reviews for the PS Audio DirectStream DAC.
Update: I probably will not have to play the waiting game. Assuming the transaction goes well (and there is no real reason to believe it won't), I found and purchased a used KGBH off the 'gon yesterday. It may not be the BHSE, but at 40% the price and the ability to have it at the end of the week (instead of at the end of this year), it seemed a no-brainer. I'm very excited, but a little concerned that folks might weigh in and tell me how inferior it is to the BHSE. But, I had to act quickly and wasn't able to seek the Summit-Fi consensus before pulling the trigger . . . .