Umm, yeah, I'd agree that you do come off as being weirdly aggressive on this issue. The review I read mentioned those facts and the review seemed very neutral and objective as far as I can tell, so I just reported it here without any intentions. So what's up with telling me to lighten up...

Quote: Originally Posted by The Monkey If the P1u is anything like the original P1, then I think that poor reviewer has something wrong with his ears. According to the review, the P1u runs on much lower voltage than P1, so that may have some kind of a ramification on the effect...

I just read Japan's esteemed audio magazine Stereo Sound (the Fall issue), and the reviewer tested the Luxman P1u with Sennheiser 800 and the new Ultrasone. He claims that Luxman-Sennheiser was a poor match and that Luxman drove the Ultrasone much better.

Stereophile just gave a pretty positive review of this Marantz PM5003 integrated amp with headphone out & phono board: Amazon.com: Marantz PM5003 Intergrated Amplifier: Electronics For the money, they say the phono stage in this integrated is pretty sweet. $450 with free shipping.

Check out this close up of the behemoth tube amp I posted on p.7, which was used for Disney's Fantasia project in the 30's. See the 866 rectifier tubes glowing blue? Mercury-vaporized... holy crap ...

Komuro 212E mono blocks

Quote: Originally Posted by ejmcgee The real issue with e'stats is they can be a difficult load to drive. Since they are a 'capacitor' speaker the impedence can fall very low at higher frequencies, thus the need for a stable amp. Thanks for chiming in, ejmcgee. Yes, this is the...

I mean, it's possible if you really know what you're doing. But electrostatic speakers require a LOT of voltage (few thousand), which most of the tube amps can't supply reliably. If you aren't sure how to match everything carefully, I'd say stay away or get a professional to set up for you, as...

Quote: Originally Posted by emelius don't let the brooms get to it, ghostmusic...

Call me a perverted person, but I want to lick it.

I recommend Jim McShane. Very honest and operates with impeccable integrity & professionalism. Tests all his tubes, and he won't carry tubes if he considers them to have production issues even though there's demand for them (i.e. JJ KT-77 tubes).

As far as I'm concerned, these might possibly be the Emperor Rex of tube amps?: The amp was created for Disney's Fantasia project in the 30's... Jesus, just imagine listening to Stokowski powered by this beast! Top driver amp is the AL4 driving 300B, which then drive the RCA MI9355 push...

Here's a phono stage of my wet dreams, Allnic Audio's H3000, which is an LCR phono stage... price is like $10K, I think... the separate power supply is not photo'd. Allnic has a cult following among the vinyl/SET/horn crowd in Asia...

Quote: Originally Posted by number1sixerfan How does this do with low impedance cans? Mainly, the W5000? I am having the hardest time deciding between this and the Woo 6 SE. sixerfan - Haven't tried with W5000 but the WA2 controls the Denon cans VERY well. I've tried LA7000...

The sound out of a good vinyl system is just different from any digital sound. As for the post re: vinyl sounding bad/inferior, if this is the consensus, then why would so many CDP manufacturers or critics or consumers claim a certain CDP has an 'analog quality,' as though that were the chief...

If you dig the classic Marantz aesthetic, gotta love the Leben CS600 (yes, I am biased). And I give it up for the classy Shindo WE300B Limited Edition. Totally dig the green/gold vintage aesthetic... just beautiful

Catcher, mono recordings sound great with certain phono stages that have mono/stereo switches, but if you have a lot of them, you really owe it to yourself to get a mono cart to really do your LPs justice. Sounds like you're into classical, and if that's the case, your mono collection will...

Got it. Let's all just leave this situation between csommers & Woo Audio now, y'all.

Well, at the very least, I think the situation could've been handled with more patience & class here csommers. It really wasn't cool to denigrate Woo Audio with subjective slurs like POS, etc... as you can see by many posts here, a lot of us weren't really convinced by your account of what went...

Not that I'm doubting the OP, but my own personal experience with Jack is utterly different from the one described here, as mentioned by others. I think we all need to calm down and wait to hear from Woo Audio before anything. As for me, it's hard for me to believe that Woo Audio would knowingly...

They sound awesome with WA2 and LISA III, as well. Will soon get an opportunity to try with Amphora, it seems... should be a great match.

Quote: Originally Posted by immtbiker ...and why did you come up to me and introduce yourself? Anyway, I picked up mine from the NYC Meet and I couldn't be happier. So far I have tried it with 1- an iMod and my ESW-10's, 2- Meridian with R-10's and 3- an iRiver H120 optically out...

Quote: Originally Posted by erikzen With the LA7000 and my MD5000 DE, I thought it sounded even better. I've come to enjoy a sound that is slightly warmer and musical than detailed and analytical. To me the Denons sounded even better than the AKG, both the 5000 and the 7000... I did...

The true test of the Amphora will be when compared with home amps, such as the WA2 that I'd been listening to for the past 3 months. Tonality-wise, I want to say that there's something similar to the battery-run Amphora to the OTL sound of WA2, which is that they both sound clear and...

Quote: Originally Posted by sbulack Several times now, the term "creamy" has been used by different people to describe the sound of the Amphora. This is not a term that I already know in relation to sound. Can someone help me out, and describe the sonic attributes summarized by the term...