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I am hopelessly behind the current posts, but my favorite single malt is Ardbeg Corryvreckan. Price has gone up since that little event a few years ago, but I can usually find it in the $85 range (although some stores have it over $100). It is very peaty, and quite strong, bottled around 57%...

According to Pro-Ject's paper on their "True Balanced" TTs, cables, etc, MM typically does tie its ground to R- (edited to add link to full paper)

My local place sells their house blend in 12 oz for $16 or 5 lb for $85. I buy the big bag and keep it in the basement freezer. As the only coffee drinker in the house, and usually making just one cup a day (occasionally two cups on a weekend), I go through the bag in maybe 2.5-3 months.

TLDR: I absolutely love mine (but what do I know?). Might keep them forever, might upgrade a couple of levels someday. So that shot above is mine, and despite only one being in the picture, I can confirm that I do in fact have a right channel as well. :laughing: They are Dirty Weekend 6...

All jokes aside, it doesn't tell ME anything because I'm a complete tubey noobie. This is the first I've ever seen in person, let alone heard. It was stupid cheap and I got it to play around while I decide if and which more serious amp I end up with. So should a set of EL84 tubes putting out...

2x EL84 and 1x 12AX7B. I think it is running cooler than the Ghorn. I was hoping to toast my marshmallows over this puppy, but I'm having to eat them only lightly warmed. 🤪

Indeed they are. Feel free, would be happy to! That's probably my endgame plan...

Yep. I can't see that as anything other than horsepower.

Oh, and the power switch is on the back, as the audio gods intended.

Received my baby tube amp today. Whoever recommended the TubeCube, thank you! Will be splitting time with Gjallerhorn as it burns in.So far it sounds great to my untrained ears. 3.5 Wpc with Kara at 3:00-3:15 in passive mode, getting up to high 70s, low 80s easily. Quite bassy, actually, but...

Sounds like a familiar desire! :) Probably not a trade, but if you want to borrow one to give it a tryout, I certainly owe you that! (I have a low power tube amp supposedly arriving on Saturday for me to try out, so I can afford to be without one of my Ghorns for a while...)

I think you said they are 100 Wpc? The Zus can handle quite a lot more than that. We'd just need to turn the loud knob way down to avoid blowing out the back wall. 😆 That's a fair point, I have it connected single ended right now bc that's all my Mofi has for gazouttas. Can't give it a fair...

Yes, they say that all their amps can be used as power amps with either their own dedicated pre or anything else. I didn't realize the Evo 100 was a power amp, as they also offer it as an integrated. I see now the PA version is a bit cheaper, so the scale tips a little more in its favor...

I haven't heard any of them yet but have been researching same for my DW6. Zu has teamed up with Black Ice a number of times at shows (a tacit endorsement, imo). Their F22 and F35 models look competitive on paper to the Evo 100, one on each side of the 100's price. The other thing I've been...

Could be arranged to add another set of speakers to that race... It was a good time, glad to meet you and hear your system. The Apogees are impressive! You do RC, Zu DW6 standard version. Very grateful for the Skoll loan. Only a short session last night so far, so I don't have much to report...