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New Zealand meet, May 24th in Auckland
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Feb 10, 2014 at 5:20 AM Post #91 of 367
Audio Reference will be in attendance now also guys :)

They'll be bringing a range of high-end stuff for our listening pleasure (headphone gear, they do specialise in speaker-fi to obit that is beyond the scope of this event). I'm especially keen to hear the Chord Hugo, which I believe they will have by then.

I will post a list collating people's gear shortly.

Hopefully some other stuff to announce soon.
 
Feb 10, 2014 at 5:31 AM Post #93 of 367
nztechfreak said:
Audio Reference will be in attendance now also guys
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They'll be bringing a range of high-end stuff for our listening pleasure (headphone gear, they do specialise in speaker-fi to obit that is beyond the scope of this event). I'm especially keen to hear the Chord Hugo, which I believe they will have by then.

I will post a list collating people's gear shortly.

Hopefully some other stuff to announce soon.
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The Hugo looks mighty interesting. Pricey though. 
 
Feb 15, 2014 at 2:20 AM Post #94 of 367
Let's not let this thread die now... Somebody post something, anything 
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Feb 15, 2014 at 2:26 AM Post #95 of 367
Rolled a E80CC in the Crack today and it never sounded better.
Even with low impedance Magnums.

Sadly this combination can't be checked out at the meet!
 
Feb 15, 2014 at 2:35 AM Post #96 of 367
Picking up my pair of matched Tesla 7DJ8 on Monday, hope I won't be disappointed. If I am though, there's always the Telefunken 6DJ8...at an extra price unfortunately.
 
Feb 15, 2014 at 3:00 AM Post #97 of 367
silversurfer616 said:
Rolled a E80CC in the Crack today and it never sounded better.
Even with low impedance Magnums.

Sadly this combination can't be checked out at the meet!
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Unfortunate indeed!
 
I will be adding a solid-state amp to my gear lineup before the meet. Haven't 100% decided which one yet, but the Violectric V200 is tempting....
 
And I will post my Discogs profile at some point so others can see what records I'm bringing to the meet - my collection has doubled since I last updated my profile!
 
Feb 15, 2014 at 3:08 AM Post #98 of 367
Violectric.....german quality!
Good choice,Frank!
 
Feb 16, 2014 at 8:35 PM Post #100 of 367
My pair of Tesla 7DJ8 NOS has finally arrived, but I'm having a hard time trying to 'justify' its price. It costs more than my Philips 6DJ8 A-Frame, but I think I still prefer the latter... The most apparent difference is the Philips has more 'body', more 'weight' to the music. The guitar strings and vocals sounds fuller, while the Tesla sounds a bit thinner.
 
Feb 17, 2014 at 4:55 AM Post #101 of 367
^ IIRC the Tesla is like Telefunken, Siemens etc. Harder, clearer, more 'neutral' and balanced. Sometimes described as more S/S-like but also holographic.

You're pairing with a Lyr right? Give them some time. You might get to like them...
 
Feb 17, 2014 at 5:00 AM Post #102 of 367
argo duck said:
^ IIRC the Tesla is like Telefunken, Siemens etc. Harder, clearer, more 'neutral' and balanced. Sometimes described as more S/S-like but also holographic.

You're pairing with a Lyr right? Give them some time. You might get to like them...
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Nah I'm pairing them with a WA3. You're right I think, the Tesla does make my WA3 more solid-state-like. Perhaps that's why I still kinda preferred the Philips A-Frame, but that doesn't mean I don't like the Tesla. But they are growing in me though, who knows, I might grow to like them more than the Philips. 
 
Feb 17, 2014 at 5:13 AM Post #103 of 367
You never know with valves. I prefer fairly neutral sound and prize transparency and detail but not produced by being dry. I have 1 or 2 valves that seemed to have too much of that character though and so I couldn't use them - until I got a DAC (the BMC PureDAC) which gave me a lot more resolution and quality in the bass. Suddenly these were just what I needed.

Haven't heard a Woo yet. Pretty good I understand!
 
Feb 20, 2014 at 4:23 AM Post #104 of 367
Most likely will have a ALO Audio Studio Six in my hands and on display for the meet :wink:
 
Feb 20, 2014 at 4:25 AM Post #105 of 367
revogamer said:
  Most likely will have a ALO Audio Studio Six in my hands and on display for the meet :wink:
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Schiit just got real... A true end game amp to display? Mate you're going to kill many wallets there 
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