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Mundorf Silver/Gold in Oil Supreme Caps Any Good?
Hello I have experimented with Mundorf not only against others ,but with the Mundorf Supreme,silver-oil and the Silver gold . from the top the SIlver gold is only good for the top end if it needs a little life ,the silver is excellent for the mids... 
Your best picks for 2006 Best Speakers under 4K.
Hands down the Acoustic Zen Adagio. I had the Zu Druids I have Solid state and tube .The druid is more efficient and very good dynamic swings , Compared to the Adagios they are thick in the mids slow and lacking in inner detail, and the Az are lig... 
Could someone recommend a next amp upgrade
upgrade your CDp to a modded unit ,Trichord Research has got a smoking new Clock-5 module coming out very soon ,connected to their super never connected power supply module will be one serious combination for under$600that would be a solid step up... 
Need bedside Cd player to go with Raptor amp
buy something like a creek cd-50 with the great 12.1 drive mechanism and have Trichord put in their clock-4 withtheir excellent- Never Connected power supplys and new regulator, and rectifiers you will destroy anything at even more money even if y... 
What is the best DAC ever made?
the new Accustic Arts-NEW 66/1036 dac coming out this summer .I found this out in Vegas .This will be tightly guarded and patented.From what I hear this one will smoke the competition 
Review: Aesthetix Calypso Line Stage Tube preamp
88 db step settings 
Aesthetix Calypso and Herron VTSP 2
all the hype about the Aesthetics blowing fuses and tubes is all long gone , as far as fuses what , these other guys are talking about is the Callisto, that has been addresses over 2 years ago now, as is the tube issue with the Calypso.PLease reme... 
Modwright SWL 9.0SE -vs- Aesthetix Calypso?
Hello I can tell you first off the 2 preamps need 200 ,the Calypso 300 + .You for sure want to trash the stock tubes the jj are okThe 10 m Mullards are superb if you have $ 400.00 .for the 12ax7, for the input side ,for the outputs with the 6922 y... 
Blue Note CD player s
The Blue note Audio player ,especially since the last oct,upgrades make this player a exceptional; unit on all accounts ,the unit I am talking about is the tube version, using a quality power cord ,and good vintage tubes makes a noticable improvem... 
CD player in the $2,500 to $5,000 range
The Blue Note Stibbert -Tube reference ,is certainly in a class by itself , especially after getting rave reviews around the world. Even HP loves it in the new fed issue at TAS ,after getting a few upgrades gets a solid .2005 Golden Ear award! Wil... 
Choosing between the following three cable brands
what about the Zu variel ? - Zu ibus speaker cable .I have done a lot of camparison, especially after the 6moons shootout against the great stealth Indra, They were spot on , the Varial is excellent ,I had Audience au-24 , and steath Meta carbons.... 
Krell KSL-2 any good?
Hello WHy would you put that this is the preamps fault ,9 out of 10 times it is one of the tubes ,did you change them out first? I have 2 of these amps and both are excellent , you should try to figure things out before bad mouthing a quality prod... 
Best monitors under $5,000/system combos
by the way check out the review in 6 moons http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/gma2/callisto.html