Dartzeel amp lives up to hype

Dlanselm: I may be wrong, but, I think the amp you are talking about was one that has was treated with an aftermarket product that voided the warranty. The amplifiers that were treated are the only amplifiers I know of that have ever had any problems. The other amplifiers from the same exact production run are all running flawlessly.

Elberoth2: Considering the preamplifier has not shipped yet, your source making comments about the darT "combo" is not very accurate.

Jonathan Tinn
darTZeel North American Importer

Dlanselm: Yes, if we are talking about the same owner, he treated the amplifiers with a product I had forewarned him about. It has destroyed a few systems that I am a ware of. Definitely not a problem with the amplifier.

John Atkinson, during his test acknowledged that the Stereophile "Amp and Component of the Year", blew a fuse when he had no load and exceeded the limits of the amplifier. The fuses did their job. It wans not until he mistakenly put the wrong value fuse in that the amplifier was damaged. Please re-read his tests, he absolutely loved the amplifier.

Also, I think Hi-Fi+ gave it amplifier of the year as well.

Elberoth2: The fact that your friend is in Europe does not change anything. There have only been three preamplifiers shipped and I assure you none was to your friend. I am sorry if you recieved bad information. You should give a listen for yourself, if you have the opportunity. The sound is like nothing else I have ever heard.

All the best!

Wow, lots to respond to:

Elberoth2: No problem, I am sure your intentions were honorable.

Steinway57: Having an audio dealer friend "who has been in the business for 3 decades+, and who really has golden ears and also can sell the amp if he chooses, heard it an was less than impressed. He says it was blown away by other amps costing a small fraction of its price." means nothing. Where did he hear it? What did he know that was in the system? Unless he was incredibly familiar with the entire system, how could he pinpoint the bad sound to the amplifier? Do you really think he could sell the amplifier if he really wanted to? I do not think he could and I think he is misleading you. Hear it for yourself, I would bet my left testicle you would not agree with him. :) BTW, I am much more fond of my left testicle than my right.

Frank: I do not want to get into the SST situation. I am happy to talk to you offline, but another person you should contact is Calloway here on Audiogon. The product is good sounding, but incredibly dangerous and I would not use it. The Vivd on the other hand is terrific.

Dlanselm: I cannot really know for sure. There are plenty of people that love to tweak. It does not matter how good a component sounds, there may always be a bit more there with propoer isolation, damping, contact enhancement, etc. I generally stop at anything that voids a warranty.

Essentailaudio: With all due respect, I do not think Mike was really addressing you.

Jond: Very well said! Hearsay is not generally worth repeating if one is putting their name along with it. Someone told me that once :)

Rgs92: Thanks you! We worked very hard to get the sound good in NY, and due to the very small size of the room and the large size of the speakers, we were very surprised at how good it sounded.

Dlanselm: Certainly a single call to me could have given you the answers you are looking for. I do not even know who you are. Where did you purchase the amplifier?

It sounds to me like your preamplifier has a problem and sent DC out to the amplifier. The fuse in the amplifier did it's job.

If you want more help, please give me a call or email me.