Stereo Times review on the remarkable Naiu Labs Ella MKIII amplifier


The review on the Naiu Labs Ella MKIII amplifier has just been posted on the Stereo Times website. If you read the details in my review you will then understand why the Ella MKIII amplifier turned out to be one of the most extraordinary experiences I have had as a music lover/reviewer in the last forty years. The greatest compliment I can give this amplifier is I bought it after the reviewing process.

teajay

+2 @audition__audio 

The guys just trying to make a living and if this helps, more power to him.

Huh?? If that is the goal, then he should have known better to respond to the folks who read his reviews? First read the entire discussion and then post.

Hey Audition_audio,

My real job is being the director of the Chicago Institute for REBT. I review for only two reasons: 1) Love music and finding great equipment to hear it through. 2) Sharing in my reviews and here on the forums gear that  offers great performance by small artisan companies that cannot afford advertising or formal marketing.

So, your remark, "Please don't frame this as you helping other audiophiles" is disingenuous towards me. Many of my reviews are instigated by GON members asking me to set up reviews on gear that they want to know about, and trust that I will, in a review, give them information that will be helpful to them.

 

Personally Iam ok Teajay letting me know his review for certain gear is ready, I benefited from it . If I don’t have interest I move on. Teajay loves music and his passion is reviewing audio components. He and his wife both have good job. I visited him once, He has huge house.

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@teajay  Keep up the good work.  Yes, your experience and observations add value to these forums.  As do DIY’ers, dealers, manufacturers, distributors, repair techs, etc.   Audiogon offers a smorgasbord for those who wish to learn more about audio.  If a post isn’t of interest, just move on.

For those who can’t attend audio shows, this is the next best thing.  Where audio enthusiasts can interact with principals who participate here.

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@teajay Re: my Concert Fidelity DAC-040BD  

Recent mods:

  1. Replaced the ASC caps with AudioCaps.  Wow!  Better everything! 
  2. Added a connector on the rear panel to accommodate a more powerful, longer-life external battery.  Now, it plays for days w/o recharging.  
  3. A high-quality umbilical cord sure beats those cheap 28awg 12vdc battery-pack leads.