bertt

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Who R U?
I'm 31 and live in the deep hills of Colorado. I'm lucky because I have a number of the best audio companies in the world in my back yard - Dunlavy, Avalon, Rowland, Bouler, Audio Magic, Green Mountain and Ayre. They all seem to be fairly friendly... 
Rowland Concentra ll
I used to owna Concentra and bought a pair of mono tube amps later. I went to my dealer to listen to the new Concentra last week, and got to bring it home for a night over the weekend. It's much faster, has better bass grip, and is completely wide... 
VTL 450 SIG. vs. Wolcott P220M
I have a pair of the VTL 450s and they have the most muscle I've heard in a tube amp, 'cept for the bigger VTLs. Big, open, spacious, and firm sounding. Plus: the company is more than just one 90 year old guy building amps - they'll be around for ... 
Best Solid State Amp For 10k Or Less
The Jeff Rowland Model 10 is the best amp for under $10,000. Period. Here's all I have to say about the amp: it is 50% more efficient than an amp with a normal power supply, it's smaller, it runs cooler, has better detail, more realistic bass, no ... 
Anyone Know What VTL sounds like?
Regarding the reliability of the VTL gear, yes, they once suffered from horrendous reliability problems that nearly put the company under. Luke Manley took the company over a few years ago and has since turned the reliability problem into a non-is...