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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2010
    nyuk, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!;)
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited February 2010
    lightman1 wrote: »
    I think we can take 'em, Lee. Whadaya think?

    Russ, if inclined, then I think its gotta be done before the snow melts in the D.C. region. Things grind to a standstill when that region gets snow....
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited February 2010
    I see that as an opportunity to get the jump on them.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited February 2010
    Update. The package is on the way! Gonna use my Denon 2900 as the source then to a set of Paradigm monitor 20's. I'll use the stock tubes first then fiddle around with some rolling. Reviews forthcoming in the next few weeks!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited February 2010
    Gotta make sure it's up to snuff, Mike. My 14yr old is a picky mo-fo! Gets it from his Mom.:D
    They're always messin' with my stuff wondering how it works, etc. so I figured this would be a good start to let them try different things and research how and why. Plus it gives us some time together listening to music and catch up on things.
    Kind of a dual purpose purchase.
    You can borrow my shotgun.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2010
    Update! The amp has finally shipped! A few delays with production during the Chinese New Year. Two weeks off! Those cats know how to party! When it hits the porch I'll start the review. Dig it?
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited March 2010
    Let us know what you think off it.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited March 2010
    On the Paradigms or the Tyler's he's getting?

    Hint, hint Russ. ;)
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • phuongtim39
    phuongtim39 Posts: 1
    edited March 2010
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Hell, for that price, I may pick one up for Aiden. I'll just use it for a secondary rig in the meantime. The soldering looks amateur at best but that's easily corrected and the build quality looks decent enough. Looks nice but truth be told, I've never heard of them before.
    I accept with information,The company says it is in cahoots with Yaquin, Music Angel, etc. I like it
    adventure travel Argentina
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2010
    ^^^^reported
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2010
    I just received a package! It's heavy....and has Chinese character writing on it...what could it be????!!!!!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2010
    So far so good!
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited March 2010
    OOooooo, looks purty Russ.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited March 2010
    Nice looking.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited April 2010
    First impressions...not bad at all. The new Chinese tubes are brighter than the sun in the Sahara though! I'll give them a little time to settle down.
    Solid chassis construction. Good heavy guage steel with a nice thick finish that reminds me of spray-on bed liner. Thats a plus. No nasty rattles. The wood front is sturdy and adds a nice touch to the finish. The tube plate is brushed stainless steel with etchings denoting the tube sizes. Another nice touch.
    I'll give it 7/10 on asthetics. Not the prettiest but far better than others I've seen. Thumbs up.
    The internals are are up to snuff for an integrated of this price range. Nice PCB with ceramic tube sockets soldered straight to the board. Obviously hand soldered and a nice job was done there. Looks like nice mid-grade wire was used for point to points and on the power supplies.
    8/10 on the guts. Thumbs up again on an amp of this price range.


    More to come as soon as I swipe it back from Trey and roll a few tubes. Gotta get the reference system back up and running. Mind you it's only a 15-16 watts per channel, so I'll be using some nice monitors or bookies to run with..
    Later Taters
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited April 2010
    The third pic says it all Russ. The lightman1 thumbs up is all I need to see, lol. Happy tinkering my friend.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited April 2010
    No, no, no my friend....that's the treitz3 thumbs up. Russ was taking the photo.

    The build quality was a surprise. The unit came in better looking that in the photos with a better soldering job throughout. The tubes need to go before an evaluation of the sound is to happen. Man, do they bite the big one. Fortunately Russ has some coming to roll.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited April 2010
    treitz3 wrote: »
    No, no, no my friend....that's the treitz3 thumbs up. Russ was taking the photo.

    Ahh, my mistake, lol. Pretty snazzy looking unit, looking forward to a full review.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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