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Mather said:
LOVE the finish, what are those?
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Devote Fidelity O/96. The finish is the standard... Which for some reason is called "walnut lace"

My wife's description:. You just put two giant tables in our living room 😂

But they really are great looking wooden boxes. Soon as they are broken in a bit (few months) I'll be comfortable ng back for tube amp advice -- starting point Prima? (Hat tip: @HiFiguy)
 
HuddieLedbetter said:
Devote Fidelity O/96. The finish is the standard... Which for some reason is called "walnut lace"

My wife's description:. You just put two giant tables in our living room 😂

But they really are great looking wooden boxes. Soon as they are broken in a bit (few months) I'll be comfortable ng back for tube amp advice -- starting point Prima? (Hat tip: @HiFiguy)
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I love my PrimaLuna. No regrets.
 
HiFi Guy said:
The 8MZ will fit most Grados make in the last 3 decades. It will definitely be an upgrade to your Black2.
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i have a black 1

i dunno whether to upgrade to a 3 first or not

i kinda like the idea of having a gold or a red (be real audiophile level)... but also the 8mz upgrade would be useful
 
HuddieLedbetter said:
Totally irresponsible purchase...(it's been a weird year) and I'm very much in love

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So cool! Still dying to hear these. I'm sure you'll love them. I think PL is a great amp choice, but if you have a bit of budget, there is a whole world of low power SET amps that could be interesting.
 
displayname said:
So cool! Still dying to hear these. I'm sure you'll love them. I think PL is a great amp choice, but if you have a bit of budget, there is a whole world of low power SET amps that could be interesting.
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At 96 dB sensitivity, those would pair nicely with a Decware tube amp like @wooha uses with his Zu speakers. Not sure about the WAF on one of those though...
 
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dansomeone said:
At 96 dB sensitivity, those would pair nicely with a Decware tube amp like @wooha uses with his Zu speakers. Not sure about the WAF on one of those though...
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I'm pretty excited about exploring the options. Funny bit back on the local distributor -- salesman spent 30 minutes trying to convince me that the speakers needed at least a 150-200W amp to fill my 900sq foot space -- "possibly much more" -- I just kept waiting to try and fill out the order form and leave 🙄

Edit: note, they didn't sell much in the way of tubes...

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HuddieLedbetter said:
I'm pretty excited about exploring the options. Funny bit back on the local distributor -- salesman spent 30 minutes trying to convince me that the speakers needed at least a 150-200W amp to fill my 900sq foot space -- "possibly much more" -- I just kept waiting to try and fill out the order form and leave 🙄

Edit: note, they didn't sell much in the way of tubes...

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So they have great speakers, but not the appropriate amplification to drive them, and they don’t even understand it. They sound like a barrel full of suck.

I have to say, even though the PrimaLuna Dialogue HP is total overkill with the Zus, it sounds killer and the amp isn’t being taxed at all- not even close.
 
displayname said:
Amps I'd have on my interest list with the O/96 (no specific order):
Decware
Modwright Ambrose Monos and Pre
Shindo Laboratory
Mastersound
First Watt
Line Magnetic
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@Splunders is your First Watt guy- even though he jumped ship.
@wooha is your Decware guy.

I’d definitely be interested in a Decware or a Shindo. You never see anything bad about Decware anywhere. Art Dudley (great respect) is a total Shindo guy.

I wouldn’t touch a Line Magnetic.
 
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