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    Stahl-Tek anyone??

    Hi Lloyd, I've recently acquired some Vitus gear and have noted that PAD, Stahl-Tek, Vitus and Peak Consult have been showing to great effect at recent shows and will be doing so again in Munich. It's from this that I've been starting to wonder about Stahl-Tek as a possible front-end for...
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    Stahl-Tek anyone??

    Hi Everyone, Has anyone seen, heard or even bought any of the Stahl-Tek products? They carry pretty hefty price tags (eg: similar to dCS or t-o-l Esoteric products.) What have they got going for them to warrant their price and hype? They also appear to be closely linked to Purist Audio...
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    Best single box cd player - any recommendations

    The last I heard of Neodio, they were in fact looking for N. American distribution...that would be inside the past 12 months. "One box" possibilities that come to my mind are(I mention these without knowing your budget or what else has been brought up in this thread): Lindemann 825 ($13K)...
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    Anyone compare CJ Gat to VTL 7.5 v3?

    My recollection is that one of the major considerations for VTL in coming out the the Mk2 version was to reduce the gain - which they did partly by changing tubes...12AU7 to 12AX7 or some such thing. Now at Mk3 they are all the way down to about 12 to 16db... For comparison, the ARC Reference...
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    Anyone compare CJ Gat to VTL 7.5 v3?

    Yes, the CJ GAT will not ever be an easy one to part with.
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    Anyone compare CJ Gat to VTL 7.5 v3?

    Lloyd - I'm a bit disorganized here but I recalled this review of the earliest iteration of the VTL TL 7.5 preamplifier - somewhere down in the review the issue of excessive gain is brought up. http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/vtl_tl75.htm All that said, I note that the gain numbers aren't...
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    Anyone compare CJ Gat to VTL 7.5 v3?

    Lloyd - My knowledge of VTL is a little dated, but from recollection; like your Gryphon gear the VTL is balanced so you might reap some benefit there, but be careful with the amount of gain. Regardless of the sound, you may end up with "gain hiss" (for lack of a better expression at this...
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    Gryphon Mephisto (and Alexandrias)

    Here you go lloydelee, some of the pictures here should sate your hunger(if only temporarily) for the Mephisto amps. Enjoy.:)...
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    Gryphon Mephisto (and Alexandrias)

    Well, I'd suggest several reasons: 1) The N. American market is pretty close to being saturated with it's own excellent products. I'd even venture a guess and say that Vitus might be finding the same as Gryphon for N. America.:confused: 2) Isn't it fairly well known that some years back when...
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    Gryphon Mephisto (and Alexandrias)

    I was talking to a fellow who is a reviewer in the UK about a separate topic, when we got on to Gryphon. The feeling in his neck of the woods is very similar to what you're saying, but with particular regard to the Mirage and Sonata Allegro preamps. Anyways, to make a long story short, their...
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    Gryphon Mephisto (and Alexandrias)

    A friend of mine spoke to Leo (the webmaster and "owner" of my-hiend) and got a brief interpretation - and yes the owner likes the Mephisto and he thinks it is "better" than the Colosseum. How much better? I've no idea, but now we're back on that slippery slope of trying to quantify our...
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    Gryphon Mephisto (and Alexandrias)

    Mephistos in Taiwan Here's a monstrous long link to the translated version of my-hiend.com. This fellow has upgraded two of his Colosseums to Mephistos...I also had to admire his car collection...
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    EMM Labs XDS1

    Your question caught my eye, so I wrote to EMM. According to Shahin Al Rashid (VP Marketing?), Ed Meitner is still at the helm of both companies.
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    Connoisseur Definitions 3.0 preamplifier - is it still among the best?

    If you're happy with what you're hearing then why move on? I'd guess it's still very competent when compared to what's available now. IMHO, you're the only one who can satisfactorily answer your question - but it should be interesting to find your answer!
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    Connoisseur Definitions 3.0 preamplifier - is it still among the best?

    I've no idea but you might ask Roy Gregory as it appears from this article that he has a Lyra Connoisseur preamp in his ensemble... http://www.theaudiobeat.com/blog/roys_room.htm Can be a fruitless and exasperating task looking for anything that might be universally acknowledged as "one of...
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