Audire Crescendo power amp, Legato preamp. While all the world was raving about Hafler, I was raving about Audire. Sorry, but the Hafler preamps were built like paper airplanes. The DH-101 sounded good, but it had its share of problems, not the least of which were that many of the people who tried to.Missing.

Thought this was fun: Hall of Fame We have sold thousands of different products over the years. But there are a few that became true friends along the way.

Dy Medley Assamese Mp3 Songs Free Download. Now, like your friends, some come with baggage and turbulence. But at the end of the day, they're still friends. I'm placing them by the approximate year that they made their mark at AE. Some were designed earlier than we discovered them. I don't pretend that AE has touched base with every good product out there. But we've seen a lot of good stuff.

So, in thinking this over, since 1977 1977 Connoisseur BD-2A turntable This was a great turntable for about $200 in its day! It's the epitome of a friend you love and hate. It sounded oh so good when loaded up with a Sonus Blue cartridge. But, it was more than a little funky.

Its rubber boot kept falling off. The headshell was a mess. LP rumble could be nasty. But, considering its time t'was a mighty fine source! It had good detail, but not much foundation. Rega Planar 2 & 3 turntables These are simply the best values in the history of turntables!

They still make them, with upgrades of course, today! The original Planar 2 came with a teak base and Luster S shaped arm. The 3 had the better arm and black plinth. Within a few years both models were fitted with Rega's own tonearms. When that happened, they blew the competition away.

I still remember a turntable demo we had with the Regas vs B&O vs Technics direct drive. We had four of the same LPs, synched them up and could compare with the flip of a switch.

It was so easy to tell that the Regas were better that it was embarrassing to the other guys. Panasonic couldn't care less, but our B&O rep came by to say he wouldn't sell us B&O anymore if we didn't change the demo- cuz our competitor was complaining that B&O was impossible to sell in light of this revealing comparison! The Regas supported the best cartridges of the day- the Denon 103D, Grados, Deccas- super tables! They still are, by the way! Dahlquist DQ-10 speakers The DQ-10 was one of the first really good dynamic driver speakers. They were hideously inefficient and needed careful placement.

But, they didn't sound boxy and when run with big amps, did a very nice job. Despite being large, the bass wasn't prodigious. It sounded better with a sub! We ran them with GAS amps primarily. It was a good combo for the day, but the Ampzillas ran hot and had issues. The Son was more reliable but borderline in power for these hungry speakers.

Ampzilla & Son of Ampzilla Ampzilla was a big nasty amp from GAS. It ran hot and had some reliability problems. But it was among the first of the big bruisers that could drive Magnepans and Dahlquists. Son of Ampzilla sounded more mellow and was more reliable. But Ampzilla served its purpose for the customers who needed the muscle. Ampzilla is the definition of an amp we loved- and hated at the same time. Magnepan MG-1 speakers At only $500pr the MG-1 was an eminently affordable, audiophile speaker at a great price.

Yes, they required placement away from the back wall which many wives didn't want. But the sound was quick and the image was large. MG-1 rewarded you for running the best possible electronics! Magneplanar Tympani 1-D speakers To this day it's one of the most unique speakers to have graced hifi-dom.

They sounded large and open when you ran them with enough power. That was a challenge in the 70s! They were difficult to dial in.

It was the ultimate tweaker's speaker. They rewarded you for hours of fiddling and fussing.

I heard them sound great, and lousy- depending on how they were placed and what they were run with. The good news is, they rewarded the customer who was willing to work with them and massage them with the right electronics. ARC SP-5 Preamp When I opened in April of1977 ARC had its full function SP-4a preamp and D-100 amp. Pokemon Black 2 Save File Download Desmume. It was a nice combination. But by June ARC introduced the SP-5 which was a better sounding preamp for less money.

I wasn't as nuts about the D-100. It sounded good but didn't drive our tough speakers well enough. 1978 Snell Type A Speakers I wandered into the Snell demo room at CES in Chicago just like a hundred others.

The size of the image was immense. The sound was smooth. It was quite striking in its lack of assault to the ears. Telemecanique Altivar 08 Manual English on this page.

I was immediately taken by the Snell A and ordered them. The Type A was a magnificent use of drivers that were quality but not much more. Peter Snell died a young man at 38 or so. But it was a pleasure to meet him and sell his baby for a few years. He got more mileage out of parts that came off the shelf than anybody! Linn LP-12 What a great table!