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If I were to guess, I would bet that you won't l like the Dart NHB-18NS pre used with your Dart NHB-108 as much as you did the GAT. I think it will be a case of too much of a good thing.... There was a someone who owned both that preamp and your amp who posted something along those very lines here a while back... That's just a guess on my part, though.
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either combo. I think you are reading too much into his "slight" preference for ARC. Plus his opinion is just that. More important is his descrription of what he heard through each combo (and you are right a side-by-side comparison would were it possible would have been the right way to compare the two), and it seems like CJ is taking on some traditional ARC strengths and vice versa. At least that is my take on it. Hope all is well |
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Cyril - Thanks for posting.
All - Nice exchange of comments and thoughts. Like it! Mike
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Thanks for the vote of confidence.
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I have tried this combo as well and it is excellent synergy. That said, have not heard 911s or Darts. |
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Great points and I agree with your perspective. I guess I just take exception to his statement that ARC is the marque to beat when it comes to tube preamps and amps...especially based on the glowing reviews the C-J ART/GAT combo received, which you remember and also asked JV about, and the fact that there are other tube manufacturers, e.g. Octave, that are doing terrific and innovative things that JV has never reviewed. One of the issues I have with TAS is they tend to review products from the same fairly small set of companies over and over again, rather than being broader in scope. When's the last time you saw Octave gear reviewed in TAS? Or for that matter, Dynaudio? It always seems to be Magico, Wilson, ARC, BAlabo, Wilson, Magico, Clearaudio, Soulution, Magico, PSB, and Wilson.
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