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In reply to the discussion: God turntables sound freakin' good [View all]hifiguy
(33,688 posts)a couple of years ago, is supremely musical. All of it. As is the Swiss and insanely expenseive even by high-end standards FM Acoustics gear and some of Vladimir Lamm's SS stuff. There is good SS gear out there but it is never cheap or easy to find. On eof the best sounding amps I ever heard, period, was SS - Technical Brain from Japan. Two little problems with them. Kurosawa-san builds each pair by hand himself and can do about 25-30 pairs per year. Second they cost $85,000 per pair when they are available. But if you want Harry Winston jewelry you pay Harry Winston prices, cos there's only so much of it to go around.
Bill J realized his mistake quickly. One of my oldest friends is the QC/developmental listener at ARC. That's literally his job - sit and listen to Audio Research gear all day for evaluation purposes. Bill admitted in later life he goofed, but it sure didn't take him long to go back to tubes.