May 8, 200719 yr http://sphl.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/buy_cl.pl?dgtlconv&1183524427 A Weiss is also up for sale. Not sure how that particular model is though.
May 8, 200719 yr Why do you say that? I've heard that he's strange but....Aerius touched on it in his post, but Ori is the one who convinced me to build his piece of shit 'minimalist design' 6H30 tube amp over the KG Bamaslama. So when I read about his 'minimalist approach' on the zhaolu output stage I am a *little* skeptical. Thankfully Peter was able to use most of the parts that I had from the 'Ori Amp' and I wasn't out a ton of money.Now that's going a little far. He's a very nice guy and his output stage does make a good improvement on the original Zhaolu. I definitely like it for under 400$.You obviously had a smooth time in your transactions with Ori. I absolutely did not. After eating up his bullshit for months he finally washed his hands of me and left me hanging with an amp that not only sounded like shit, but was poorly designed and did not fit my needs one bit. He was incredibly condescending throughout the whole experience and would not explain anything. You have no idea how many times I was told to JUST DO IT. Every time I see that jackass post on head-fi with his bolding, underlining and CAPTILIZATION it is all I can do to just leave him be. That aside, he regularily pimps his gear through the Head-Fi PM system and I have no idea why he hasn't been shut down yet. He sells two pricey cables with nearly no explination of their merits and his website is a complete joke. I would probably punch him if I met him in real life... and I'm a pacifist.
May 8, 200719 yr A He was incredibly condescending throughout the whole experience and would not explain anything. You have no idea how many times I was told to JUST DO IT. It's pretty hard for him to explain something he doesn't understand himself .
May 8, 200719 yr That aside, he regularily pimps his gear through the Head-Fi PM system and I have no idea why he hasn't been shut down yet.How that clown is not a member of the trade is a mystery to me. He claims that he's asked to be made one, maybe they took a look at his website and decided that he couldn't be serious?
May 8, 200719 yr I was at a meet in San Jose well over a year ago, just before all the Zhaolu baloney started, and Ori at one point insisted that I listen to the R10's from "his system." I didn't recognize the components, one of which was a rather hazardous looking, open-chassis tube amp, and the other turned out to be the Zhaolu. All I knew was that this "system" made the R10 sound like complete and total shit: no bass, muddy midrange, and piercingly sharp highs. And yet there he was telling me it was the "best sound he'd ever heard." At this point I think I told him I had to go to the bathroom, and made a beeline away from there! He seems to be a nice enough guy, but he must have the strangest sense of hearing around, based on the stuff he puts out.
May 8, 200719 yr How that clown is not a member of the trade is a mystery to me. He claims that he's asked to be made one, maybe they took a look at his website and decided that he couldn't be serious? I wonder about that as well, right after I bought the RA Opus 21 out of the blue I received a PM from Ori offering me a "deal" on a DIN-to-RCA cable that he just happened to have around. I did report this to the HF mods and I believe since it was only the first time he was reported he was given a warning. So taking that incident and the amp fiasco philodox had with him into consideration it's safe to say he's a complete and utter fucking moron.
May 8, 200719 yr one of which was a rather hazardous looking, open-chassis tube amp, and the other turned out to be the Zhaolu. All I knew was that this "system" made the R10 sound like complete and total shit: no bass, muddy midrange, and piercingly sharp highs.Yeah, that amp would be his prototype of the same piece of shite he had me making.
May 8, 200719 yr ori is definitely a tool... man, you built something he suggested over a dynatoob... i feel sorry for you!
May 8, 200719 yr ori is definitely a tool... man, you built something he suggested over a dynatoob... i feel sorry for you! What's this noob ragging on noob day?
May 8, 200719 yr What's this noob ragging on noob day? DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!! SNAP DAWG BURN SHEYAT YALL
May 8, 200719 yr ori is definitely a tool... man, you built something he suggested over a dynatoob... i feel sorry for you! In my defense, this was before he had shown himself to be a tool.
May 13, 200719 yr Author someone should buy this: http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1184205665
May 13, 200719 yr What do you really want? It must have been a good price since it hasn't even been a day and already sale pending. leet ( )
May 13, 200719 yr star wars used it it must be godly. Star Wars used the Lavry? Didn't know that. Nice!
May 16, 200719 yr grano, did you return the VDA-2? I bought one a couple of months ago along with the VAC-1. Something must be wrong with me, right? I can't tell a difference in sound quality. At one point, I had my Arcam CD73 connected to the VDA-2 via coax and then to my Rockhopper M^3. The M^3 has multiple inputs so I also connected the CD73 directly to the amp. Using input switch on the amp, I A/Bed the two inputs and I had a hard time distinguishing the two. I'll try again this week or next but so far, I'm really disappointed. I expected a very noticeable sound improvement. I guess the DAC in the CD73 is that good? I dunno. Like I said, I'll try again and see what's going on.
May 16, 200719 yr Author grano, did you return the VDA-2? I bought one a couple of months ago along with the VAC-1. Something must be wrong with me, right? I can't tell a difference in sound quality. At one point, I had my Arcam CD73 connected to the VDA-2 via coax and then to my Rockhopper M^3. The M^3 has multiple inputs so I also connected the CD73 directly to the amp. Using input switch on the amp, I A/Bed the two inputs and I had a hard time distinguishing the two. I'll try again this week or next but so far, I'm really disappointed. I expected a very noticeable sound improvement. I guess the DAC in the CD73 is that good? I dunno. Like I said, I'll try again and see what's going on. um.. i've never meet two sources that sounded identical... but transparency might be an issue... I remember that once I had to use a qualia to get the differences between the VDA-2 and the Monarchy down.... other comparisons are not so close.
May 16, 200719 yr Apogee Mini Dac (w/ USB) $600 http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1184472361
May 16, 200719 yr Author Apogee Mini Dac (w/ USB) $600 http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1184472361 I was just about to link that same thing... well again in order to emphasize the good deal: http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1184472361
May 20, 200719 yr I was just about to link that same thing... well again in order to emphasize the good deal: http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1184472361 Is the Apogee good? I've always been told that the Apogee's DAC is mediocre, and the unit is only good because of its many features.
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