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RaOne
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Ordered a Rachael
08/11/17 at 18:38:19
 
Should be interesting. Will get to compare side by side to a McIntosh MA5200 through Cornwall lll's.....Winner keeps the Cornwalls, loser inherits the Heresys.....

This should be the perfect amp for horns...Can't wait....
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Re: Ordered a Rachael
Reply #1 - 08/11/17 at 19:57:50
 
Sounds like a good comparo.  As a Rachael user, I am interested in your findings.  Are your speaker stock?
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Re: Ordered a Rachael
Reply #2 - 08/11/17 at 20:45:20
 
Yes, they're only 4 or 5 years old....
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Re: Ordered a Rachael
Reply #3 - 08/11/17 at 23:41:40
 
Congrats on your new amp!

Has  anyone had the chance to compare a UFO'd Rachel to the UFO Super Zen Triode? I'd be interested to know and hear their comments because I like the extra wattage that the Rachel could supply, but the little 2 watt'r seems like it's pretty hard to beat.
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Re: Ordered a Rachael
Reply #4 - 08/11/17 at 23:51:12
 
Beowulf if your still in San Diego I have zu druids and bridged se84ufo2's if you want to check them ouT, if your interested in adding another se84.

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Re: Ordered a Rachael
Reply #5 - 08/12/17 at 00:40:33
 
Call me crazy as I don't even have the amp yet but Decware may be the Holy Grail of two channel audio........Im 56 years old, been at it since I was a teenager, found Decware 3 weeks ago. We will see.....Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.....
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Re: Ordered a Rachael
Reply #6 - 08/12/17 at 23:28:59
 
RaOne, you are not crazy. I've owned some very nice gear over the years - McIntosh, Tandberg, etc. - but I only recently discovered Decware. I rolled the dice and bought some Decware speakers - without even having heard them - based purely on others description of them. I then bought a Decware Torii Jr. and 3 other pieces of Decware gear, pretty much replacing my entire 2 channel system. Not the most expensive, but hands down the best system I've ever owned.
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Re: Ordered a Rachael
Reply #7 - 08/13/17 at 01:29:22
 
Martindfletcher wrote on 08/11/17 at 23:51:12:
Beowulf if your still in San Diego I have zu druids and bridged se84ufo2's if you want to check them ouT, if your interested in adding another se84.



I may have to take you up on that offer after this summer!  Maybe the roots to a San Diego Decware Appreciation Club! Smiley
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Re: Ordered a Rachael
Reply #8 - 08/13/17 at 14:45:56
 
SDDApS!
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