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by Bob Neill
Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:35 pm
Forum: Amherst Audio, Entracte Audio, TLP Audio and their related gear.
Topic: New GY 703N Phono Stage
Replies: 0
Views: 6763

New GY 703N Phono Stage

Just arrived, best phono preamp I've ever heard. Predecessor BC 703 was excellent but this one transcends it: full, clear, natural, and absolutely silent. An absolutely quiet phono stage? Yup.
by Bob Neill
Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:50 am
Forum: Amherst Audio, Entracte Audio, TLP Audio and their related gear.
Topic: First Post from Amherst Audio
Replies: 1
Views: 5746

First Post from Amherst Audio

As my first contribution to the Forum Reborn, I thought it would make sense to restate the news for for those who have yet to hear it that Gilbert has agreed to serve as a custom designer for Amherst Audio. This will definitely be a part-time project: “I am enjoying my retirement too much to return ...
by Bob Neill
Wed Dec 12, 2018 11:32 am
Forum: Buy & Sell
Topic: BC 002i-EPS
Replies: 1
Views: 8410

Re: BC 002i-EPS

Gone!
by Bob Neill
Mon Dec 03, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: Buy & Sell
Topic: BC 002i-EPS
Replies: 1
Views: 8410

BC 002i-EPS

Blue Circle 002i-EPS. I sold this to this customer new in January, 2018. Mint condition. Customer upgrading to NSI NT. This is a steal! $5200, new $7000. Respond to: Nicolas Vazquez: shinrichi@yahoo.com.
by Bob Neill
Mon Dec 03, 2018 12:25 pm
Forum: Buy & Sell
Topic: BC 3000II GZpz and BC204KQ
Replies: 21
Views: 40765

Re: BC 3000II GZpz and BC204KQ

Sold a long time ago. How do I get this ad taken down?
by Bob Neill
Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:58 pm
Forum: Blue Circle & Audio related Stuff
Topic: Suggestion
Replies: 1
Views: 5389

Re: Suggestion

I'm guilty of this practice too, how do you delete a for sale post????
by Bob Neill
Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:56 pm
Forum: Buy & Sell
Topic: BC 3000II GZpz and BC204KQ
Replies: 21
Views: 40765

Re: BC 3000II GZpz and BC204KQ

Sold this off a long time ago but don't know how to delete the post....
by Bob Neill
Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:16 pm
Forum: Blue Circle & Audio related Stuff
Topic: Suggestion
Replies: 1
Views: 5389

Suggestion

Would be helpful if those you have posted gear for sale in the For Sale section would take them off the list when they're sold....
by Bob Neill
Mon Nov 26, 2018 2:43 pm
Forum: Buy & Sell
Topic: 2K4 with external power supply
Replies: 0
Views: 7237

2K4 with external power supply

Blue Circle 2K4 300 watt (600 watts into 4 ohms) Class D stereo amplifier with external power supply, both with curly maple/dark walnut faceplates. No tube. More complete sounding cousin of the ELD BD. Light use as demo. Moving to make room for other gear. $4000 shipped. (Price new: $8000 with the p...
by Bob Neill
Tue Nov 20, 2018 3:59 pm
Forum: Blue Circle & Audio related Stuff
Topic: NSI G, First Report
Replies: 2
Views: 7040

Response to Clave

As you know or at least can deduce from my writings over time, I believe that 'subjective' descriptions of what we hear are the only ones worth attending to. No one I've ever read has ever been able to account for what gear sounds like with 'objective' descriptions; and what gear sounds like is the ...
by Bob Neill
Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:30 am
Forum: Blue Circle & Audio related Stuff
Topic: NSI G, First Report
Replies: 2
Views: 7040

NSI G, First Report

Despite the fact that very few of you have heard Gilbert’s basic 002i integrated amplifier, let alone that amp with its External Power Supply, it remains the best reference for describing the new NSI amp(s). The higher powered 022i has different roots, resulting in a somewhat meatier, more romantic ...
by Bob Neill
Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:34 am
Forum: Blue Circle & Audio related Stuff
Topic: Adjustable tube hybrids -- what are your experiences?
Replies: 13
Views: 20053

Re: Adjustable tube hybrids -- what are your experiences?

George, Thanks for getting the conversation back on track. When I listen to my NSC/002i-ESP I'm not especially aware of The Truth so much as just hearing something more like the sound of 'live' music (clarity, presence, 'natural warmth') than I've heard elsewhere. I know it's a mimic of reality but ...
by Bob Neill
Wed Nov 07, 2018 6:42 pm
Forum: Blue Circle & Audio related Stuff
Topic: Adjustable tube hybrids -- what are your experiences?
Replies: 13
Views: 20053

Re: Adjustable tube hybrids -- what are your experiences?

Well I guess those in the audience who have read what I have to say on this matter on my website, here, and on Audio Asylum can be the judge of that. "...that Gilbert's in his "finest hour" because his "current focus" has been on developing pure solid state preamps and amps" and "those who continue ...
by Bob Neill
Wed Nov 07, 2018 10:14 am
Forum: Blue Circle & Audio related Stuff
Topic: Adjustable tube hybrids -- what are your experiences?
Replies: 13
Views: 20053

Mr. Masluck

This has the distinctive sound of preemptively defensive knickers in a twist. If one prefers enriched and deeply saturated colors and other forms of romanticism to what instruments actually sound like, he need not tilt about at imagined purists, he can just spin the variable harmonic distortion inje...
by Bob Neill
Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:50 pm
Forum: Blue Circle & Audio related Stuff
Topic: NSI - the first impressions
Replies: 35
Views: 54539

Re: NSI - the first impressions

On driving the NSW with the preamp output of an NSI, I was thinking of using the NSI in place of my NSC. If that's not a good idea, I'll just let the NSC continue to service the NSW and leave the NSI to its own devices!