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Poster:	Stephen Mejias (see this users gallery)
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Date:	Tue Nov 21, 2006
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Description:	Finally, John gave me a chance to demo the latest iteration of The Nines. The system we used to demo the prototype Nines was made of a Solen Solo integrated amp and a California Audio Labs Delta and Alpha combination CD player. The Solo, John told me, "immediately became the Ensemble B-50 Tiger integrated amp when Solen of Canada objected to sharing its name. Only a few were made under the old name, and I'm fairly sure nothing was changed beyond the name. As the Ensemble Tiger it gathered a great reputation and helped launch Ensemble in the US. It's a little 50 watt hybrid using tubes in the preamp section and transistors in the power amp section."
Keywords:	Demoing The Nines - DeVore Fidelity

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Stephen Mejias

Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Madison Avenue, Manhattan
Posts: 1086

Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:58pm

Notice, of course, The Wall of Bitchin' Amps and Cabinets (WBAC). "Sometimes we reach some really mind-boggling volumes in here," John said.

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