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Originally Posted by JDM  Wow, this is some good looking gear! This stuff looks like it is built like a tank and heavy as heck! I have never heard of HCL. This stuff is very intriguing to me. |
It sounds even better than it looks, my friend.
HCL Mirror was my first high end preamp, bought about three years ago when it was just a prototype. In this time I have also puchased other pres such as Pacifica, API A2D and those on Orpheus converter (Prism). When you purchase new gear, your ears seem to favour the newly arrived items (specially if they are from such reputed brands as A-Designs or API).
When dust settles, every piece of gear stands by its real value, and I must say I find myself favoring the HCL over all my other preamps in lots of situations. For the price they are going, they are really "bang for the buck", they deliver much more than what they cost.
