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Audio Experience A2E

Looking for someone that has some history with the Chinese brand Audio Experience, more specifically the A2E. I have a Theta Miles CD transport, a CB3 with superior boards, 2 Krell KMA 160 monoblocks and a pair of Wilson Maxx II's. I'm looking for a warmer sound and thought a nice tube preamp may be just what I need. I realize the preamp mentioned doesn't exactly match the quality of my other components, but I want to ease into the tube thing slowly if at all. I've been told I may want a "Hybrid" preamp to keep up with my krells. I'm also gonna dust off my old Pioneer PL-71 turntable, so I will need a phono stage eventually and off course a new cartridge to replace my Shure V-15 series III. I've been told a stylus is no longer available for it(??) Any comments?
handymann
toma
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I bought one a wile back. Pretty much you get what you pay for, cheap in this case.The preamp passed so much DC it tripped my power amp. The guy really did not to refund my money. You don't want one of these...
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tsugury
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I have a Symphonies Ver2 that I am very happy with ,it has worked well with two amps so far. There has also been quite a few members of the gon who have posted positive reviews. I would highly recommend it.
ponnie
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Handymann
I have always been told that Krell and tube preamps are very hard to match because of the impedance differences.
The AudioSymphonies gear especially if you buy it from China is a high risk item. Consumers should note that buying any gear from China is risky because most of their products power supplies don't meet U.S. requirements. I owned one and I had to have the power supply rebuilt. It is warm sounding (very colored) but does not have the resolution of say a better made Hybrid preamp. For example the VanAlstine is a pretty good sounding preamp and blows everthing I have heard from China away below the $4,000 mark. I own a much older VanAlstine Super PAS 3si. But I'm using all tube gear and it is very resolving. I don't want to say all Chinese gear but, I'm speaking of items without a distributor in the U.S.

Check out the Absolute Sounds review of the Dussan 99 (I think is the model) integrated amp. They talk about the same issue. There is huge difference in sound quality if the power supply is not implemented correctly.
That's just my 2 cents worth.
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