While I still own my Calypso, the preamp I would take over it would be the Ref 3. With the right tubes in the Calypso, I have not found another preamp in the ballpark that I prefer (not having tried them all - obviously), but the one that I have that I would take would be the Ref. 3. Of course it is over twice the price, so I cannot justify this at the moment and am not sure that the additional scratch can really be justified (for me). I still want to hear the Ayre K1xe.
Calypso owners, what did you trade up to?
Interested to hear from former Aesthetix Calypso owners only...what preamp made a noticeable improvement over the Calypso in your system, and in what areas did it excel?
Thanks
Rooze
Thanks
Rooze