There are some excellent solid state amps for you but they will not be from the brands that you will think they will be from, do some listening and discover how great solid state can be again.
Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy?
Have been a SET guy for so long I have forgotten what a good SS amp even sounds like.
Just bought a pair of $33k speakers that will replace my current $16k speakers. Both are from the same designer and both are 92db and a flat 8 ohms. The new ones arrive in 4 days!
My 300B based amps well drive my current speakers even though I do use the system nightly as a 2 channel home theater. Especially considering the HT usage, I think I may enjoy a SS amp with many times the horsepower. The speaker designer suggests using a Leema Hydra II. I have written to Leema telling them of my 300B preference and they assure me that their amp does not have the destructive harmonics that make a SS amp bright. There must be other SS amps that can satisfy?
Just bought a pair of $33k speakers that will replace my current $16k speakers. Both are from the same designer and both are 92db and a flat 8 ohms. The new ones arrive in 4 days!
My 300B based amps well drive my current speakers even though I do use the system nightly as a 2 channel home theater. Especially considering the HT usage, I think I may enjoy a SS amp with many times the horsepower. The speaker designer suggests using a Leema Hydra II. I have written to Leema telling them of my 300B preference and they assure me that their amp does not have the destructive harmonics that make a SS amp bright. There must be other SS amps that can satisfy?
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@mglik , have you ever found your answer? |
Hi Charles thx for your kind words. The feeling is mutual my friend! Don't really post much but, do check the site regularly. I don't know what is happening made a long post twice and it disappeared! I'll just get straight to the point. The Franks have a deeper soundstage and have a little more purity in the mids and highs. The SIT-3 has a wider soundstage and the bass goes deeper and is more articulate. They are both grainless and have a beautiful musical and natural sound. The speakers totally disappear! I can listen for hours with zero fatigue. People who are in this hobby for a long time know what I'm talking about. No hi-fi sound here just pure music! I love them both for the reasons stated. The Hijiri Takumi PC's (really expensive) brought it to a higher level. I worked on the streaming side of things and it improved the digital side a lot. It is very close to analog now depending on the recording. I'm very happy and quite satisfied and can honestly say I can live with this setup for a long time! Sorry for side tracking this post |
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