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Question for Merlin VSM/ARS Sonum owners

Hi all,
What did you have (preamp/amp) before convert to one piece Filarmonia ?
Is this Filarmonia sound that good with VSM?
I currently run my VSM-MXe with Cary SLP-05 with Cary CAD-120S (both are Stereophile Class A rated if that matter) - My CD player is Cary 306-200 - Using Cardas Golden Ref balanced cable thru out system.
Wonderful sounding in short -
Now I have a thought of trying Filarmonia to save some rack space (1 vs 3), cable, and $$ as well
I would like to know what you have before ARS Sonum and your comments
TIA
Thuan
thuan98

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tassen
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@Pubul57

The ARS Sonum is indeed a very good entry level amp. I’ve tried out tons of amps tubs/solid sates on the Merlins. But as i stated nothing beats the OTL and the, same goes for the cabling (cardas all the way)
tassen
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I have heard the ARS Sonum on the merlin and its a very good combination. But there is NOTHING like an OTL especially on the merlin.
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