Do me a favor and call Mr. Klaus Bunge from Odyssey and get yourself a Symphonic Line amplifier. Your search ends here. These german amps are absolutely the finest SS amps extant; sounding neither tubey or transistory, but just like music! Smooth as silk in the highs and mids, testicular and rock-solid in the nether regions. They are also priced right. Sure there's Gryphon or Voila or Dartzeel or Soulution or Balabo, but you need to pawn your soul to Beelzebul to afford one. I've heard these other amps at shows and other venues, let me assure you that SL's sound is absolutely in the same company. Call Klaus and tell him Jojo says hi!
Refined SS Stereo pwr amps under 10K?
I looking to upgrade from my ARC DS225. considering an Ayre VX-5, what other SS amps under 10k (list price) would provide me great harmonic detail, drive, strong tonal balance and hear deep into the music layers? Yup,I know I'm asking a lot.
The System: Bel Canto DAC3.5MKII with ref power supply and Ref USbB to Spdif converter,(3 separate chassis) via AudioQuest Diamond USB cable, Wireworld Platinum 7 XLR to ML326s Wireworld Platinum 7 XLR to Audio Research DS225, Audience AU24SE speaker cables to Magnepan 3.7i Wired with Synergistic research and Nordost power cords ran to custom power strip incorporating 3 Furutech GTX-D duplexs and one Defender conditioner to a VooDoo power cord to a wall outlet GTX-D
So where do I go to upgrade from the ARC DS225 amp?
Thanks
The System: Bel Canto DAC3.5MKII with ref power supply and Ref USbB to Spdif converter,(3 separate chassis) via AudioQuest Diamond USB cable, Wireworld Platinum 7 XLR to ML326s Wireworld Platinum 7 XLR to Audio Research DS225, Audience AU24SE speaker cables to Magnepan 3.7i Wired with Synergistic research and Nordost power cords ran to custom power strip incorporating 3 Furutech GTX-D duplexs and one Defender conditioner to a VooDoo power cord to a wall outlet GTX-D
So where do I go to upgrade from the ARC DS225 amp?
Thanks