T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components

@steve59,  jays_audio_lab early on in his epic thread, My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!, found an amp that he recommended for low volume listening.  He felt it excelled at that, losing nothing at low volumes.  I wish I could remember what it was.  It was before he got into the ultra-high-end.  If you want to you could scan his thread from the early days and I'll try to remember the amp and let you know if I do.

@steve59 I had the issue of low-level volume listening problems before I got my current headphones (had a new baby back then). My solution back then for 2-channel was to find gear that was ultra-quiet. I found that with this type of gear I could hear more into music at all times, including at very low volume.

I am ordering the Blade 2 Meta in Feb 2023 and I will be using my Benchmark stack from my office with the Blades until I raise funds for a more powerful amp. The Benchmark gear fits into the category of being great at low volume. The Stereophile reviewer of the Blade 2 Meta used the gear I have in my office. Though I will get something with more power down the line.

Some suggestions on quiet amps are SimAudio Moon and the CODA #16.

Thanks for the replies, I’m looking around the room wondering if I have to much damping on the walls. My next thought is to throw more power at the blades using the A3000HV on top with the H590 pushing the woofers but I can’t find the gain for either amp.

@steve59 : I don’t know whether your issue is Amp related or not, but I can tell you with absolute certainty, the T+A HV amps ‘ integrated amps can drive ANY speakers out there with ease 

The h590 has even a touch more. Maybe I’m asking the impossible trying to get high volume detail and dynamics at low listening levels? My ears probably aren’t sensitive enough anymore but It’s all My systems missing 

The h590 has even a touch more. 

More of what? Watts at 8 Ohms? Or 4 Oms. You realize it’s not just about that, right? 
 

Again, I have no clue whether what’s missing is amp related. Can be anything 

I went on a rampage in the early 90’s and brought home every 150-200 wpc ss amp I could and they all sounded alike. I was shopping at B&K, Adcom, prices so no wonder nothing stood out. Stepping up a little bit a krell kav 300 I’l convinced me not all amps sound the same. It baked 3 times in 5 years so I sold it as a pre, man that was sweet. It’s all trial and error so I’m going to try more power first and if that works I’ll have a path. I like horizontal biamping because it allows me to put a hard brute on the bass and a smooth detailed unit on top. 

In reality, the 3000 HV “system” can drive any speaker with ease. While the stereo amp itself is incredible, I didn’t realize just how much of a benefit the optional PS 3000 HV power supply added to the level of control and tone to the A 3000 HV amplifier. And for people who want to go even further, the stack can be set to mono configuration so that you have one A 3000 HV and one PS 3000 HV per speaker that puts out 800wpc at 4ohms with a total capacitance of over 1/2 Farad. I’m sure there are others, but the only amps I know have more capacitance are Gryphon.

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I tested my hearing yesterday and found it drops like a rock above 9khz! Believe it or not a couple years ago I could hear to 15 khz, bummer. Apparently head and neck imrt/igrt can dearly effect hearing, so I'm glad I found out what happened to my music and I hope the Dr is right and after time the side effects of treatments revert to normal. It would be like a blind man buying a Porsche right now for me to buy anything. I really hope T&A can hold their water and not raise their prices every quarter as rumored, there's enough out of reach gear out there already. 

Has anyone heard the SDV 3100 HV against the new Linn Klimax DSM?  They are nearly the same configuration and price.