Vincent Amps

I have the Sheng Ya (Vincent) 300 WPC monoblocks ( first 100 W in class A). They sound fabulous on my Audio Physic Avanti Century speakers. I use Translucent (gold/silver) speaker cables and have a Paul Speltz naked autoformer connected to them.

I paid $1500 bucks on Audiogon for them and can say that I think I got the bargain of the century. They are very smooth, liquid, detailed without being etched and image quite nicely.

Dabarrie, the Translucent speaker cables are, in my system, nothing short of fabulous. I knew this literally within minutes of putting them in my system.

They cost almost twice as much as my LAT international top of the line speaker cables and they sound different, though not necessarily better. I love the way both cables sound. The LAT sounds a bit lighter in weight but has a very airy, spacious presentation. The Translucent sounds a bit heftier, is more liquid, and also images quite well.

I would say the Translucent has the blacker backgrounds and; extension would be a literal tie between the Translucent and the LAT international and the soundstage width/depth to the LAT by a hair.

Both cables have "different" but excellent sound. The Vincent monoblocks that I had the great fortune of purchasing are excellent across the frequency spectrum and sound very lifelike - they give my brain the spatial cues that mimics live music. They have spanked by Audio Physic Avanti Centruy speakers in a way that they have never been subjected to and are giving me extreme sonic pleasure. Previously I had in a heavily modified (Joseph Chow, Audio Horizons) Audio Van Alstine Fet Valve 250 wpc hybrid amplifier that really sounds great, though compared to the Vincent monoblocks, more laid back with less heft on the bottom end and probably not as extended on the top end.

Nevertheless, the AVA is a superb performer. I have a Coda 250 wpc amplifier that is on my third two channel system running through a cheap SS parasound pre-amp (modified by Chow, Audiohorizons) that is a sonic tour de force. Great bass, lively mid-range, and non-fatiguing, extended highs.