Wilson Sabrina X ... oh my God! and Jadis... or?

Thanks for your advice!

Well, volume pot didn’t pass 11 o clock, and filled the room, I was also shocked, but You know, Class A and Huge transformers...

I can sell my Goldmund Telos 7 for good money and invest in other, I think even tho is natural sounding, is not tubes.

Room was 28sqm or so, maybe 30, like mine.

What about BAT VK-80i?

I was really surprised by the Jadis DA-50S, always was against push pull, but know what? Sounded wonderful and had control over the SabrinaX, will try my Goldmund, but I suspect I won’t leave tubes. ARC didn’t sound too tubey and for that better stay with a nice SS.

I say this because I really like the GSi75 (specs wise), and nice DAC and phono stage inside, what I’m sacred is it sound solid state.

It was Nordost Red Dawn, PrimaLuna DAC and Innuos Zenith streamer.

Thank U all, I suspect the same.

Maybe if I like the Telos 7, can replace it for the 590 II NextGen or GSI75, also Lyric Ti200 more or less same level than SabrinaX.

I’m afraid if I’m missing something going Solid State, all those ethereal sound, 3D, that kind of… You can touch music.

Well, listened with tubes…

@mbmi tha ja for advice.

@daveyf many thanks, That’s why I wonder also Mastersound Duetrenta, but is PSE not push pull, maybe lacks dynamics. 

@quattr0  looking at it now!

@bdp24 pretty interesting, gonna have a look, thanks so much!

Would You take GSi75 over Jadis or BAT for a few bucks more?

Ok, dealer just tell me: GSi75 not enough power, like if I want ARC going separates, what I suspect, and he also likes much more Jadis with its power Push Pull Class A. Basically I will do either Jadis, Mastersound or Goldmund Telos for a year until I recover, guess is a good match in the meantime I look for an endgame amplifier. BTW, the the Mimas is winning my heart? Looks absolutely stunning.

Conrad was also another pretty good brand that intrigued me, at the end just order the MIMAS, with DAC and Phono, let’s see how good it is, reviewer used it with Wilson as far as I’ve read!!!

Yeah when I listened no more than 11 o clock, Jadis was superb! But I really like hybrid design, (having a Holborne Passion and Acoustic Plan Mantra), and they deliver plenty of great sound. Also having a DAC and good phono stage makes life easier (wife is not happy seeing more than 2-3 boxes).

Does the Mimas gives nice “bloom and body” to mids, or is in the cold side?

@verdataudio thanks so much for your help. 

Will start with my Duetrenta in Pentode mode, then will try to test the AGD which really appeals to me. Tempo di Gan, good choice?

I’d love to get top notch AGD or Java, or Aavik, etc but most of the cash went for SabrinaX, and now need at least to wait at least one year for a nice amplifier, these ones been offered, second hand or ex-demo, ideally with a good phono or dac inside, or both!

Audio Research GSi75 6.500€
Audio Research I/50 3.000€ with phono stage
Pass Labs INT-25 6.500€
Jadis DA-50S 4.000€
Aesthetix Mimas 4.600€
VTL INT-85 3.500€
Mastersound Duetrenta 2.500€

Regarding the i/50, I got it paired with Zu’s Omen I wasn’t impressed, better than the Pass Labs INT-25 (what a disappointment), but a toy compared with the Mastersound Dueventi which is Pure Class A either SET (10wpc) or SEP (20wpc), what bothered me that having 50wpc and with all the bells and whistles , it sounded less powerful than the Mastersound. On the other hand, at dealers with demanding TAD ME1 sounded so nice…that’s why not sure about GSi75, at the end dealers told me that if ARC, much better separates, even the Jadis according to him, sounded nicer and powerful than either i/50 and GSi75, but damn it, would love an American amp, after tried many stuff, I really miss always American Bold big sound, but those Wilson Oh my God, not a single frequency was out, all super balanced and coherent filling the room.