auroravengeance
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| Focal Sopra n1 - mids are a bit recessed compared to Lumina IIs @dman777 Speaker break-in is a real thing. My current pair of speakers sounded heavily distorted out of the box and it took like 50 hours for the distortions to subside and another further 50 hours for the sound balance to settle. @blancpain1 Fo... | |
| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? I started with a bunch of DIY Supra Lorad 2.5 SPC and Belden 19364. The differences they made over stock cords were obvious. The Supra cleaned up the sound and brought more detail. The Belden energized the music and increased bass quantity, thoug... | |
| Integrated for TAD ME1: Luxman, Accuphase or Soulnote? Besides the ones already mentioned, there are very good newer offerings that can be considered. Spec RSA-M99. Perreaux 300ix. Aavik I-180. | |
| Advice or Experience with Tube Amps: 485's or KT170's? @gregjacob Most of the reviews online were for the original version with KT-150 tubes. I've actually tested the amp with both KT-150 and KT-170 tubes. With KT-150s it was a very good amplifier, with KT-170s it was a great amplifier and IMO good en... | |
| Advice or Experience with Tube Amps: 485's or KT170's? I agree with @gregjacob that KT170 sounds rather different from 300B. I've heard a couple 300B amplifier (Takatsuki and AirTight). KT170s have more excitement and 'meat' in their sound. There are a couple more highly regarded KT170 options. Jadi... | |
| Used Which amp for B&W 802 Matrix series 3 around or under 1000? Exposure 2010 S2 frequently comes up used below $1K. Or you might luck upon a Roksan Caspian M2. | |
| Sopra 2 Amp Recommendation I've heard a good pairing of Sopra 3 with Esoteric F-05, so I guess you could look for a Esoteric S-02? Another amp that impressed me at your price range was SPL Performer S1200. | |
| Tube Integrated With Clarity @falconquest Higher powered tube amps from the likes of Jadis, Lab12, Leben, AudioNote, etc are certainly not lacking in the speed department. I moved up from a SS Class A integrated to tube and my current amp renders electric guitars and drums m... | |
| Tube Integrated With Clarity @brylandgoodman As a fellow Lab12 Integre4 user, albeit the MKII version, I think you would be hard pressed to find another tube amp that could match the clarity and speed of the Lab12. I am assuming you were describing the positives of the Lab12... | |
| Lush and Romantic Tube Amps @marco1 Two recent SS amps that I really like at your price range are Perreaux 300ix and HifiRose RA180. IMO the only SS amp I consider to be better than the 300ix is Aavik I-280. Soulnote A2, Luxman L-509x, Hegel H390, Accuphase E380 are other p... | |
| Lush and Romantic Tube Amps Surprisingly, the setups I've heard so far that could be described as lush, warm, and romantic utilized SS amps. One used a Vitus integrated and another an Esoteric Class A power amp. My experience with higher powered tube amps is that they give... | |
| Need a new Class AB SS integrated...$2-3k due to hurricane My local KEF dealer pair them with NADs. The new NAD C 3050 is very good and I heard it drive Kef Reference 3 Meta beautifully (I've heard the LE edition but the Non LE edition is pretty much identical) I've heard also NAD C700 with LS50 Meta. ... | |
| 2nd system for office, all-in-one integrated suggestions A few really good recent offerings. The NAD I think more enjoyable compared to some of their more expensive options. NAD C 3050 Cabasse Abyss JBL SA750 | |
| seeking advise please on my short list for new speakers? (15k budget) @vthokie83 I would consider Audiovector R1 Arrete and Triangle’s Duetto 40th. I’ve listened to Duetto very recently and it was a fun and detailed listen. And driven only by Marantz 40n! For 2.1 setup, nothing IMO beats a Cabasse Riga and Balti... | |
| Where to insert tubes while running a Luxman SS integrated I would recommend you to get a DAC with tube output stage. Either Lab12 DAC1 Reference or Aqua La Scala MKII. |