chipcalzone
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| Kef LS50s - great like me but need to come up for air My 2 cents: Dynaudio strikes a good balance between detail and warmth so if you were to take the great things about KEF (detail) plus Harbeth (warmth) and combine them together you'd get Dynaudio sound. Seems like the most logical choice IMO but l... | |
| China built tube amps The dealer you contacted is trying to take advantage of your naivete. Best to disregard and forget what he said. I've had 2 China-built tube amps (one was a Cayin), I didn't find any fault with regard to the build and sound quality. Just make sure... | |
| Audio Friends Don't Let Audio Friends ... I would give my opinion if asked. If the person is unsure about his choice and is seeking validation in what others think then perhaps he needs to hear the painful truth. But if the person is enjoying his latest upgrade, why ruin it for him? Also,... | |
| Suggestions for an integrated upgrade please Audio Hungary Qualiton X200, it's the best integrated tube amp I've owned. | |
| Selling off Tubes for Solid State, A Cooler Love Story? I went through something similar: Had a tube integrated amp with 8 KT88 power tubes. Sounded great but the room would get toasty. I switched to a SS integrated out of curiosity and to address the heat issue. Enjoyed it for about 3 months but ended... | |
| Tube integrated amp recommendations Wholeheartedly recommend the Hungarian Qualiton. I have the X200, and it's really good. | |
| Audio Hungary Qualiton X200 Integrated @jerryg123 Thanks for this. Which power tubes do you have on your X200, KT120 or KT150? | |
| Audio Hungary Qualiton X200 Integrated Very happy new owner of X200 here. What power cable works well with the Qualiton? | |
| Octave V70SE vs Qualiton X200 @arafiq Thanks! Funny you should mention QLN because the Qualiton dealer carries QLN and I'm told they match really well. I've heard the Prestige 3's at a buddies place although with different amplification and they sounded really good. If I had d... | |
| Octave V70SE vs Qualiton X200 After auditioning the Qualiton X200 for a week I've made the decision to keep it. Thanks to all for your input as it was really helpful. In the past, I had a 80wpc Class AB Cayin integrated with upgraded caps which was very good. Liquid midrange, ... | |
| Octave V70SE vs Qualiton X200 @arafiq 2 cents are always welcome. Unfortunately, the dealer only has the X200, phono, and the step-up transformers on hand. It is unclear if he’ll be bringing in the A50i in the future, appreciate your input though. Later on down the road if I e... | |
| Octave V70SE vs Qualiton X200 Thanks to all for the input. I have no doubt the Octave sounds good with Dynaudio as it was the first amp that was on my radar as the synergy between both is well documented. From what I've gathered both amps are at the same level of performance a... | |
| Octave V70SE vs Qualiton X200 @arafiq Thank you for your inputs. If I were using more efficient speakers I would demo the A50i however using 86db Dynaudio's so the 50 class A watts I assume is not enough. I have no plans of changing my speakers in the near future as I'm quite ... | |
| Octave V70SE vs Qualiton X200 Thank you this is all I needed to know, I do want a more tube-y sound as I'm moving away from an SS amp. | |
| Octave V70SE vs Qualiton X200 Awesome! Thanks for your help again. |