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| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! Update#4: After my updates to a friend who is a very practical and reasonably skeptical audio colleague broke down and bought a pair of AP Crystal Solo 1m interconnects for his triode amp system with horn speakers. He too experienced the overly o... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! @jtcf720 posts10-07-2019 9:46amI know!Crazy isn’t it?Letting them rest seems to be important too.It’s hard to retain my dignity and keep from gushing.They are very special.-----------------------------------------@b_limo OP993 posts10-07-2019 10:3... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! I thought I could only have one pair of AP Solo ICs max in the system, but after both pairs have been played beyond 100hrs and settled in more, both pairs are staying for sure. I guess the instructions (if read :) indicate up to ~300 hours of burn... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! @jtcf 718 posts10-05-2019 12:23pmThe Heresys were fun to listen to!This pair were manufacured in 1977.Great midrange but no detail on top,just hash.We figured new parts inside are needed,and some tweaking too.My brother was very impressed how the ... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! jtcf710 posts09-30-2019 12:35pm...it can start to lose tone and timbre and become overly airy?Not enough "meat on the bones" ?......discovered an entire layer of background instrumentation that was never there before.The vocals were just spooky,I ... | |
| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 Luis, Which 6SN7s are you rolling through your MA-1s? -----------------------------For my rig I settled on Sylvania Black plate 6SN7s for my preamp a while back, but once those let go down the road in a few years, I’ll be revisiting them again, ma... | |
| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 Luis, Consider total cost and your time too IF you are super particular about who you want it to sound, or if you have upgrade-itis. :) The unexpected and eventual added tube rolling costs many encounter for some of the base model amps that come ... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! jtcf706 posts09-25-2019 8:41pm...After the leap in SQ after 50 hours I've been mesmerized by how clear percussion nuances are becoming.I can almost see the drum kits...Jtcf, I'm stupidly still trying to figure out why the AP Crystal Copper Solos (... | |
| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 +3 on Quicksilver with Cornwalls. A member on the Klipsch forum noted Mike Sanders of QS personally owns and uses Cornwalls with his Quicksilver amps. Some good 2nd hand deals come up on QS monos, but the sweet EL84 20W Integrated is the real b... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! jtcf700 posts09-20-2019 1:05pmQuick update - I gave the system a day off yesterday after reaching the 50+ hour mark.Today lo and behold....those Analysis Plus spcs are beginning to open up and lose the veil.They definitely need some time and a pat... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! jtcf694 posts09-16-2019 3:07pmThank you for posting @decooney .I have no answers but I’m very interested in your impressions.I’m still letting my speaker cables and one ic break in.I’m hoping the sound opens up more but if not maybe a second ic (w... | |
| Interconnect recomendations, ~$500 new or used, RCA... pmboyd08-15-2019 12:42pmInterconnect recomensations, ~$500 new or used, RCA -- dac to intergrated amp. All the good stuff minus any glare or graininess.Now trying a 2nd pair in-line of Analysis Plus Crystal Solo interconnects end-to-end. Was inte... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! re: AP Crystal Solo Oval copper interconnects, update #2, pair #2. ------------------------------------------------------------------A note and question to other AP Crystal Solo owners, thanks: Just picked up a 2nd 1.5M pair of the Crystal Solo I... | |
| Interconnect recomendations, ~$500 new or used, RCA... @pmboyd OP297 posts... feeding a MHDT Orchid tube dac using NOS Western Electric 396a triodes ... Audioning interconnects between dac and amp. Another approach, fwiw: DAC: replace the warmer WE396A with the GE5670 5-star "Triple Mica" in the Orchi... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! b_limo posts09-01-2019 11:19am..I actually purchased these cables instead of a nice sub because what these cables did overall for my system far exceeded what a sub did. The highs are there... and for me, most importantly, the soundstage and holo... |