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| Amp for Verity Parsifal encore Hi Davt, congratulations on your speakers.I heard Parsifal Encores recently on the back of a Soulution pre and power combination. A bit of an OMG moment, as good as I've heard any system anywhere in a modest sized space. I do like my Calypso, it p... | |
| Tube dampers in Aesthetix Dopogue, many thanks for your response | |
| Teo XLR Wow, this thread took on a life!I had a chance to run a full Teo loom 2 x interconnect and speaker cable a little while back. I own an interconnect and borrowed the other 2 pieces.The full loom did have a positive impact. Theres a lovely sense of ... | |
| Replacing a Muse Model 160 I had a Model 200. What a cracking amp for the money. I compared it in my system to a number of really seriously expensive and/or well thought of amps in my system. It hung in there or bettered most, even a Dartzeel Intergrated didn't utterly outc... | |
| Is the Mark Levinson 390S still a reference player I had a 390s for a while and never fell in love with it. I felt it was a little dark sounding and lacked a certain sparkle. It could sound great rocking along to music with real drive but lacked the subtilty to engross with most other music. I hea... | |
| Great Amp Suggestion for Aesthetix Calypso I'm running Calypso with Kharma mono's, they work a treat. I've had for example the Dartzeel int and Jeff Rowland Criterion/301 in my system and while they're far more expensive I wouldn't swap mine out for either. More musical than the Rowlands a... | |
| LEBEN CS600 OR CS300X I'd be careful pairing the 300x with anything but the most sensitive speakers. There are amps out there that deliver plenty of current along with 15w or so that can deliver results with modestly efficient easy to drive speakers. The 300x IME is no... | |
| What 6922 tube will improve bass definition? I replaced Sovteks in a Aesthetix Calypso with late 60s Blackburn factory Mullard ECC88 (6922). Got a much bigger improvement than anticipated. In particular bass weight and definition. Less than $100 for a matched pair, highly recommended. They'v... | |
| Teo XLR Good to see this tread revived, I'll be interested to hear HiDiamond properly. Funnily enough someone I know through a UK forum lives close and worked for as far as I'm aware the last UK distributor for HiDiamond. I heard two of his systems which ... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs ARC LS25 MK2 Calypso has been a recent addition in my system and I've embarked on a little tube rolling. I've tried JJ Tesla 12ax7, cryo treated NOS Jan Phillips 5751 & Sylvania triple mica black plate 5751. The JPs offered greater air and clarity and the ... | |
| Signature Anti-Cables I've had the new sc in my system since Christmas. Its a step up. I notice more substance, fuller imaging and improved transparency. Standard sc is good, the new makes for a worthwile improvement for the money imho. | |
| tube rolling for Aesthetix Janus I've a Calypso and have had good results with 60s UK Mullard ecc83 and cryo Jan Phillips 5751, currently trying Sylvania triple mica, black plate 5751 which are also good. | |
| B&W 805D2 or Magico Q1? I expect you'd find the cost price of the crossover components in the Q1 are similar to the cost of an entire 805D at retail. I've not heard them so can't comment on what difference that might make in terms of sq. | |
| Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand amp suggestions? Not sure re class d but a friend ran his Haydn with Lavardin IS and it sounded great. Expect IS ref would do an even better job | |
| Signature Anti-Cables I've had Paul's 'Reference' speaker cable in my system for about 100hrs now. Twin strand per speaker and higher purity copper. I've noticed little from a 'burn in' perspective. They are a step up from the regular AC, definately offering a more tra... |