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| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Guidocorona,Let me define coloration as anything that changes the signal our sound from the source. This means that if the CD is bright & your preamp is not and you result w. a balanced sound your equipment is still colored. Uncolored. A brigh... | |
| Wilson Sophia Enjoy. Use the money you saved to buy music. Now it is time for the fun. What did you compare beside the B&W? | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Great post & great notes. REad the entire thing. Well worth it. I thank you for your work. Nothing compares to a listening session w. the variables being well notes. Also nothing reveals a preamps sound as well as a comparision of going direct... | |
| Wilson Sophia So many opinions. The WP7s have resistors that will blow before any drivers can be blown. I assume the Sophia are the same. Don't worry about buying a demo. It is all speaker amp combination in the end. The VR4jr is a must audition & the VR4 S... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? I feel it is time to chime in. I just played around with the tubes in my VTL 7.5. I am actually at a point of loss for now. I changed the 12AU7s for the 12AX7s. Stock Sovteks for both pairs. The 12AX7s give much more gain & better bass & m... | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? Frankpiet,Just as I noticed. The AA goes up a level w. the preamp modification. I know they do an additional mod in the US market. Curious if you can tell me what it is. I still love my AA. I switched to the EMM & am getting my CDSD hopefully ... | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? Artg & John,I am sure it did sound better. The AA sounds better via my VTL than direct. More of the tube thing going on. But the EMM sounds better via the AA as a preamp than via a Placette. Again some of the tube thing. Where I am going is tr... | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? Frankpiet,Upgrade the AA. Save the money. It gives it a "new lease on life". Almost the entire internals, besides the transport are replaced. If you are happy w. the Audio Aero direct, I am sure a preamp won't make it better, just different. If yo... | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? Frankpiet,I did some comparing pretty quickly. All very confusing. Here it goes & this is firmEMM Labs going through Placette is not as good as Audio Aero going through Placette.EMM Labs going through Audio Aero is better than Audio Aero (who ... | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? Frankpiet,I am going to do some more comparing today to let you know for sure. I will compare the AA direct to the AA running through the VTL. I did run my Meitner through the AA as a preamp & it sounded great. I do love what a tube preamp doe... | |
| Looking for a new speaker. Wilson Maxx II ?? The WP7s have been considered one of the best sound at HiFI shows. In some of these shows the speaker listenere distance was in the far field but a good 15 or 20 feet at least. I heard it myself & purchases them from one show in specific. I du... | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? Allow me to ring in here. Sorry I didn't see the thread sooner. I own or owned a Placette Active Linestage, and Audio Aero without Preamp, added the preamp, VTL 7.5 & a CAT SL1 Mk 3. To confuse life just a little. The Placette was much better ... | |
| Which Krell to hunt down on the used market? I found the older Krells grainy. I also found the sound difference between the FPB 200, 300 as compared to the 600 much more than just the power. The FPB 600 is IMHO a much better amplifier than the lower powered units. I ended up buying the 600 a... | |
| Looking for a new speaker. Wilson Maxx II ?? Back to your question. The Maxx IIs will make you very happy if you listened to them & liked them. The changes in sound will be based more on the equipment you use with them than anything else. There are lots of great speakers, but the latest ... | |
| B&W 802D vs Wilson WATT Puppy Order the Sophia in a custom color. It will look amazing & have a faster resale. I would go for Jaguar lime green or dark green depending on the house. Maybe even a metalic lilac similar to Porshe 911s. You can have a lot of fun. PS they are v... |