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| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. georgehifi,I noticed the bass improvement the most when going from the primaluna to the VAC. that would coincide with what you were saying. The best bass on a tube amp I've heard was with the VAC. | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. The 8ohm taps were clearly better, and had a hard time understanding why based on the impedance graph. There is another audiogon forum discussing this where someone else mentions the Olympica III runs better on 8ohm taps for them too. It was i... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Also - I always use the 8 ohm taps for the Sonus Fabers (both the Olympicas and Elipsa), though they are rated at 4ohms. Definitely performed best on the 8 ohm taps for both the Primaluna and VAC amp.Did you ever look at the impedance curve for t... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Sorry for the confusion - It is the stereo Signature 200 iQ that I used with the Sonus Fabers and I felt it handled them with ease. I moved from a Primaluna HP amp and the 200iq was a significant jump. Everything came into focus and the bass imp... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. nightfall,you may also want to reread this thread from a VAC dealer in florida, though it is just another man's opinion, which everyone has a different one:http://www.audioshark.org/vac-85/vac-signature-iq200-9738.html | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. that's surprising to hear, considering the 200iq is much newer than the phi 300 and has more of the flagship statement series technology and engineering built in to the 200 iq. I talked with Kevin over the phone and he stated the 200 should drive... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. This decision is not easy for sure. There is a newer version 200 IQ on US Audiomart. It is just a little bit more than the phi 300, but maybe talk with the seller. The other great thing about the VAC is tube rolling. With the auto bias, changi... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. The new IQ continuous auto bias in the latest VAC amps are a night and day difference from their prior 160, 200, 300 phi models. Far more smoother and transparent, tighter bass, etc and more stable power output makes it a lot easier to handle all... | |
| How do tube manufacturers like VAC get 55 watts per KT88 where others get only 30-35? I've heard the VAC 200 IQ with Sonus Faber, Magico, and Focal and drives them all equally well. Doesn't seem the VAC are speaker dependent at all. At 100+ watts, any speaker will work well down the road, which is always nice to not be limited in ... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. nightfall,here is a thread discussing the Pass Labs, VAC, and other amps that might be helpful. best of luck:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/vac-200-iq-vs-ayon-orthosii | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Here is the link to the VAC 200 IQ: http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649357991-vac-signature-200-with-vac-iq-system-power-amplifier/Here is a forum from a dealer on the amp as well: http://www.audioshark.org/vac-85/vac-signature-iq200-9738.htm... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Would not go with the VAC Phi 300.1. Definitely go with the updated VAC Signature 200 IQ with continuous auto bias. 100+ watts and has all the bass and tightness of solid state and the midrange is fantastic. Retails for $14k but there is a l... | |
| Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars I think you are better off find a used pair of Sonus Faber Elipsa SEs over the Olympica III (not the regular elipsa). A much better buy and the used price will be around the price of the Olympicas. I have owned both. Feel free to message if ... | |
| Sonus Faber Homage Tradition - New 2017 Line I think the Sonus Faber Elipsa SE easily beats out the Olympica line. I had the Olympica III for a couple years and I know what you mean by being "veiled". They are more closed in and a bit darker sounding. I traded in the Olympica III for the ... | |
| thinking of switching from conrad johnson...... no problem kennesawjet.... keep us posted. there is a 200 sig iq on audiomart I saw. they don't come up on the used market often being only a year old or so. didn't know what budget you were trying to stay around. |