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Horns with good timbre and tonality?
@jallan  how good is imaging with large baffle ATC? I have a large baffle Sonus Faber and imaging is terrible, I can make them disappear at all. I tried everything.     
Horns with good timbre and tonality?
@audiokinesis  thank you! That was very informative   
Horns with good timbre and tonality?
@thieliste  odeon looks very interesting and they have a showroom in Brooklyn. Will definitely check them out, thanks !  Is there a place I can hear the Avantgarde in northeast US?   
Horns with good timbre and tonality?
@pdreher  very interesting speaker Classics. Have you had a chance to listen to them? They’re located in Jakarta, seems like a wild place to ship from.    did you hear Volti?  
Horns with good timbre and tonality?
What about OMA speakers ? Those look serious. I’m going to check out their showroom in Brooklyn. Did anyone get to hear them ?   
Horns with good timbre and tonality?
What about Blumenhofer? Anyone hear them?    Klipsch jubilee had terrible timbre and tone.    I can’t audition avantgarde.    
Horns with good timbre and tonality?
ATC is hard to drive with low powered tubes. I’m thinking about trying horns.   
Horns with good timbre and tonality?
Do you think they can reproduce dynamics ?  
Best 845 tubes on market as of August 2023
Just ordered shuguang 845B tubes from tube store. there is bunch PSvane on eBay  shipped from China, are those trustworthy ? What about linlai? PSvane WE replicas are about 700$ for a pair.   
Best 845 tubes on market as of August 2023
Is bias a function of a tube or amplifier ? For example, if I bias a tube and change its location, switch with another tube, would it keep its bias ?   
Best 845 tubes on market as of August 2023
They don’t hold bias very well. 1/4 tubes always goes from 15 to 22. How often do you check bias   
Mastersound evolution 845 vs. Jadis da88s vs auris forte 150
What did you end up getting? I got the Mastersound 845 Evo and I love it. Though it doesn't push my hard to drive speakers the way SS does   
Speakers for Atma Sphere M60 mk3
I have Elipsa SE paired with SET 845 tubes. Documented 55W per channel. My amp Mastersound Evolution 845 drives Elipsa to concert hall levels without breaking a sweat. Solo instruments e.g Piano and Cello sounds better than Live! You can’t beat r... 
McIntosh to Luxman?
I've had Mcintosh separates (MC452/C2600) for few years and agree with everyone above. MAC is darker sounding with rolled off highs. It does have an amazing midrange and bass. I'm a classical guy and it wasn't enough detail in piano, totally rolle... 
bi-amping with Tube and SS amp
I have a SS 5 channel amp, am I able to use just 2 channels out of 5 and not cause any damage to the amp ?