eugene81
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| Sonus Faber Cremona vs. Cremona M again, I know My $.02...I have both the original Auditor and Auditor M right now and must say I'm a bit on the fence.The M indeed loses some of that signature SF midrange magic, but does add a bit more detail (not WAY more as some claim), clarity, size, dynamic... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor "Minimum" Power? Thanks for the warning, but I already own the speakers and like them very much. For the record, the amp drives the speakers very well. | |
| Pass Aleph 30 + Placette Passive Pre OK? Just to follow up on my own question for future lurkers who might be considering this, I now have an Aleph 3 and tried to run it with the Placette and the results were not good. Puny sound and congested in the rear of the soundstage. However, when... | |
| VTL ST-150 vs... ? I certainly get richness with the Placette paired with the VTL, and to a lesser degree a Pass Aleph 3, and maybe even the Bel Canto C5i moreso than the Belles. It's probably the somewhat recessed vocals that is my biggest gripe with the Belles, bu... | |
| VTL ST-150 vs... ? I gave my Bel Canto C5i another listen this morning and am leaning towards keeping it or going up to the Ref500s with my Placette. It's really a great piece. Doesn't quite have that spooky holographic quality and natural texture of the VTL, but re... | |
| VTL ST-150 vs... ? Class D is not high on the list right now. Maybe I'll give W4S a shot sometime down the line.Rdavwhitaker, I am starting to face the reality that I probably am a "tube guy" -- I like the VTL a lot, as well as my Almarro A205A MkII, and haven't fou... | |
| Best integrated for $500? Virtue audio | |
| Ayre AX-7e vs. Belles Reference 150A Thanks for the direct comparison Fly_fish_nz.Anybody have thoughts on the Belles Ref 150A vs. the Luxman L-505u? I'm extremely interested in this piece. I heard it VERY briefly at a dealer with an Ayre CDP, but hooked up to Paradigm Studio 60s. Ob... | |
| Ayre AX-7e vs. Belles Reference 150A Thanks for the advice, guys, especially Pkoh70 -- that is very helpful! I've decided to keep the 150A Ref and wait for an Aleph J to arise to compare the 2...... I'm also contemplating trying out a tube or hybrid amp, but the excessive concentrate... | |
| How hot is pure Class A solid state vs. SET? Thanks for the responses. Two 100W light bulbs: that puts it into perspective (although an idle Class A SS amp is not as efficient as a light bulb Almarro states power consumption of its 18 WPC A318B 300b SET at 260W, so assuming the same efficien... | |
| Ayre AX-7e vs. Belles Reference 150A Yeah, the Cremona Auditors are 88 dB @ 4 ohms. Sounds like a rather difficult load, but my 60 WPC (actually 120 @ 4 ohms) Bel Canto C5i Class D had no problem with them though and others have reported they are fairly easy to drive.Ugh, but now I'm... | |
| Ayre AX-7e vs. Belles Reference 150A Hmm... now I'm almost set on getting a Pass Aleph 30 or Aleph J. :D The reputation of these amps (and all Pass Class A models) is the stuff of legend. The heat and energy consumption were a deal breaker for me, but I figure I gotta have one of the... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor "Minimum" Power? Oops, I was comparing peak to RMS power. OK, the Ref500m ONLY puts out 3.75 times more power than the C5i. :) | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor "Minimum" Power? Thanks for the reply. I would think the Auditors are harder to drive as they are rated 88 dB sensitivity vs the 91 dB of the floorstanders. Both are 4 ohm nominal impedance. I haven't found an impedance curve for the Auditors, but the big guys are... | |
| Pass Aleph 30 + Placette Passive Pre OK? Also, has anybody had experience with both the Pass Aleph 30/3/J and the Almarro A205A MkII SEP integrated? I know it's kind of apples and oranges, but that's the amp I'm replacing. It sounds great for more intimate, acoustic and vocal music, but ... |