hickamore
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| Tube amps under $7500 Yes, I would certainly like to hear the Synthesis. If it resembles Cary, then I would probably like it. Same, I expect, with Aric. Only question is whether a tube amp (other than Stone Fortress ARC, VAC, etc.) can handle the low frequency impedanc... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @aolmrd1241 Thanks for that! Very helpful. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @mdalton @larryi @audiotroy I viewed the Synthesis lineup on the distributor's website. Very cool-looking gear but most of these are integrated amps. Ovation is the amp that would interest me. However, Audio Intellect site is not displaying search... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @larryi Indeed I would like to see how much a tube amp enhances the warmth, bloom, decay of those same qualities present in preamps. By this I mean something more to the Cary side (if they still made amps) than the ARC side. ALTHOUGH, I have been ... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @aolmrd1241 Seriously? 40 watts into 4? Here is the claim on the Destination Hi-Fi website: "Rated Power: 50 Watts Class A into 8 Ohms, 100 Watts per channel into 4 Ohms, 200 Watts per channel into 2 Ohms." Both can't be true. Must get to the bot... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! The S5.5 supposedly doubles power at 4 ohms AND REDOUBLES AT 2 OHMS. Sounds perfect for nominal 4ohm speakers with impedance dips in the bass? | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @jomonhifi If ARC Reference is where you START, where can you possibly END? One very notable and insightful contributor here has described his 40-year evolution through audiophilia which finally culminated with ARC Reference gear including DAC. Th... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @mikhailark In truth my own immobility lies in a1.5-acre live-in, finest-and-rarest arboretum created over 40 years. Then there is the 2k-bottle fine and rare wine collection, assembled over the same time, demanding impeccable storage and transit ... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @mikhailark Not the only country that has electricity, but if you are able to buy a house abroad, pay for transport of your many expensive components, and set them up an ocean away, then yours is a more portable lifestyle than mine. Maybe you alre... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @mikhailark Valid concerns that I have thought about. These would worry me more if I were younger, however. Next amp I buy for keeps will certainly be "end game." Despite occasional enthusiasms, I won't be pulling the trigger before January 20, 20... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @mikhailark The only BAT amp in my price range (recently discontinued and now discounted) is unavailable in silver. Anyhow, I have already gravitated to the custom single-chassis Aric which can be fully balanced. Its allegedly "tubier" sound and c... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @larryi @vthokie83 Appreciate the reassurance. I am "on the case," as they say. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @laaudionut Appreciate the encouragement. If Aric is a one-man shop, I hope he is substantially younger than I am. Will inquire about a listening visit before buying as I can get to the Springfield MA area rather easily. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @aricaudio Thanks, got it! Will conduct future conversation via website messaging. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @aricaudio Everything I wanted to know and more, thanks! Now I need to ask about price with fully balanced mod. Perhaps beyond my means at present. Choice of finishes? Tubes included or BYO? Are those Tung-Sols in the photo? |