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| Audioquest WEL vs Wild Blue I agree with your assessment 100%, johndoe21ro. I now have 1M pairs of balanced WEL and WBY. Your description is on point. The WEL does give dence, full, Rich images. Where the WBY is lighter. The only time I might consider WBY a better choice wou... | |
| 20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 There's a re-capped Krell FPB-300 listed on Audiogon right now... | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre I started a separate thread, but has anyone here heard the new Gryphon amplification? I'm very interested in how they might compare to D'Agostino. | |
| 20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 @plutos I agree with you 100%. I hear the differences between amps, preamps, tube sets. And measurements aren't everything.Dan D'Agostino, in his Stereophile interview, said, point blank, that some of his Krell offerings measured better than his c... | |
| 20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 I can't subscribe to the notion that all competently measuring amplifiers sound the same. Why?? Because my ears tell me differently. Way back 20 years ago a Krell amp sounded quite different from a Mark Levinson. Just recently, I had the chance to... | |
| 20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 About 20 years ago, I had a Krell KSA-150 that sounded great, first powering a pair of BIC TPR-600s then a pair of B&W 801 Nautilus. I chose it over a Mark Levinson 23.5. Then I had the chance to hear an Ayre V-1, which to my ears sounded more... | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre There's a gorgeous D'Agostino S-250, 230V, on Audiogon right now for $23K.That might be worth running a dedicated 230V circuit for... | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre @gdnrbob. I find it interesting, in theory, that a designer like Ralph Karsten specifically omits the output transformer in his designs (hence the OTL) to eliminate the distortion caused by the induction in an output transformer. Then someone, li... | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre I heard the Alexia 2s at RMAF. Amazing loudspeakers. Driven by all Nagra electronics, they were truly magical. And that's under show conditions. I understand Wilson has redesigned the crossover in the Alexia 2s to make them more amp friendly in th... | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre @gdnrbob The Atma-Spheres were Excellent, especially in the mids and highs. I think they just could not deliver enough current for the sub-2ohm load of my Alexia's in the bass. The D'Agostino S-250 is equally excellent, but across the whole freque... | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre I've sold the Ayre equipment, and am currently running a D'Agostino S-250 stereo amplifier. I've found it pretty much has everything. Clarity and Control, along with some harmonic richness. Highly musical. I am completely satisfied. The only amp I... | |
| Is anyone going to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest? From what I saw the show seemed well attended. Most rooms were full, and I quite often had to wait to get a good seat. | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre I remember back, maybe 20-25 years ago, I was considering becoming an electronics engineer. I wanted some feedback from some highly-respected audio companies on specifically what skills they require. I picked up the phone and called Krell. After e... | |
| Is anyone going to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest? Last weekend, in Denver, at RMAF was an awesome get-away. Monday off. 4 day work week afterward. Winner!I heard a couple components I plan to seriously follow-up on. Possibly an in-home audition, if possible.But seated now, in the sweet spot of m... | |
| Is anyone going to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest? One thing I noticed at RMAF, as I rode the elevator up and down and up and down the Denver Tech Center Mariott hotel: There were way more 40-60 year old men than 20-40 year old men. Way More. Where does that leave the future of high-end audio? I'm... |