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VTL ST-150 w/ B&W
Jdec- I would say without a doubt the st-85 drives these speakers with ease. I have been listening for two days straight now and I don't see it caving in on any of the different music I play through it. The differences I hear from the SS gear is b... 
VTL ST-150 w/ B&W
Ordered an st-150 today with upgraded MIT Multicaps right out of the gate. Dealer gave me an st-85 until the 150 comes in. I gotta tell ya, I don't know what took me sooooo long to realize that it was tubes I was looking for. I am absolutely thril... 
Any Comparisons between VTL 7.5 & ARC Ref 3
If a component at that level is throwing noise into a system I would be p*ssed. I would look to the electrical before I looked to the component anyway. I personally haven't had the please to ad a 7.5 to my system, but I can say my 5.5 quieted thin... 
Audio Note DAC 5
$7500, not $10K. 
"romantic" sounding cabling
"n my mind, richness implies a loss of resolution. i don't see how you can increase resolution and have richness at the same time."with a cable I don't think you can...Add tubes to the mixture and you can. 
Audio Note DAC 5
You should listen to Wavelength Audio gear...Particurlarly the Crimson. Pure magic. : ) 
Any Comparisons between VTL 7.5 & ARC Ref 3
Ok thanks Dgad..Looking forward to it. 
Any Comparisons between VTL 7.5 & ARC Ref 3
I am waiting to hear the differences. Dgad???? 
VTL MB450 Monoblock Amps -Opinions
Nice write up Kurt...I will say one thing about good amps and heat. Any one amp worth it's salt will put out immense amounts of heat. I owned an Krell FPB 400cx and it got incredibly hot...But it sounded nice when it loosened up and was hot. I don... 
VTL ST-150 MB-450
Hedgehog is correct, they have triode switching, and I believe even the newest version has auto-bias. 
speakers for krell 400xi
I don't agree at all with the term "silky treble" to characterize the 400xi. Unless you have a silk-dome tweeter of course, then maybe you would hear that tonality. But thats not this integrated you would be hearing. Usually thats a term I would a... 
"romantic" sounding cabling
I agree, Heimdall are to me the best of the newer Nordost. Very neutral and proper presentation of the music. I have listened to all in this line, Tyr, Valhalla, Frey etc..Didn't like any of the other ones except for Frey, but they don't reprsent ... 
Integrated amp and CD player for the new B&W 805S?
VTL 2.5 and ST-85 sounds magical on these speakers. 
MOON I-5 versus KRELL KAV 400XI
I am auditioning this integrated now, and I wouldn't characterize it as cold sounding at all. Typical modern day Krell if you ask me. Powerful, honest, big, and in regards to this particular piece a tremendous value. It is however a typical solid ... 
speakers for krell 400xi
"(High-powered amp. w/High efficiency speakers). "If your talking about B&W your way off...Impedance swings are what you need to look at, not the 90db they would have you believe in their literature. I wouldn't categorize any B&W as high e...