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| Best ARC Solid State power to match ARC Ref 5 Pre forgot to mention ARC 100.2 runs HOT so it requires plenty of ventilation | |
| Best ARC Solid State power to match ARC Ref 5 Pre ARC 100.2 as recommended above ... if you can live with 100w (I believe) this is the ARC solid state amp to purchase | |
| Viva Solista Question I previously owned one and I do not believe there are any adjustments internal for loudspeaker impedance either. My experience with the Solista was the same as David12 ... amp would drive anything I threw at it ... still probably the best sounding... | |
| speakers under 1,500 excellent top to bottom sound Alon IV's available in South Carolina on the Audio Circle site for $1000 if you are in a hurry ... if not, a pair of V's will show if you are patient. The Alon V is one of the best "bang for your buck" speakers available on the used market. I just... | |
| speakers under 1,500 excellent top to bottom sound Move up the Alon line ... even the V's can be found in your price range. VERY little in the $1500 will have the bass of the Alon V plus if you are accustomed to the dipole mids and highs of the Alon's, direct radiating speakers may sound "wrong" t... | |
| Ray Samuels B52 headphone amp as preamp? No clue ... unless the headphone amp was designed for use with cans that are hard to drive and need a lot of gain, the Dact does seem like a poor choice. | |
| which ProAc speaker? that is a HUGE room ... not sure ProAc's are even the best choice for a room that size. I hope you are not going to be sitting 20ft from the speakers! | |
| Ray Samuels B52 headphone amp as preamp? The Dact is an expensive unit on its own (right around $200 USD) so I do not think it is used to save cost. I actually have a Dact in a passive linestage and have been able to use 20 of its 24 steps. In the RSA Stealth, the gain with the tube stag... | |
| Ray Samuels B52 headphone amp as preamp? You might get more responses on the head fi forum ... I had an RS Stealth for double duty as a headphone amp and preamp but the gain was WAY too much to use as a preamp. The Stealth used a Dact attenuator which has 24 clicks of volume control. I w... | |
| gradient revolution amp suggestion they do like POWER ... also heard them with a Classe CA400 which was a good match. I would THINK the Red Dragon Leviathan Monoblocks which are 500w class D amps would be an excellent match as well. One of the best of the class D amps available in ... | |
| gradient revolution amp suggestion A friend had a Rowland Model 10 and a Plinius SA-100mk III ... he came down heavily on the side of the Plinius especially in pure class A mode | |
| Upgrading Cary CAD 300sei integrated I THINK there is an F1 version of the 300sei like there is of the SLI-80 (if someone knows for sure, please chime in). A number of thiings are upgraded in those units but it is not inexpensive ... good news is it would be a "factory approved" upgr... | |
| Upgrading Cary CAD 300sei integrated cap upgrade may be worhtwhile ... I would certainly CONSIDER having it done by Cary Audio though IF I was concerned about re-sale value at all | |
| Upgrading Cary CAD 300sei integrated Well it will only marginally help resale value should you ever go that route ... never come close to re-couping the cost of the modifications. Probably even less so if you do the mods yourself rather than a well known tech.The AirTight ATM-300B ha... | |
| Samadhi Ichiban? happens some times ... maybe the seller will let you know the name of the party they sold to ... always a chance they will not work out for them and be looking to sell |