kevinzoe
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Replacing Sonic Frontiers Line 3 SE Have you considered the Aesthetix Calypso preamp? I believe it has both unbalanced and balanced inputs. Other preamps with both kinds of inputs include:* Atma-Sphere MP-1 and Mp-3* Audio Research LS-25 MKII* BAT gear* EAR 864 (has 1 XLR input I be... | |
PX25 SET amps-Art Audio, Audion, Wavelength??? Ron - thanks for your post reply. I didn't come across any asian SET amps that caught my eye or that I found here to audition, so no I didn't hear any for comparison purposes.Yes it's been a month already and the amp still sounds as wonderful as i... | |
Question for First Sound Owners Just one more idea that hasn't yet been mentioned which is to check the input impedance on the CJ amp . . . The output impedance of the FS is rather high and if my memory is correct it is about 1700 ohms. So using a rule of thumb between preamp ou... | |
Ways to clean up the wall power for SET amp? I would suggest starting with a dedicated circuit on your fuse / circuit breaker box.Secondly, in speaking with an amp manufacturer he said that most amps aren't designed to have a transformer placed before it in the form of a line conditioner so ... | |
300b vs 845 Brm1, I would suggest that you contact a manufacturer that makes both 300B and 845 SET amp models and get his/her opinion on where the differences lay. One such person would be Joe Fratus in the USA and owner of Art Audio who makes several 845 mod... | |
want to try a SET but where to start, I have...... Italy71,Here are some more SET amp manufacturers that also make integrated amps:* Ayon 300B (300B tube) US$6,700* Korato Prometheus (211 tube) US$?* Mastersound 845 Ref Integrated (845 tube)* Viva 300B or 300P (300B tube)US$6,800 and US$5,800 resp... | |
want to try a SET but where to start, I have...... Italy71,It occured to me that the link to the second and third SET articles at 6moons that I made reference to isn't within the first article so here they are:http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/set/set_2.htmlhttp://www.6moons.com/industryfeatu... | |
want to try a SET but where to start, I have...... Italy71,I was in your shoes just very recently before deciding on a SET amp for my system. What I found helpful was the following 3-part article by 6moons:http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/set/set.htmlThe article lists lots of SET amp manufac... | |
PX25 SET amps-Art Audio, Audion, Wavelength??? Well, the PX25 arrived today . . .In a nut shell, it was worth the wait. Joe at Art Audio has been excellent to deal with - very customer focused and a man of his word.In short, here are my initial thoughts based only on one night of listening (th... | |
PX25 SET amps-Art Audio, Audion, Wavelength??? Hi all,After discussions with key Audiogon members above, and a few others, in addition to Joe at Art Audio and Gordon at Wavelength, I've made the decision to purchase an Art Audio PX25 amp! I expect that it may be shipped out late this week and ... | |
PX25 SET amps-Art Audio, Audion, Wavelength??? After speaking with Gordon at Wavelength today it seems like its now down to his Cardinal amp (US$7.5K) vs Art Audio PX25 (US$6.5K) which is a 300B vs PX25 choice. Gordon's Saturn PX25 amp is good for 8-16 ohm speakers and mine are a nominal 6 ohm... | |
PX25 SET amps-Art Audio, Audion, Wavelength??? Boa2 - thanks again for sharing your experience. Certainly a case of buyer beware . . .Gliderguider - I wasn't aware of your extended waiting period (memories of the Blowtorch preamp, eed gad) followed by the dissapointing realization that it now ... | |
Daisy chaining Line Conditioners I spoke with Joe the owner of Art Audio today about his amps and if plugging them into my Equi-Tech would be fine and he had something interesting to say besides 'yes, it'd be fine.' He said that the reason amps often don't sound any better and so... | |
PX25 SET amps-Art Audio, Audion, Wavelength??? Thanks all for your comments. I know of one Audiogon member that had terrible luck with an Audion product and worse luck trying to get the distributor and manufacturer to resolve it (but I guess every company has one skeletan in the closet) so I'm... | |
FAB audio 1 speakers, how good are they? Audiojoy4,I too own the FAB Audio Model 1 speakers like Gliderguider above and share his sentiments about its characteristics. I first heard them at the Montreal audio show back in early April 2005 and they and one other room (WLM speakers + Audio... |