laaudionut
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| Integrated for TAD ME1: Luxman, Accuphase or Soulnote? I have the TAD CE1 and the Coda Model 16 and the combination is sublime! | |
| Pass labs x250.8 burn in Agreed on the Pass preamps. I have owned both the XP 20 and 30 paired with his XA60.8 monos and neither of the Pass preamps could do the amp any justice. Anemic, sterile, and fairly lifeless. Pair Pass with a good tube based preamp and your ears w... | |
| Aric Audio Aric, and his gear, are true audio gems! I go out of my way to recommend reaching out to him at every opportunity. | |
| Tube rolling on MacIntosh C2300 I second the suggestion for the Amperex Medical Grade Bugle Boys. Years ago I too had a 2300 and used these tubes with great results. | |
| Focal Aria 948 Selecting an amp for those speakers if a deeper and tighter low end is what you seek is like chasing your tail. I had the Sopra II for a short while and paired them with Mac, Pass, and Coda and could not wring decent bass out of them despite a lot... | |
| Sopra 2 Amp Recommendation The Pass preamp was your weak link...they are awful and pale in comparison to their amplifiers. | |
| Sopra 2 Amp Recommendation Another great consideration...I recently heard the Atma-sphere Class D amps and was highly impressed with their effortless musical presentation. | |
| Sopra 2 Amp Recommendation I will preface the following with this; for a dozen or so years prior to me selling off my Mac gear, I was a (naive) fan. Early in my audiophile days, I too became smitten with the big blue meters and the timeless aesthetics of the gear. To me, it... | |
| Sopra 2 Amp Recommendation Prior to my current pair of TAD Speakers matched with my Coda 16, I too had a pair of Sopra 2's. First paired with McIntosh MC 601 Monos (not good). They were bettered when I (finally) ditched all my Mac gear and then fed them with a pair of Pass... | |
| Sopra 2 Amp Recommendation Coda! | |
| First Tube amp suggestions Aric Audio makes fantastic tube gear! Every piece is hand made, point to point wiring at an approachable price. Visit his site and/or call him. | |
| Parasound vs Coda Coda(16) and Aric Audio(Motherlode) is a match that I have settled on for the last four years now after swapping pieces in and out at a fevered pace. I (at last)have no desire to alter this pairing as it sounds sublime in my home environment. In m... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 yawn... | |
| Shindo vs the world Your thoughts are pointed and well articulated, but you are wasting your time with the OP! | |
| Luxman M-10X Stereo vs. Mono or C900U I think smodtactical wants a "shootout". |