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| Coda 16 vs. Pass Labs xa60.8 Well said! | |
| Coda 16 vs. Pass Labs xa60.8 You are assessing my(vague) comments correctly. With the Coda, there is no over analytical sound quality that would lead to listening fatigue. The details are there, but with richness that never sounds muddled. The tube bloom I mention is referenc... | |
| Coda 16 vs. Pass Labs xa60.8 I owned the Pass XA60.8's before going back to Coda(I have an older Model 11) in my main listening set up. For the past three years or so I have had the Model 16 and could not be more pleased with the switch. Do not get me wrong, the Pass monos we... | |
| Who are your favorite custom amp builders for low powered triode amps? Call Aric of Aric Audio. | |
| Review on AricAudio Motherlode MKII preamplifier Is that your ML II that Aric just posted on his Facebook Page?! You are going to love it...I am looking forward to your thoughts once it has settled in. | |
| Class A Integrated amps You are seeking to put racing fuel into an AMC Gremlin. Ditch the Advent speakers and make your following decisions accordingly. | |
| Amplifier pairing for Altec Flamencos Aric at Aric Audio builds tube based amplification that make those Altecs sing like never before. Check out his website and give him a call to see what he might recommend...he is a great guy to speak and work with! | |
| Pass Labs XP32 or XP22? Admittedly, my comment above might have been the slightest of plugs for Aric and his gear. But my personal advice to pair Pass Class A amps with a well curated tube preamp, was my intended point. Don't make the mistake that I did in assuming that ... | |
| Pass Labs XP32 or XP22? Look elsewhere. Pass amplification is fantastic...their preamps are anemic and not terribly musical, in my experience. I paired my XA60.8's first with an XP20, then an XP30, and was let down considerably with each "step up". I worked with Aric at ... | |
| Review on AricAudio Motherlode MKII preamplifier The Motherlode delivers! I can say with confidence that a preamp cull is in your future, as you will not want to take it out of rotation. | |
| HELP FINDING TUBE PRE AMP Look for a used Aric Audio line stage or preamp. I believe that most of his offerings come with adjustable gain control. | |
| 8-10k budget suggestions please I hope I am wrong for the sake of your excitement, but a Krell amp is one of the last amps I would have paired with B&W. I know most of them to be very forward and analytical, and you needed something to tame the same characteristics of your s... | |
| 8-10k budget suggestions please In the first 15 years of my Audio Bug, so to speak, I was completely infected by the McIntosh Brand. C42 Preamp to a C2300. MC150, MC300, MC501 Monos, MC601Monos, MC2301 Monos...the handsome looks and Big Blue Meters had me in a trance. Only when ... | |
| 8-10k budget suggestions please My first foray into high end audio had me originally lusting after a pair of B&W, they were aesthetically a good looking product with a great pedigree...it was the house monitor at Abby Road Studios, mind you. I was able to audition several mo... | |
| 8-10k budget suggestions please Come on...the syrupy and homogenized sound of McIntosh is the only thing that COULD sound good with the fatiguing and overly bright house sound of B&W. You are attempting to start fresh, so raise your listening expectations. |