lgregoir
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| YBA Passion Integre Yes I got one (and fell in love with it)... From what I heard (I auditionned both before buying), the Passion comes in between the Series 2 and Series 1... I tried the basic version of YBA 2 (not the HCDT). The phono stage is better on the YBA 2 b... | |
| Is there a difference between AR Complete & YBA In Sugarbrie, I just got a Passion Integrated and beleive me, this unit is a good notch over the YBA 2 amp/preamp and very close the the Series 1... It's the best integrated amp I ever heard...It's well worth the extra pennies (compared to the Integr... | |
| Atoll amplification? The Atoll line is very competitive for for the price/quality ratio... I did not auditionned their amp nor preamp but I did audition the CD100 (around $700). Beleive me, for the price, you would be hard pressed finding a CD player that comes close ... | |
| BEST Speakers for the BANG around 2K PAradigm Studio 100v2. You could also look for used speakers... | |
| Speaker Cable for Interconnect YBA uses the diamond cables to create their interconnects, power cables and speaker cables...I'm sure you you could do this with other cables... | |
| Powerful Integrated Amp for Inefficient Speakers YBA Passion Integrated... | |
| 2 channel Poll: Vote: Do you use Tubes or SS? I use YBA solid state amp/preamp... IMHO, YBA sound very close to tubes... | |
| Speaker cable suggestions Get 2 lengths of Cardas Crosslink... I was running these cables on my 20 grand (Verity speakers, YBA amp/preamp) sound system for around 6 weeks until my siltech Ls-120 come in...The cardas crosslink are an outstanding value for the money. It's Ca... | |
| What are some excellent mid -priced tuners? IMHO get the Audio Refinment Complete tuner (YBA)... Around $700 and will not disapoint you... I tried it against a few high priced tuner like the Sim Audio Air Tuner and ended being as good if not better (at half the price)... I also tried the MD... | |
| Opinions needed; which is a better choice and why? I just bought a YBA Passion Integrated amp ($4,000US). A few months ago, Before buying this unit, I was looking into buying a YBA 2 AMP and preamp (around $6,000US). The integrated amp is a brand new model (it was released in December 01). Eventou... | |
| What's your profession? Age? 26 years old IS/IT consultant (Telecom industry). I just got my first real system... worth around $28K CDN (around $17K US). | |
| Power cords for Audio Refinement system YBA Diamond power cords... They are made from the same cable as the Diamond cable interconnects (their top of the line). Excellent quality/price ratio... I use them on my YBA CD3 and Passion integrated amp... | |
| What equipment do you really like? What about:Verity Lohengrin speakers (Parsifals would be ok)Wadia 861 CD PlayerAudio Research REF 2MKII Stereo PreamplifierAudio Research REF 600 MKIII Mono AmplifiersSiltech Compass lake ICsSiltech Emperor speaker cablesAny 5$ power cable :-)Mayb... | |
| Average age of audiophiles By the way, my girlfriend threathened me to break up if I was to spend 10K on audio gear... Since I don't like useless fights over goods, I listened to her and spent $28K (canadian $) on a new system... Surprisingly, she still lives with me... :-)... | |
| Amp recommendations to drive Martin Logan Prodigy? Have a look at Audio research VT200($9,000) or VT-100mkIII($6,000) along with an audio research preamp (maybe LS-25 or LS-16). This would be a excellent upgrade from what you have... I auditionned this setup (with VT200) and I was stunned...Good L... |