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Best Tubed Preamp For A Warm, Rich Sound, Yet Still Detailed and Agile
Aesthetix Calypso Signature then upgrade it to the Eclipse version 
Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20
imdoc, supposedly if you put subs behind the speakers, you'll have phase issues. You can, however, put subs in front of speakers and delay the phase, assuming the sub has phase control. 
Calypso DIY Upgrade
Jafant,I've heard that the Eclipse upgrades are huge and am tempted to upgrade my Calypso Signature to an Eclipse just to see what all the fuss is about. 
Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20
Duke really knows his stuff.  He came over to my apartment and we tried his SWARM system versus dual Rythmik F12G.  He helped me dial in my Rythmik subs and was very impressed with them. 
Class D = Trash?
I just finished comparing the Sanders Magtech to the Merrill Veritas and did not find a meaningful difference between the two. 
Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars
Vandersteen 5a Carbon 
Class D = Trash?
The Spectron Musician III Mk.2 and Merrill Veritas are definitely not trash.  Both sounded as good as my Sanders Magtech. 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Vandersteen Seven Mk II with Aesthetix Calypso Eclipse pre, Aesthetix Romulus Signature CD player, Aesthetix Atlas Signature 
theta prometheus vs veritas monoblock
Merrill has been amazing to deal with. I need to conduct some more testing, but my initial impression and observations between the Magtech and the Veritas are that (1) the Veritas is quieter--both the unit itself and through the speakers. There's ... 
Three way shootout...
I compared the Codex to the Yggy and could not telll any difference once they were volume matched. 
Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20
I use two Rythmik F12G with my Magnepan 3.7i's and have the crossover set at 60.  The coherence is pretty good, but there's a slight dip at around 70hz. 
Aesthetix vs ARC
Wouldn't the Callisto be more comparable to the Ref10, since they're both dual chassis?  The REF5SE is single chassis just like the Calypso. 
Magnepan 3.7 - 3.7i owners need help please
I believe they can take up to 400 hours to really break in. 
Aesthetix vs ARC
I think it’s unfair to compare the Ref5SE to the Calypso Signature because of the price difference ($13k v. $7k); a fairer comparison would be the Calypso Eclipse to the Ref5SE (~$10k v. $13k).As far as customer service, Glenn at Aesthetix has alw... 
Aesthetix vs ARC
Magnepan 3.7i's Mainly using Cerious Technologies Graphene Extreme cables (speaker, power cable to ARC Ref5SE and Magtech)Shunyata Alpha HC to my Schiit Yggdrasil, Shunyata Zitron Python from Yggdrasil to Ref5SE, Groneberg TS Premium from REF5SE t...