markmuse
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| Class D ICEpower 1200as2 vs. Purifi 1ET7040SA amplifiers @dbt Wish I could say. Last time I had the Atma-Sphere's here I still hadn't a decent pair of hearing aids. Got that fixed now - Widex: best audio system upgrade to date! | |
| Class D ICEpower 1200as2 vs. Purifi 1ET7040SA amplifiers @dbt The horn loaded HF driver in the X5 is really good, just the vertical dispersion issues. The Pure Audio speakers look interesting. Bet the dispersion is excellent with the mid/HF concentric driver you got with a larger sweet spot. One thi... | |
| Class D ICEpower 1200as2 vs. Purifi 1ET7040SA amplifiers @dbt Re the X5's, they were really excellent in many ways, but 1) the imposing size of the speakers was an issue (ruled out Maggies for the same reason); 2) the sweet spot was really small, like head in vise small; 3) horizontal dispersion of HF w... | |
| Class D ICEpower 1200as2 vs. Purifi 1ET7040SA amplifiers BTW, on a whim I recently bought a used Pass XA25 (still sitting on my dining room table) to compare to a single Tempo. Granted, the Fynes are an easy load with a minimum impedance of 6 ohms, but still a single Tempo was smoother and more refined,... | |
| Class D ICEpower 1200as2 vs. Purifi 1ET7040SA amplifiers Regarding power requirements, my speakers (Fyne F1.8) are 91db, my room is 25 x 25 x 8, and I don't come anywhere near exhausting the headroom of the Tempos. At 97db you will have gobs of power with either the Audions or the Tempo. I would sugge... | |
| Class D ICEpower 1200as2 vs. Purifi 1ET7040SA amplifiers I have been using class D for years now: Jeff Rowland, Bel Canto, LSA Voyager, and settled on two AGD Tempo stereo amps to bi-amp. Very pleased with AGD fed by a Backert Labs Rhythm line stage. I believe the Rowlands were ICE, but unfortunately ... | |
| New to Preamp - Preamp suggestion around 10k My journey in the last few years has been BHK, replaced with Rogue RP7, replaced with ARC 6SE, finally replaced with Backert Labs Rhythm. The BHK sounded best with 6-7 volt tubes, but was noisy with them in my admittedly overpowered system. The... | |
| Boressen speakers +2 @blisshifi Wish we had more participants like him. | |
| Looking for advice, recommendations Based upon my experience I say your approach of a good tube pre with a GaN based amp is a sound one. Regarding amps, you can't go wrong with either AGD monos or Atma-Sphere monos. I have two AGD Tempo (stereo amps) to bi-amp my speakers. I tried ... | |
| speaker cables under 1k for Harbeth 30.2XD? Another vote for Zavfino Prima MK2. | |
| Pass Labs XP32 or XP22? I'm another vote for the Backert Rhythm 1.3. My amps are AGD, not Pass, so I can't speak to the interaction with Pass amps, but the Backert is superb. I replaced an ARC 6SE with the Backert and that was a big improvement. | |
| Feets Don’t Fail Me Now +1 paul6001. Quite enjoyable. | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? Just get the Benchmark La4. You will not be sorry. And they hold their resale value very well if you decide to move on. | |
| Warm and accurate bookshelves that can handle volume I'll throw these in since they haven't been mentioned: Fyne F1-8 Qln Prestige 1 Both are superb and throw a huge soundstage while being well mannered. | |
| Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k I recently added a Lumin U2 Mini to stream to my Bricasti M3 DAC via USB, and I am delighted with the results. Hard to imagine it gets much better than this. I had previously upgraded my network with fiber and linear power supplies. My 2¢. |