mazian
Responses from mazian
| Listening Room or Components or my ears? As others have mentioned your problem is the speakers. | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier Over the course of 55+ years I have tried many tube preamps but curiously enough not ARC, which has a long time stellar reputation. However within my budget my current VTL 550i is the best I have owned. I upgraded from the VTL 2.5i, which if you h... | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? Correction it is the ST 150 that is in for repair. | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? I normally bi amp with a VTL ST 150 and a Nord Audio Purifi Class D driven by a VTL 5.5 pre but the VTL pre is currently in for repair. So I am now using the Class D full range and the SQ is very good, maybe not as 3 dimensional as when bi amping ... | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 v Cary SLI-100 Many of the other suggestions have an edge over the PrimaLuna in particular. If VAC or VTL do an integrated I would definitely add them to the auditioning list. | |
| $3500 floor standing speakers used. What would be your choice ? The Sonus Faber Sonetto V's are a bit more dynamic on the top end than the older Sonus speakers and could be just what you are looking for. Even better if you could afford Olympicas or Serafinos. You should however hear them first. | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? @bunkertoy The main differences are that the Aesthetix is more traditional tube like in SQ and is slightly noisier than the VTA 5.5. I've also had the VTA 2.5 and rate it the value preamp in the VTA range. I don't think the upgrade to the 5.5 is r... | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? If you lived in Australia I could sell you a 110v Aesthetix Calypso for just under US$2000 as I have upgraded to a VTL 5.5. The VTL is an upgrade but not by a lot. | |
| looking for bookshelves - Another usual boring speaker discussion I've always found most Focals, B&Ws and Wilsons to have very similar sound characteristics. That is I find them overly bright and analytic for my taste. If that is the sound you prefer I can understand the Sonus Fabers, Habeths and Spendors no... | |
| speaker upgrade fever Add Sonus Faber to your list. The most musical speakers I have heard. | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Never really heard a Wilson speaker that I liked. | |
| Trends in value of vintage / used audio equipment? In Australia at least I would say the value of used audio is falling just like the Aussie$. | |
| Modding a Oppo 103 I had an Oppo 103 and then upgraded to a 205. I couldn't hear much or any difference in SQ so sold the 205 and still have the 103. So I doubt the mods would make much difference. | |
| What preamp with both line stage and phono? The VTL 5.5i is hard to beat. | |
| Better DAC or better Streamer There are plenty of good streamers out there but finding one with decent software is a challenge. Many people recommend Aurender but in my experience while the SQ is excellent the conductor software is lacking. I finally settled on Antipodes with ... |