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| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier Hi Bob, thanks for your feedback :) With the preface the JRDG & Boulder are at different price points, I liked the Rowland 625/Corus amps which sound warm & seductive (sweet) and are quite resolving. They have wide bandwidth & good pow... | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier On a brief note, sorry to those couple of AG'ers who posted replies to the previous iteration of this review. Had to re-submit it due to a couple of rookie erros!:D | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier Hi Gammajo, thanks for reply. It's always difficult to write an accurate sound descrption, and this is my first review on AG. You know the moment you see the Boulder 1060, it is a pretty special amp. The first thing which strikes you is the beauti... | |
| Review: Pass Labs XA60.5 Monoblocks Amplifier Hi Steve,Well done for writing was is a very enjoyable and nicely written review. It is obvious how much enjoyment you are gaining from the Pass monos, and it's nice that you chose to share your thoughts with us. It's great to see you move up to t... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Audioman, well done. Yes I agree, if you have the space for a separate transport and dac, i'd agree that approach should sound better. I don't know how a CD-5s would compare (as transport) to your Bryston, but there is no doubt the Skylla 2 dac (o... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Hi DH, that's interesting. I have found my Ayon set to low gain & the 1060 to be a good impedance match. I doubt there is much you could throw at a Boulder which it couldn't handle ;) | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s It becomes tiring when aspiring reviewers and Industry types repeat too much of what has already been covered in reviews, or can be found on Ayon's website. Good to hear of your first hand experience running the CD-5s as dac. I'm sure Chris at Bry... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Hi Lula, I was probably being a bit unkind to the MPS-5. I have only heard that player in a friend's system and have not done a direct a/b comparison. Keep in mind my description of the MPS-5 as "cold" is in comparison to my Ayon CD-5s & Accup... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Thanks DH, as long as you accept the PBD is cold sounding (like DCS) and you either like that kind of sound, or have tubes elsewhere in your system, then it could be a happy marriage. A PBD deck in my system would definitely tip the balance too cl... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Hi Joe, thanks for your kind words. I didn't want to repeat too much that has already been covered in review, but relate my experiences. I should clarify my comment about the factory op amps providing a "coke bottle-size portal" related to the tec... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s 12-18-11: Melbguy1Due to major changes in my system including speaker cables (Jorma Origo)..oops, meant to write "including interconnects (Jorma Origo)", but i'm sure you get the drift :D | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Due to major changes in my system including speaker cables (Jorma Origo)speaker cables (Origo biwire), amp (Boulder 1060), racks (Taoc) & isolation (Acoustic Revive/Alto Extremo), and difficulty locating 32a parts to re-terinate one of my Acou... | |
| Tubes for Ayon CD2s Jkuc, I agree with Czbbcl and can recommend the EH Gold pins which are great sounding tubes. Check out Cryoset.com who are a good source of cryo-treated Gold pins. If you find the DR's a bit on the expensive side, these tubes could be the answer &... | |
| Playback Designs MPS-5 vs. Cary CD-306 I had the opportunity to listen to OP's MPS-5 yesterday and was very impressed. The PBD doesn't miss any of the detail as Amfibius pointed out. But what strikes you is the sound which is quite analogue & unfatiguing; even on complex orchestral... | |
| Boulder 850 monos I've heard the Boulder 865 integrated & really like it's sound which is surprisingly powerful for an integrated, natural sounding & accurate. You can really hear the quality in these amps..no trace of distortion or noise, the Boulder just ... |