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| Boulder 850 monos 07-23-11: SkreichI've heard a lot of the big Boulders, and these did not share their sonic signature at all, in my opinion.Skreich, did you listen to the Boulder 1060? That amp is in another league to the 850's & is very organic, fast, quiet, ... | |
| Ayon Vs. Audio Research Preamps Hi Scott, i've done some more research on the Orbis vs CD-5s and have to say i've come to the same conclusion as you. The CD-5s is an amazing preamp. I also found out it's preamp section has similar bandwidth to a CJ Act 2.2 (ie: over 100kHz!). Li... | |
| Ayon Vs. Audio Research Preamps Hi Scott, firstly congratulations on your decision to buy the CD-5s. You certainly wont regret that as you're getting a great dac, transport & pre-amp in one package. In regards to my contact, I have spoken directly to Gerhard Hirt at Ayon reg... | |
| Ayon Vs. Audio Research Preamps Hi Scott, you're not alone. I currently own an Ayon CD-5s & am planning on upgrading my current pre-amp (CD-5s) to an Ayon Orbis. I've had a few discussions about the Orbis with Gerhard Hirt, and it's obvious to me (and clearly to you) the Orb... | |
| Best Preamp for Ayon Orthos II monoblocks? Dougie, Stan's comment about the CD-5's preamp section are relative to what he feels is "good". Of course no integrated pre-amp is going to be as good as a dedicated reference tube pre for example, but imho the latest CD-5s has an excellent tube p... | |
| Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625 Musicaddict, I found your comments interesting. You said "I'd be scared to hook up a Boulder to the already "hot" 802D". Mark_nz remarked in his earlier post -07-03-11: Mark_nz..I have auditioned the 802D in combination with Classe, and separately... | |
| Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625 Insomniac, yes the preamp you would have heard would have been the 1010. That's a good pre, however I (personally) feel the way to get the best sound out of the 1060 is matching it with a tube pre that is very quiet, sweet and warm & has balls... | |
| Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625 Insomniac, I agree with your observation that the JRDG is warmer, but i'm suspicious about your pre-amp choice with the Boulder, and warm up time. Firstly, the Boulder requires 24hrs warm up (and to be left on 24/7) to sound it's best. 2hrs warm u... | |
| Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625 Guido, perhaps one of Rowland's competitor's? though I think that's likely one part urban myth, one part photo shop :D | |
| Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625 I agree with Stringreen and Johnnyb re: the OP's question, If you've already got a rowland front end, then it's a no brainer to go for the M625. The Boulder pre/power combination is very dynamic and quiet, but this combination does not have enough... | |
| Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625 Hi Guidocorona, Thanks for sharing your observations. My understanding of the Boulder 1060 is that it is very neutral, detailed & revealing of upstream equipment. In and of itself it may not be quite as harmonically resolved as the Rowland, ho... | |
| Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625 I'm curious with your comparison of the Rowland and Boulder GC as my Dealer (who deals in both brands) felt the Boulder was on another level compared to the Rowland (as it should be given the price differential). My impression of the Boulder from ... | |
| Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625 Agreed, the Rowland 625 should be a good match with the Corus. That's a no brainer. The Boulder is a great amp, but imho needs a reference tube preamp to balance it out nicely. Good luck! | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s ..am loving what I hear, but boy - it takes awhile. Didn't begin to show its real potential until 50-100 hours , and now is blossoming at about 150 hours.yeah that's the massive power supplies & big Mundorf and polypro caps...enjoy! | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s 05-04-11: Akk_soundCongratulations on new CD-5s Akk! Btw, the CD-5s also had some other upgrades incl further refined power supplies, improved analogue volume control, new pre-amp design & improved tube output stage. Gerhard Hirt told me the a... |