pdreher
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| Two McIntosh 275's or Single MC452??? Given the option between tube & SS amps, tubes win, hands down, every time... assuming speakers are efficient enough to be driven by a tube amp. | |
| Coincident Statement Pre Vs Aesthetix Calypso Pre I've owned two Calypso's and currently have the Signature version. Great dependable preamp that responds well to tube rolling.As an aside, in addition to changing your pre, your Harbeth's would really sing with a tube amp. I used to run Harbeth M-... | |
| Top or best amps for merlin vsm VAC 30/30 would be tops on my list. I don't think you need the power of the VAC 70/70 for Merlin's.I don't have experience with the other tube amps you have listed, but based upon what I've read in the past, I'd also be considering Atma-sphere, Mu... | |
| No love for the REL S series anymore? I've owned two REL Storm III's, including the one I currently own. Never had a problem. | |
| SS Amps for C4 Signature II's When I owned the original C4's, I used a Plinius SA-102, which is essentially the same as the SA-103 from what I've read. I ended up parting with the C4's because I found them fatiguing and needed to be played loud to sound their best. If I had to... | |
| Why do Harbeth speakers have such a cult following I loved my time with Harbeth 40.1's. There's a good chance I'll go back to them some day. | |
| Used Sony XA7ES Pricing? I sold mine about 3 years ago for around $750. It's an "ok" CDP, but I'm guessing you can do better in that price range for a newer model. Replacement parts may be an issue to consider as well. | |
| I just had my Audiogon account hacked . . . That's alarming. Thanks for the heads up. | |
| Ocellia cables IC why not much talk? Anyone have a price list or ROM pricing for single ended 1 meter IC's and 8' speaker cables? | |
| Warm, lush and smooth interconnect help KCI Silkworm's and Jade Audio Hybrids. Both great cables. | |
| Dynaudio C2 II Signature VS. Revel Ultima Studio 2 As a previous owner of both C2's and C4's, I think you'd need a lot of room treatments to make the C4's work in that size room. The C4's are superior IME to the C2's, but neither did well at low to moderate volume levels, which is why I eventually... | |
| Tube Amps and Cabling VAC Sigma 160i & Joseph Audio Pulsar should be an outstanding combo. I would not hesitate to pull the trigger on any VAC integrated. If funds are an issue, you should be able to find a used VAC Avatar, Avatar SE or Super for less than $4K. | |
| Tube Amps and Cabling Mechans is correct. I may have overstated the impact of simply moving from solid state to tubes in that a well designed solid state amp will likely sound better than a poorly designed tube amp. However, if you do end up going with a VAC integrated... | |
| Tube Amps and Cabling Any decent cables will be fine. Just moving from a solid state amp to tubes will have a sizeable & favorable impact on sound quality, much more so than a change in cables. | |
| Question on tube preamp I used to have C4's driven by a Plinius SA-102 amp and Aesthetix Calypso preamp. IME, you can't go wrong with Aesthetix preamps. Good bang for the buck, dependable, great support and you can tailor the sound by rolling tubes. |