pdreher
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| Plinius SA201 compared with the Plinius SA102 Jajmyers - The plastic housing stays on... no problem accepting spades from my experience (currently using Harmonic Tech Pro 9's, but replacing with Stealth Hybrid MLT's currently in transit). I'm confident the SA 102 (paired with a nice tubed pre... | |
| Plinius SA201 compared with the Plinius SA102 The SA-102 has bolts with transparent plastic housing.... very sturdy... and yes it takes spades. I've owned solid state amps from BAT & Sim Audio... and in my experience, neither came close to the SA-102 in regards to musicality, warmth, buil... | |
| Plinius SA201 compared with the Plinius SA102 I've had the SA-102 for approx. 2 years. Yes, the amp gets hot to the touch, but never to the extent that it heats up the listening room by more than a degree or two. Also, the manufacturer stating that the sound quality of the 201 comes close to ... | |
| What speakers match well with my Plinius 8200mk2? Portugal11 - I tried the Soliloquy 6.2's about 5 years ago and sold them within a few months. Moving to any Dynaudio speaker or Von Schweikert VR4jr's would be a significant upgrade in my experience. Don't hesitate to go in another direction, as t... | |
| Dynaudio Contour S5.4 or Confidence C2 I have my C4's in a well treated 15' x 21' room. I don't think a 13' x 15' room is large enough to let the C4's breath, as they really need to be pulled away from surrounding walls to sound their best. If you want to stay with Dynaudio I'd look at... | |
| What speakers match well with my Plinius 8200mk2? Natural, organic with full bass... sounds like Dynaudio would be ideal. Dyn's line up top to bottom is quite good. A few years ago, I had the 8200 Mk II with Dyn 1.3SE's and a REL Storm III sub... it was nice & full sounding. Vandy II sigs, AT... | |
| Dynaudio Contour S5.4 or Confidence C2 From what I've seen in the classifieds, used 5.4's have been selling for around $5K... and used C2's are only another $1,000 or so. Go with the C2's now and save up for C4's! | |
| Will ARC VT-100 drive Dynaudio C-1's I've owned the C2's and currently the C4's. The NA Sales Manager for Dynaudio once told me he's heard the C2's sound quite nice with the ARC VT-100. I drive my C4's with a Plinius SA-102 (moderate power @ 125WPC in 8 ohms), which I preferred over ... | |
| Sim W-5 vs Pass X250 / X350 with Dyn C-4 Keithr - I have to agree with you on the Sim / Dyn relationship. My system is very warm (Jade Hybrid IC's, NOS tubed preamp, tubes in both of my sources), but it was not enough warmth to tame the Sim's brightness. The Sim did some things well... j... | |
| Upgrade speaker cables OR amp for Dynaudio C4's? Missioncoonery - I agree that the C4's are very undervalued right now. Probably a good idea to stick with what you have and focus on ways to improve via room treatments, placement, IC's, tube rollling, etcetera... | |
| Sim W-5 vs Pass X250 / X350 with Dyn C-4 FrankC - tell your friend with C4's to add some GIK (or comparable) room treatments to tame the bass and reflections. I was about to give up on my C4's, then added 8 GIK 244 panels to my room and it turned the C4's into keepers. Adding room treatm... | |
| CJ 18LS VS Plinius M8 My bad... assumed the CJ pre was a tubed preamp. Thanks for keeping me honest ;-) | |
| CJ 18LS VS Plinius M8 I have no experience with either preamp, however, CJ is known for making good preamps, whereas Plinius is really only known for their class A amps. Also, the CJ pre is tubed vs. the Plinius being solid state.No brainer in my mind... go with the CJ... | |
| Upgrade speaker cables OR amp for Dynaudio C4's? Missioncoon... I have no doubt the Pass X250.5 would be a nice amp for the C4's, but its too large to fit in my rack, so I'm sticking with what I have.On a side note... I had seen your listing of your C4's... so I assume you sold them, and if so, ... | |
| Upgrade speaker cables OR amp for Dynaudio C4's? Well, I tried the Sim W6's for a few days, but found them to be too analytical and bright for my tastes and have already sold them... so I'm happily reunited with my trusty Plinius SA-102, and have no desire to stray. Not sure what my next move wi... |