pdreher
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| Krell FPB 400CX vs PASS LABS X-350.5 Tvad - my bad... at the risk of sounding like a kiss ass, I agree with your last statement | |
| Krell FPB 400CX vs PASS LABS X-350.5 I agree with Tvad, and tend to lean heavily towards quality vs. quantity when it comes to amps and audio gear in general. The Nines & the Silverbacks are quite efficient, and should match well with the XA-60.5, even with your musical tastes. W... | |
| What amplifier for Harbeth HL-5? Ryder - My preliminary findings with my newly acquired M-40.1's are similar to what you describe as most notable characteristics with the SHL5's, with the exception of bass response. I'm looking forward to getting a bit more top end extension and ... | |
| Plinius SA201 compared with the Plinius SA102 I just took possession of a pair of Harbeth M-40.1's a few days ago. They are still not properly set up, as I'm about 2 weeks away from receiving Skylan stands for them... and I'm waiting for the new owner of the C4's to arrange shipping so I can ... | |
| Krell FPB 400CX vs PASS LABS X-350.5 Ditto Tvad's comments. If you want to stick to solid state you could also consider the class A models from Plinius: SA-50, SA-100 & SA-02.... or Clayton S40 & M100 | |
| 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... |