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| Sophia 2/Magico V2 versus Sasha/Magico V3 Thanks Elberoth2,I though it involved soldering and real alteration. It sounds more like a plug in/replacement. Nice photos on your link. | |
| Under $10k budget Preamp suggestion, please. Why not audition the new Spectral preamp? | |
| Sophia 2/Magico V2 versus Sasha/Magico V3 Elberoth2,Do you think this modification to the Sasha would effect resale value? Would it not be better to try to modify the sound through placement and room treatments? Or even cables? | |
| Is my room doomed? Pic Enzo, sounds like you're making progress. Congratulations. I did read above a suggestion to add a carpet to the floor. Have you tried this? I have one and added a second pad underneath it. This reduced floor reflections resulting in a cleaner, mor... | |
| Audia Flight 50 v Pass Labs XA30.5 I did own the XA100.5 and now have the XA160.5. I heard the XA30.5 driving Magico speakers at a dealership. "...hopefully liquid, detailed, smooth and without glare/distortion in the highs...." is how I would describe all three amps. I would add: ... | |
| "To Have & To Hold" - A Film About Vinyl Records Just great! Can't wait! Thanks for letting us know. | |
| Magico Mini II vs V2 with Pass amps Mariv,Yes, I agree with you about low powered amps and Magico. What do you consider appropriate power for the Magico's? I have heard better dynamics with horns and even Wilsons, but the Magicos sound great in most other areas. The Mini II is a dem... | |
| Magico Mini II vs V2 with Pass amps Hi Jpspock,I did not consider the Sasha. My room is too small for all of that bass. I had a pair of Eggleston Rosa's which were also a great combination with my XA100.5 amps but the bass was too much for my small room. The Magico dealer who knows ... | |
| Pass Labs Int-30a or Naim 282- 250 combo Why don't you try going back to the dealers and explain to them what you like about each amp. Then ask them if they have an amp that combines the two attributes you find appealing. Perhaps you need to broaden your search. | |
| Tube Preamp, Amp or Int for holographic imaging? Buy a copy of Jim Smith's "Get Better Sound" book for $30-50. It has one of the best step by step explanations about speaker placement and its effects that I have ever read. This is a very low cost way to get you moving in the right direction. It ... | |
| Pass Labs A/B amps vs Class A amp and Actual Power I forgot to mention on my last post to this thread that another big difference between the XA100.5 and the XA160.5 is the amount of current that they can each deliver - 8 amps (I think) vs. 36 amps. I can't begin to understand why this makes such ... | |
| Pass Labs A/B amps vs Class A amp and Actual Power I just bought a new speaker which is a very demanding load - 87dB, 4 ohms, sealed enclosure. I first heard it with the XA30.5. It sounded OK. My XA100.5 made it sound much better, but still a bit closed-in during complex passages. I traded in the ... | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best Thanks Audiofeil. It can't get more clear than that. | |
| Sophia 2/Magico V2 versus Sasha/Magico V3 That's a great post Hce4. Thanks for describing is such detail your experience with Magico and Wilson. I'm going to join Madfloyd on his Sasha audition. It will be most interesting because a rep from Wilson whose name I have forgotten is setting u... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over Wonderful write up. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I have to agree with recommending the Mint LP. It vastly improved my tracking and I have little to no inner-grove distortion, but then I have not heard a linear tracking arm. I've wanted ... |