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| Focal Mini Utopia vs Merlin MXe That is very strong recommendation for the Belles (for use with Merlins at least). I've been looking for an SS amp to have on hand (and for the summer months) when the 16 output tubes of the Atma-sphere and 8 of the Music Reference put out just a ... | |
| Cary, Cayin or Primaluna EL34 for Merlin VSM-MME I second the Stingray recommendation for Merlins. But EL34 in general is the way I would go rather than 6550/KT88 - at least with the VSMs, and I would think the TSMs as well, but I would discuss it with Bobby P (Mr. Merlin) - he knows his speaker... | |
| pass labs xa30.5 vs aleph 3 Earflappin, have you, or has anyone else done the upgrade from 3.0 to 3.1. It does not seem expensive. I do wonder what the changes are internally and how the perfomance changes, improves? with the upgrade. Hmmm, maybe this should be a new thread? | |
| Focal Mini Utopia vs Merlin MXe Denvelle, I've often heard that the Merlins work very well with Belles, did you ever compare them with a tube amp, or did you go straight to Belles when you got the speakers? Just curious, I would like to have an SS amp on hand that we makes magic... | |
| Focal Mini Utopia vs Merlin MXe One of the two has more flesh on the bone, I'll let you guess which one. If I had to own one with the Merlins it would be the Ars; obviously the Pass will sound great with wider range of speakers, but as great as it is, it is still not tubes if th... | |
| Focal Mini Utopia vs Merlin MXe Arj, that sounds like a wonderful combo. | |
| Focal Mini Utopia vs Merlin MXe I'm not sure what "compatability" issues the Merlins might have, they had no issues with my CAT, Atma-sphere, Quicksilver, Music Reference, or Pass XA.5 amps - and the Ars Sonum integrated. It does seem that most, not all, Merlin users gravitate t... | |
| Best 3 tube preamps under $18000? Having owned CAT, Joule, and Atma-sphere, I would say that 6550c's observation should be given some serious consideration; you at least need to try a Passive - in the right system, you may not need to spend $18,000 to have SOTA sound. Try a Bent T... | |
| Best 3 tube preamps under $18000? Every amp mentioned here is worth auditioning, as is the Joule LA300, and if you don't have money burning quite as big a hole in your pocker, the Joule LA150 MKII SE. Not sure it has been mentioned yet, but no preamp survey is complete without lis... | |
| Pre and power amp for Vandersteen 3A Signature? I did not mention the Quicksilver V4s because you did mention the SS, but as Tonyjack knows, the QS and Vandersteen are an really good pairing. Frankly, 100 watts of ARC or QS are going to make the VS sing. Richard has done shows with ARC and Ayre... | |
| Jadis DA 60 Integrated That sounds like an excellent idea, great that you have the OTLs to compare with. And then there is also the Jadis da-50src and one wonders what that might bring to the table - a move to KT88 I guess. I could also bring the Music Referenc RM9 Spec... | |
| First Impressions of a First Watt - the Aleph J Well, it has been a while since this thread has started. I owned the J (twice!) and sold them, since ultimately I still prefer my tube amps, but something keeps me interested in having an SS in the mix. I wonder if anyone has had a chance to compa... | |
| Jadis DA 60 Integrated Yup. Still (will always be?) using the Merlins. I currently have Atma M60s and the Music Reference RM9SE becuase I like them both. I've wanting to have an integrated amp and I have been thinking of the Jadis for a while, since I tried the Ars Sonu... | |
| Jadis DA 60 Integrated Trelja, with a 89db speaker with a very smooth impedance curve and only a 6 1/2" woofer, do you think the DA30 might be a better sounding amp the DA60 simply on the basis of simplicity with 1/2 the tubes? | |
| Unison Research Unico Secondo vs. Pathos Logos Has anyone had a chance to compare these since the OP? |