pubul57
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| Speltz/Atma-sphere & Merlins I suspect your right. Have not tried them, but I think Bobby's speakers are as OTL compatible as you are likely to get. | |
| Need Some Help Choosing an Integrated Amp A used VAC Avatar is worth considering and it includes a high quality phono stage.If the quality of the Pass integrated in comparable to their separates, I doubt you could do better in SS. They Ayre is also excellent, but at 60 watts, it might lim... | |
| State of the art speakers from yesteryear. Quads. How far back are you thinking? | |
| Are Atma-Sphere MP-1 and VSE RTP-3D similar? I second Rleff's suggestion. Among other reasons, Ralph and his crew are one good reason to own Atma-sphere equipment. | |
| Downsizing from Audio Research REF110 to 100.2 I have no doubt the X series (or anything by Nelson Pass)is good. I am thinking however that the D38s would not need more than 60 Class A Watts or so to play very loud (again, they are conservativley rated if the XA30.5 is any indication), the D38... | |
| Downsizing from Audio Research REF110 to 100.2 I don't want to push Pass to hard to someone who owns and likes ARC which is very fine equipment indeed, and the REF110 has a very good reputation, BUT, if you do want to try SS, I have to agree with Tvad, that the Pass XA.5 series is fantasticall... | |
| Downsizing from Audio Research REF110 to 100.2 If you are open to other brands, I would recommend you consider the Pass XA.5 series or Ayre. They have been my favourite SS amps, but I'm not saying they are better than the ARC you are considering as I have never heard it. I think that the reaso... | |
| sweet, euphonic, reasonably powerful tube amp? Well said Lissnr. I think you have the basic sound of EL34 versus 6550/KT88(a little different than 6550)correct as implemented in most amplifiers. I switch from EL34 to KT88 in my Music Reference RM9SE to get just the difference you describe base... | |
| joule electra vs. atma-sphere any input? I'm using the Joule LA150 MKII with my Atma-sphere M60s, till the MP3s arrive next week. All I can say is if the MP3 with balanced connection can improve with I'm hearing with the Joule feeding the Atma singled-ended I will be very impressed and i... | |
| sweet, euphonic, reasonably powerful tube amp? Hi Eweedhome. I am no expert on CJ. I based my comment on listening to the MV55 and MV60s both of which use EL34s. They were warm and sweet to my ears, and I imagine an MV100 would be similar with more power. I don't necessarily think EL34s are al... | |
| sweet, euphonic, reasonably powerful tube amp? I'm fairly familiar with the VT100s and ARC amps generally - few are sweet and euphonic. Besides sounding great, there is unlikely a more reliable tube amp the QS, they are very, very easy to bias, and they are quite attractive; which counts a lit... | |
| sweet, euphonic, reasonably powerful tube amp? That Quicksilver V4 is an excellent recommendation for what you are looking for, and there is one up for sale now. Hard to beat for the price, quite a bit less than you are willing to spend and I don't think you'll do better spending up to your li... | |
| sweet, euphonic, reasonably powerful tube amp? That Quicksilver V4 is an execellent recommendation for what you are looking for, and there is one up for sale now. Hard to beat for the price. | |
| 2-3K, Integrated or Seperates I can't speak for the sound of the Red Wine as I have not heard it, but at the price point, using a passive attenuator for volume control on their integrated version(I think they use GoldPoint or DacT) seems like the best way to get the most bang ... | |
| Downsizing from Audio Research REF110 to 100.2 Will you only consider ARC for your SS amp options? |