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| What new amp for my Merlins I think Merlins are a special case because they have very smooth impedance curves and never dip below 6.5ohms, don't require high damping from the amp and they are also sensitive so they don't need much power - 30 watts should do. They are basical... | |
| What new amp for my Merlins Arthursmuck, did you hear the Clayton, Cary and/or Herron with the Merlins? What might be great with Thiel, may not be the Merlin's cup of tea. | |
| What new amp for my Merlins Good to hear you loved a system with the Joule LA-150 for a pre. I ultimatley chose it after having has a CAT SL1, LAMM LL2, and Placette Active. I think it works fantastically well with the CAT/Merlin and I imagine with the VAC as well, which are... | |
| What new amp for my Merlins I have the Ars Sonum and a Joule LA150MKII/CAT JL2. So you might think I have some pretty good amplification for the Merlins, and of course your right. I love both combinations and that is saying something for the Ars given the separates it is "co... | |
| Which amp to drive Avalon Diamonds? Ken says the ARC Ref3 is fine with the JL2, he apparently did not think fondly of the Ref2. But then again, why not use the SL1 MKII if your going the CAT way. | |
| Better than a CAT? I basically agree with you on the CAT. Send me an e-mail on what you would upgrade. The only thing I would not change is the Merlins. Thanks. | |
| Review: Antique Sound Labs Flora EX DT Line Preamplifier Tube preamp Teajay, thanks for mentioning Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue. I had not listened to it in quite some time - it is a classic. | |
| Better than a CAT? Symphonic Line also happens to be the SS amplifier that Ken mentioned as one of his favourites. It might be an interesting amp to consider, but the currency exchange rates are making European equipment less and less interesting; and you don't see ... | |
| Better than a CAT? I can't imagine that either, but this fella is a pretty seasoned audiophile. By the way, I had the CAT SL1 MKII Ultimate, and I ended up with the Joule LA 150 MKII. Both great preamps and some will love one, some the other. But I have not ever hea... | |
| Better than a CAT? I've actually heard very strong review from a fellow-audiogoner that is using the Ming Da with his CAT JL2 and loves it. Price does not appear to be an issue. So there may be someting to the Ming Da product, but of course you never know. He lives ... | |
| Pass Labs XA- ".5" ??? If Jtwrace is Clayton dealer his undisclosed endorsement and comment hurts Clayton. Nothing wrong with dealer comments, but you better be transparent aboout it if you want to be taken seriously. That being said, I have heard good things about Clay... | |
| amps for Merlin VSM-MXE Don't be suspicious. I have Joule pre and CAT JL2 and the Ars, and when I use the Ars it is no let down - with the Merlins it competes with some mighty tough competition. At $4,000, well it is just a no brainer. | |
| favorite pass amp? It will sound good. It will be interesting to know which you prefer with the Verity - I can't the sense they are easy to drive where you don't loose much by moving from the X.5 to Aleph. | |
| Anybody ever audition the Pass XA series amps? Dejanm thanks for your comments. I called Jud at Joule and he said there would be no problem with the 15Kohm input. In fact the Joule has an internal switch that would bring the output impedance down to 400ohms (from 1200 ohms) - he said that woul... | |
| Anybody ever audition the Pass XA series amps? Hi Honest1. I will not be upgrading from the CAT, I'm looking for a cooler running alternative for the summer months. I recently bought a Pass Aleph J, which I think works quite well with my Merlins - they do not need a lot of power and the do not... |