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| Conrad Johnson SS amps Overhang: Thanks for that info. Does this mean that both CJ 2300 and 2300A are both MOSFET-based amps?Has anyone else noticed the "hole" in the MF2500A's lower mid/ upper bass that was described by Overhang? | |
| Conrad Johnson SS amps What is the difference between a MF2300 and MF2300A?Thanks. | |
| Wadia 861 or keep Electrocompaniet mk2 If you are concerned about colorations introduced by your preamp, you might want to consider a good passive preamp such as a transformer or autoformer-based unit, or perhaps a very neutral active preamp without gain (e.g. Placette). These are disc... | |
| Heard the New Jeff Rowland 302 Power Amp? Jfz - thanks for the Pass info. Yes, I realize that the warm/lean distinction was not refering to top-octave energy, but rather an overall character (hard to describe but you know it when you hear it). And I'm sure the 302 is a great amp, but it m... | |
| Heard the New Jeff Rowland 302 Power Amp? The comments by Jfz confirm what the Stereotimes reviewer said about the 302: that it actually has more top-end energy than a Pass X-600 (thus it may sound brighter than Pass), and that it has a somewhat lean presentation compared to previous Rowl... | |
| Magnepan 1.6 vs. ML Aerius i owners opinions.. Of course I don't know what you'll like best in your own listening room with your own electronics. I can only say that after many years as a serious audiophile and musician, when I first heard the MG1.6 against the Aerius in the same system, I fel... | |
| Power cords for Wadia 861 I second the Foundation Research LC-1, based on my Wadia 850. I've tried a large number of cords and powerstrips and power conditioners. The simple FR products seem to preserve dynamics best while stripping away any electronic hash. Hard to find f... | |
| Comparison of Wadia 850 to Meridian 588 Bryan- I assume you have heard the 588? If so, is there something not satisfying about it which led you to consider Wadia? (And why only Wadia?) I have the 850 (modified by GNS), and have compared it with several other CDP's in my system (see my p... | |
| Hybrid amps, best of both worlds? I second the Llano Design Trinity hybrid amps. Sort of a "poor man's Lamm". You can occasionally find them used, but Llano also offers an in-home trial. Another advantage of Llano is that a wide variety of tube types can be used in its input stage... | |
| Magneplanar 3.6R + Pass Aleph Amps Mate ? As a biamper of 3.6 for over 2.5 years, I'd suggest you keep the Aleph for the "top" (as Jvogt suggests)in a biamp mode (still may not be enough power though). Then buy a used Bryston 4B for the bottom, and biamp the 3.6's with an active crossover... | |
| The best hybrid amp? Some nice suggestions above. I would add Llano Design Trinity hybrid amp to the list. It offers extra flexibility because you can insert a wide variety of small signal tubes (takes 2) and change the overall "flavor" (and gain) of the amp significa... | |
| Which Amp for Magnepan MG 3.6/R? I've had my MG3.6 for about 2.5 years now and have tried quite a few amps, though nothing super expensive (>$10K). I've never been completey happy with pure-tube or pure-SS driving them. You need either a very powerful tube amp with high dampin... | |
| Bel Canto to Belles...worth the jump?? Are you unhappy with the EVo, and why? What are your speakers? I have owned the Belles 350A as well as a pair of Evo200.2 amps, driving Maggie MG3.6 speakers. Very different sound. As usual in this game, + and - aspects for both amps. The Belles i... | |
| Elect. EMC-1 Mk II vs. Audio Aero Capitole Mk II ? Anybody know how the AA people "fixed" the bass weakness when going from the MK1 to MKII? Don't both units still employ 12ax7 type tubes? I auditioned the MK1 extensively at home and the bass reminded me of the fat & ripe bass you get from man... | |
| Does anyone own the Pass Labs X1 preamp? I owned the Pass X1 for about a year, then sold it. Not because I disliked it, but I wanted to get away from using any preamp, and rely instead on my CDP's volume control. The X1 is very transparent, slightly lean/dry in the mids, very tight in th... |