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| solid state vs tubes It has been said that Pass XA.5 has a tube-like sound. I no longer understand what that means. To my ears, the Pass has a midrange on par with BAT, CAT, and Berning. That is, it has midrange depth, fullness, and CLARITY. Many SS amps have a midran... | |
| Magico Q5 I got to listen to the Q5. It did have some favorable sonic characteristics, particularly the imaging, upper-end extension, and tonality. To me, it fell short in the musical attributes, and the bass was not quite what I would expect for the price. | |
| Tidal Sunray vs Gryphon Trident No, no, no.Not forest or trees. I'm talking forest AND trees. Like a real performance. I prefer the floor of the hall for an orchestral performance, which is more detailed and involving compared to the balcony. But the detail is a means to an end,... | |
| Tidal Sunray vs Gryphon Trident I would disagree that seating perspective is synonymous with detail. For me, close sound is not real sound. Sure, you see the trees, but you lose the forest. Music and detail are possible: you can have the forest and the trees. The whole is preser... | |
| "They are here" vs. "You are there" I have not had time to read through the posts. I have achieve the 'you are there' experience for the majority of my recordings. This is achieved by lowering the 'noise' and removing electronic artifacts. I put noise in quotes because there is also... | |
| Do Spectron Amps have faulty switching modulators? The Spectron website has been down for the past 2 minutes! I sent them an email 5 minutes ago and NO RESPONSE!!! I called 30 seconds ago AND GOT THE ANSWERING MACHINE!!!!! ARE THEY STILL IN BUSINESS!?!?!? WILL ALL SPECTRON AMPS EXPLODE TONIGHT AT ... | |
| Hydra 8 -- Normal for labels on back to wear off? Normal.Why would this indicate a need for a replacement? | |
| BAT NOS Super Tubes Madfloyd, Do post your impressions. I think if there is not adequate bass, you have ruled-out the amp and preamp. I've been going back-and-forth between 1 pair NOS and 2 pair NOS. I think my system is now synergizing with 2 pair, and I will probab... | |
| Kharma v Focal v Avalon Good. Previously you had described a sound, and charactaristics that make-up hifi. While soundstage and tonality are perhaps pre-requesites, they really need to be components to get to the emotional enjoyment. Many stereos make very interesting so... | |
| BAT NOS Super Tubes Madfloyd, those are the ones. Elusive Disc is 20% less on the EAT tube dampers. Not sure if Musicdirect will match the price for a good quantity. | |
| Kharma v Focal v Avalon Do they make music? | |
| BAT NOS Super Tubes BB, I've done extensive critical listening to the NOS 6H30DR tubes, and they do impact the sound in a significant manner in my system. As additional pairs are added to the power module, there is increased dynamics, resolution, and frequency extens... | |
| Tripoint Spartan Norm, I'm not sure how you were able to remove the Troy. It will poison the mind....I am unsure that this stuff can be effectively demo'd at an audio show. Both pieces take a long time for initial break-in, and days to stabilize after being discon... | |
| BAT NOS Super Tubes Are you referring specifically to the stock held by Victor, or generalities about the Reflektor NOS 6H30DR tubes circa 1970-80s? I am unclear as to whether these are same or different. | |
| Tripoint Spartan I have achieved significant gains by using Quicksilver Gold on the connections. It really let's me hear more of the Troy and Spartan. It has taken me from the "they are here" presentation, to the "you are there" presentation. For some recordings, ... |