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| Amplifier Experience Gryphon Pass Lamm BAT Elberoth2,Is this the end of your Amp-O-Rama? You certainly have to give us some details. You've really had some fine pieces of equipment come through your room. | |
| DCS Puccini into Lamm M 1.2 w/o preamp? Congratulations. You got a great amp.If you think it sounds good now, wait for around 200 hours. It should sound noticably better each day. | |
| Amplifier Experience Gryphon Pass Lamm BAT Those are all great choices. You can just pick one out of a hat.I am using the Pass XA200.5, BAT Rex, Tripoint Troy, and Jade Audio Cables. This is a very synergistic combination that combines the strengths of solid state and tubes, without the do... | |
| Review: Tripoint Troy AC filter Hi Kirk,In regards to the Spartan, that ball has been set into motion. I am expecting to have it by early summer. The Spartan is purported to convey the same effect as the Troy on a 5-10-fold level. That is just very difficult to comprehend. Nonet... | |
| DCS Puccini into Lamm M 1.2 w/o preamp? About a year ago, I would have been a big proponent of the concept that direct is best and most pure. I went to great lengths to purchase the best cables, powercords, and isolation to optimize the sound. I too figured that the money saved on a pre... | |
| BAT VK-52SE VS Audio Research Ref 3 I would encourage anyone interested in the ARC Ref 3 to audition it first. This is one of those pieces where people either love it, or they don't. | |
| Best 3 tube preamps under $18000? I love my BAT Rex with Pass Labs XA.5 amps. Very quiet, dynamic, and it adds just the right touch to the midrange.In considering balanced pre-amps with a remote, the only others that have my curiosity include the Joule LA450 and the VAC Sig IIa. | |
| DCS Puccini into Lamm M 1.2 w/o preamp? I think Martin has 2 fundamental comparisons to make with the Lamm hybrid monoblocks:1) DCS Direct vs. ARC Ref 3.2) The winner of 1 vs. a Lamm preamp.I will bet a Coke that the Lamm preamp will win. | |
| Wilson Audio's New Sound? I would respectfully disagree about the Sasha for classical music. If the Sasha does some things well, it's not classical music. | |
| DCS Puccini into Lamm M 1.2 w/o preamp? Never underestimate the power of a really good, tubed, preamp. | |
| Pass labs XO.2 or Janus tube pre-amp. Gary,Matching the Pass with a tubed preamp is a good idea. Like you said, you don't want to give-up the bass, and you probably don't want to give up that silent background. Some tube preamps will really enhance the midrange and 3-dimensional aspec... | |
| My findings on Magico V2.....what now? Jtein,I've had Thiel's for over 10 years, and they did many things very well. Their strengths are clarity and soundstaging. They are also very energetic. I find them more musical and a better value c/w Magico. Downside is that your amplifier optio... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Unamplified acoustic instrument and voice is the standard for live music.Anything amplified during a live or recorded event has a coloration.If a guitar amplifier used tubes in the performance, then the tubes should be contained within the recording. | |
| Wilson Sasha's - All evolution in Wilsons are..... Hi Peter,I am using the Pass XA.5 with a BAT Rex preamp, Jade Audio cables, and the Tripoint Troy. Very synergistic combination. Detailed, controlled, and musical. Bass is very controlled and appropriately proportioned. It does not call attention ... | |
| Review: Tripoint Troy AC filter With the threads of tube vs. solid state, I wonder how many people would change their mind about the capabilities of a solid state amp when the system is coupled to the Troy. I am using the Pass Labs XA200.5, the BAT Rex, and Jade Audio cables wit... |