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| Supratek out of business? Tubegroover, you're right. The best system I have heard had the Supratek Syrah pre in it. It was in Agon member Slowhand's system. He actually started that huge "Preamp Deal of the Century" thread back in '02 about Supratek preamps.It was a great ... | |
| PX-25 tube amp with Merlin VSM speakers? Congrats! Looking forward to your impressions. From my time with the Carissa I think Art Audio amps are very fine music makers. Their build quality and aesthetics are outstanding as well. | |
| Arcam CDS27 Hey, Sean34. I think your right in that the CDS27 is still too new. So there is not much info on it and many of the other new products Arcam has introduced over the past year.I hope to get either the CDS27 or the UDP411 from Arcam. The CDS27 uses ... | |
| PX-25 tube amp with Merlin VSM speakers? Dazzlingmd, check out the reviews at 6moons. They have write-ups on the Carissa, Diavolo, Jota and Symphony.The late John Potis, one of the best reviewers wether on the Internet or print, wrote a perfect review of the Carissa and described it soun... | |
| PX-25 tube amp with Merlin VSM speakers? FWIW, I had the Art Audio Carissa which had the attenuator. On it if you opened the attenuator completely it was removed from the signal path. I used it in this manner with a pre-amp. I believe all the AA amps are configured this way that have the... | |
| Speaker cables for Simaudio Amp.+ Focal Speakers I can recommend WireWorld Oasis 7. I've enjoyed mine for about a year now. They sound good and are very well made. | |
| NAD C372 versatility? Agree With Akg ca. Your 372 is a great amp and the two things suggested by Akg ca may give you a performance upgrade your looking for at a reasonable cost.If that didn't give you what your looking for I would then suggest checking out new integrat... | |
| Best Integrated, period. At the $1k level I'll nominate the Arcam FMJ A19. I've enjoyed mine now for nearly a year. One of the best purchases I have made. I like it more every day both for the amazing music coming from it as well as how it functions. | |
| Parasound P5, Nad C165 or integrated amp? That's great, Musicbox74! Thanks for posting your impressions. It's nice to hear how the A19 compares to other well regarded gear. I love my A19. I think it is an outstanding piece of equipment and Arcam has come up with something pretty special w... | |
| DAC to pair with MA6600 Nice! I really like the 1007Be. Great sound and a beautiful speaker as well. I think you're building an outstanding system. I hope you find the right dac for you soon. | |
| DAC to pair with MA6600 I have the predecessor to the irDac, the rdac, and I really enjoy it. I think the irDac will blend very well with your 6600. If the irDac behaves like my rdac it will take 75-100 hours to fully settle in so if you try one leave it on and give it a... | |
| DAC to pair with MA6600 As was mentioned, listening for yourself is the best bet for finding what you like. But if we didn't give thoughts on or suggestions for gear to consider then we might as well not thave these forums I suppose.With the Mac D100 you will be paying f... | |
| Speakers that turn your analytical mind off? Pioneer SP-BS22-LR. Maybe it's because they only set me back $99 but they are so musical with good tone detail and resolution. I just sit back and enjoy. | |
| When I turn it up, it turns down That's one sweet amp you have there! I believe the volume control is micro-processor controlled. If you haven't already try powering down the M3 completely (not standby by mode). It may be the processors in the amp need to be reset and powering do... | |
| Inexpensive pair of bookshelf speakers. +1 for the Pioneers. The model is SP-BS22-LR. Picked mine up for $100 at Best Buy. |