samzx12
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| How loud are you typically listening? Average about 85db and top out around 90db. | |
| Integrated amp -- Pass Labs vs Luxman vs McIntosh arafiq...I think you made a nice choice going with solid state amp. The ARC amps are fantastic and sound great with SF but don't have the needed current/volts to control the bottom end of Sonus Faber. I am not sure the impedance curve on the Olym... | |
| Upgrading from Thiel 2.7 to Sonus Faber or Focal??? I remember you mentioning the lack of real grills and children in a previous post. Reminds me of a girl I went out for a very SHORT time a few years ago. She brought her little girl over one afternoon and I didn’t have the grills on my speakers an... | |
| Upgrading from Thiel 2.7 to Sonus Faber or Focal??? James that’s a good question but for my tastes I prefer the SFO3. They both do a lot of things very well but I really think the O3s are more musical overall and versatile to various types of music. Build quality is top notch for both but I have to... | |
| Upgrading from Thiel 2.7 to Sonus Faber or Focal??? Hi Walter,After a month break in they are sounding quite a bit better. They are relaxing more and opening up. Imaging and layering of instruments is fantastic in my opinion. I'm guessing I have approximately 200 hours and the majority of those ho... | |
| What frustrates you the most about seller’s for sale ads? Seen many amps that are very nice but seller will not ship for any reason. Are you THAT darn lazy? They brag about how good it is and need to move but absolutely will not ship. OK buddy hang on to it for months haha. | |
| What frustrates you the most about seller’s for sale ads? @tonykay There is one East Coast company (I won’t name) that sells often here but their prices are so high that I always know it’s them. I remind them occasionally that their prices are double the "average" price on the Audiogon Bluebook. They t... | |
| Any thoughts on Pass X150.8 ? White Camaros actually praised the .8 series and said the 250.8 was the best amp he's heard and. went on to say he wants to get a 350.8 when the prices come down or he's gets a smoking deal so I'm confused by the OP statement. | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 Pre- Can anyone comment? I have one and really enjoy it. A dealer told me that guys were selling their ARC Ref series preamps for the EVO 400. Hopefully it matches a Pass 150.8 I have on the way.. | |
| What Amp with Sonus Faber Olympica 3? Thanks. I’m excited to get it jjss49. Should really open these speakers up. I’ll report back in a week or so. Thanks again everyone for the advice and these threads are always fun. Well not for Tom 😆😜 | |
| What Amp with Sonus Faber Olympica 3? Spoke with Mark at Reno HiFi. He recommended a Pass 150.8. Looks like I'll be getting a 150.8. | |
| Sonus Faber speakers @mrklas. Audio Research and Sonus Faber do match up very well. | |
| What Amp with Sonus Faber Olympica 3? Why Tom why do you hate ARC so much haha? But I think it is clear as mentioned above I DO understand the O3 needs CURRENT :) | |
| Sonus Faber speakers Nice setup. Does the MC302 drive them well? Appears you have plenty of warmth. I did have an ARC Ref 110 but I sold it recently and picked up a Ref 150 however, I had to send it back due to a few issues with the amp. Now I am searching again. Shor... | |
| What Amp with Sonus Faber Olympica 3? @jjss49 thank you for that comparison and I suppose you are correct. The 110 with more tubes had better control but still not enough as also holds true for the Ref 75SE. I have read a couple of Olympica 3 reviews where the reviewer used a Ref 75... |