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Kharma Ceramique 1.1 vs JM Labs Alto Utopia
Who knows about that bass slam, Thorman, he's got 400W/channel! I too am a happy Kharma 1.0 owner and have briefly listened to the Utopias. Unfortunately ;-) I drive the Kharmas with SET's so I can't comment on the bass slam. IMO the Utopia's bass... 
Why go with active preamp?
the above should read...my CAT sits unused in the corner, now that I run my xa7es direct. 
Why go with active preamp?
now that I'm running my Sony Xa7es direct. Run direct, my system is more extended to the extremes, more dynamic, and the tranparency is unparalleled in my experience with CD. I'd love to know why, but ain't complaining. I power my Kharma 1.0CE's w...