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| Pentode Power Tubes - Ultralinear vs Triode My experience is that when an amp is designed with a switch which literally alters the circuit, there is some compromise in one of the circuits. If the amp is setup primarily for Triode, the tetrode/pentode circuit won't sound as good as a pure c... | |
| Replacement for 802 D3s Have you looked at Wison Benesch? There are not a ton of dealers out there to help you with auditions but they are brilliant speakers and will be a bit more natural sounding than B&W. I would look at the A.C.T. One. Vivid Audio is not neces... | |
| Magico owners S1Mk 2 Can't say I have heard anything "chesty" in them. That being said, lean is not a word I would use but they were being driven by 450w amps. A buddy of mine has s5 mkiis and he is convinced that Magicos can't have too much headroom and the more po... | |
| Magico owners S1Mk 2 Not an owner but I have done the same as @erik_squires. I spent some time with them at a dealer. My experience was the speakers disappeared. They were standing next to Scansonics and Kaisers and I had to ask which speaker was playing. No locali... | |
| What 50wpc or higher amps have a totally different sound from Pass Labs, in a good way? The Yang (opposite) would probably be Chord or Krell. Switching power supply, error correction, much brighter sound profile. They are wonderful sounding with the right speakers. If you want a higher power alternative to Pass, AVM has a similar ... | |
| New speaker suggestion For speakers, I would check out the Focal Kanta 2s as they would be a good match with your pass gear. They are very detailed and I very much like the soundstage they deliver.the Magico A3s ought to be in that price range and could be interesting.... | |
| Focal Sopra 02 and Pass XA25? Sound profile of Pass with Focal will be awesome. 25w is going to be a little light to drive such large speakers. Overall, those speakers are efficient and just need an amp that thrives at low impedance. The issue is that they go pretty deep in... | |
| What is the best amp pairing you have personally made with the Klipsch La Scala AL-5 Art Audio Diavolo. It is a 300B based SET and has a very classic sound but is insanely quiet. This is a truly great amp. I am the importer of Art Audio so I am obviously biased but a classic sounding 300B SET will make them shine like the sun. ... | |
| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so Check on the AVM A5.2. Extremely flexible as you can add a DAC, Phono and FM Tuner card in expansion slots. 185w into 8 Ohms, is Class D with a tube based input stage. It is incredibly detailed with wonderful bass response. The tube input stag... | |
| Thoughts? Have b&w 802 d3 and other items... My biggest issue I have is the Freya+. I have one hear and find it quite noisy. This thing is so bad I am not sure I can sell it. It seems like their gear may be hit or miss and I might have one that was a bad miss. I can think of many preamps... | |
| Integrated amp for Focal Sopra 2 For New:Check out the AVM Ovation A6.2ME. AVM works very well with speakers that are a bit forward like Focal or Magico and have relatively low impedance and are hard to drive. It lists for $8K so I am pretty certain you will be able to get it o... | |
| Looking for a SS Amp to power Spatial Audio X-5's I would look seriously at AVM SA6.3 or Pass X30.8 as both will be fully balanced and sound insanely good. Pass is class A, AVM is Class AB. The AVM will run much cooler and not tax energy bill the same as the Pass. The others are either bright, in... | |
| Looking for a SS Amp to power Spatial Audio X-5's I assume you are using the preamp stage of the Dave which is excellent.I am a Chord dealer and am familiar with the Ultimas. They are very nice power amps but you might find the balance of that system with a Dave, Spatials and an Ultima 6 to be o... | |
| 6000 dollars CD player The CD 1.10 is $5499. Can’t disagree it is the better player. I mentioned the 2.10 initially because it has a 32 bit DAC vs. 24 bit. Both are awesome though. Obviously if all you are doing is playing CDs, the newer DAC is irrelevant. | |
| 6000 dollars CD player The 2.10 has better specs and a better chip. The 1.10 is mechanically the better unit but the DAC doesn't have the incredible specs of the 2.10. I am the US importer for Canor. Placed my first order with them at the end of December so we are very... |