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| Why few discussion on Audio Machina CRM, CRG, CRS? I heard the Pure System speakers with Soulution amps a few years back at an audio show. One of the best sounding systems I ever heard. Incredible dynamics and a lot of speed with this combination. I would have loved to own these speakers at that t... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Indeed, Tom. Indeed. Things just kind of fell in that direction. This purchase will start a whole new process of getting a high quality phono stage and a new SACD player later next year. After that, I plan to be done for a long, long while. Anyway... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Thanks for the reply, Paul. The Gryphon Encore is long gone. It left shortly after my post actually. I did hear the Gryphon Callisto 2100 once at the same audio shop as the Dynaudios. I compared it to the Manley Stingray, which came in about 40% o... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias I'm sure though that a Jadis integrated would work well with the Micros downstairs and with the music we'd likely to be playing there (not EA).I also did hear the Dynaudio Confidence monitors. My reaction to those was the same as the much larger f... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Paul, I heard the top-of-the-line Confidence floorstanders (C4?) and while I was impressed by the staging, I was not impressed by the tweeter with my music. At the time I was doing the testing, about seven years ago, I was listening almost exclusi... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias " I also saw a MF KW 750 used. yet another good option to consider though I'm sure this one is a bit more pricey." Sorry for the confusion on this sentence. I meant to say that I suspect the amp is a bit more pricey than I can get it used elsewher... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Thanks Paul for the rundown. There's a Gryphon amp in my voltage for sale on the Audiogon that I'm considering. I'm also considering Macs for their reliability as well as ease of repair over here. I could buy a pair of Pass 100.5 amps as well. Mos... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Thanks for the info, Phaelon. I'm going to give it some consideration, and of course the seller would have to be open to a trade. Not a given by any stretch in this country.Well, I noticed today that the seller of the Accustic Arts amp had dropped... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Paul, I don't know the price of the KW 750 used. I mentioned the prices of two items: The ASR Emitter, which is not the exclusive version and came some time before the exclusive as well. I'd guess around 2003 or so. I also mentioned the price of t... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Thanks Paul. I will try to at least listen to the amp once before I make a purchase. It was difficult to do at that time as there was only one gentlemen in the shop and moving a 55 kg amp to the listening room would have been difficult for him. Be... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Probably not. Difficult to do these kinds of things over here, but if I don't like it, they'd probably let me return it. Although I should say that returning it would be quite an ordeal where I live.This one might work. I see online that the newer... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Paul, I'm sure that Emitter is cheaper than the Accuphase by a considerable margin in Europe because of the difference in import versus domestic costs.I did finally visit the shop that has Accuphase for sale on their website. However, they don't h... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias I lived for 15 years in South Dakota and spent plenty of time in Minnesota as well. I'll take the summer climate of the upper midwest over this one in a heartbeat. ;-) | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Thanks Paul for the suggestions. I'll look into the Accuphase gear when I have a chance, but unlike a lot of folk on the Audiogon, this will be my last purchase for many years. I'm a university professor on a decent but certainly not an extravagan... | |
| Amp and Preamp for JM Lab Alto Utopias Thanks for the suggestions, Dob. I've seriously considered investing in a good integrated Class D amp just for the summers, and I was thinking about a Rowland. I'm not sure that Rowland is as good a match for my speakers for most of the year though. |