I've had my Six Pacs for a little over a month now and am truely amazed at the sound they produce. Currently, they are powering Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference Monitors. Detailed, a lot of air, and punchy base. Can't wait to try them with my Magnepan 3.6. I agree that the speaker binding posts are problematic.
AES Six Pacs Monoblock Amps and AE-3 DJH Pre-Amp
I only have about 230 hours on my new AES Six Pacs monoblock amps and AE-3 DJH pre-amp, but so far, I absolutely love this new hardware.
This is driving a pair of B&W Nautilus 805s and a REL Strata III. My Teres 255 should arrive later this month, and then I'll hear the real potential of the system.
I plan on going into more detail at a later time, but the first thing that jumped out at me was how black the background is with this amp / pre-amp combo. No hiss. No tube rush. No hum. Just darkness. Even with the volume pot cranked...nothing. Then, out of the darkness comes this amazing detail. Between tracks, I sometimes wonder if the hardware shut itself off.
My only complaints are that I hate the speaker terminal binding posts (that's an upgrade waiting to happen). The bias adjustment is *really* sensitive, so a large knob on that post would be helpful. Also, I'd like some consistancy with the silkscreening on the front of both the Sixpacs and the AE-3 DJH (along with picking one color of LED and sticking with it).
Notice none of my gripes pertain to the sound of this hardware - only the asthetics. These things are easy to change, and if I decided to keep this hardware for a good while, you can expect some custom work to be performed on these babies.
Anyone else have experiences with the AES Six Pacs or AE-3 DJH?
This is driving a pair of B&W Nautilus 805s and a REL Strata III. My Teres 255 should arrive later this month, and then I'll hear the real potential of the system.
I plan on going into more detail at a later time, but the first thing that jumped out at me was how black the background is with this amp / pre-amp combo. No hiss. No tube rush. No hum. Just darkness. Even with the volume pot cranked...nothing. Then, out of the darkness comes this amazing detail. Between tracks, I sometimes wonder if the hardware shut itself off.
My only complaints are that I hate the speaker terminal binding posts (that's an upgrade waiting to happen). The bias adjustment is *really* sensitive, so a large knob on that post would be helpful. Also, I'd like some consistancy with the silkscreening on the front of both the Sixpacs and the AE-3 DJH (along with picking one color of LED and sticking with it).
Notice none of my gripes pertain to the sound of this hardware - only the asthetics. These things are easy to change, and if I decided to keep this hardware for a good while, you can expect some custom work to be performed on these babies.
Anyone else have experiences with the AES Six Pacs or AE-3 DJH?
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