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Audio Experience A2E

Looking for someone that has some history with the Chinese brand Audio Experience, more specifically the A2E. I have a Theta Miles CD transport, a CB3 with superior boards, 2 Krell KMA 160 monoblocks and a pair of Wilson Maxx II's. I'm looking for a warmer sound and thought a nice tube preamp may be just what I need. I realize the preamp mentioned doesn't exactly match the quality of my other components, but I want to ease into the tube thing slowly if at all. I've been told I may want a "Hybrid" preamp to keep up with my krells. I'm also gonna dust off my old Pioneer PL-71 turntable, so I will need a phono stage eventually and off course a new cartridge to replace my Shure V-15 series III. I've been told a stylus is no longer available for it(??) Any comments?
handymann
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cabralgoat
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Regarding the YS-Audio Ver2 Per-amp. I am now breaking in this unit. It is matched with a Carver TFM-45, Sherwood NewCastle 980 CD player and a pair of Salk Soundtower speakers. All I've done to the Ver 2 is switch out the tubes, replacing with repro-Mullard. The sound is excellent. The workmanship seems
thorough.
For an inexpensive introduction to tube gear, I recommend the Audio Experience Ver 2 . Good stuff
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cabralgoat
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Since my entry on 6-7-10, the Ver2 has failed. Am trying to get plans from the maker in China, but haven't heard anything back. Makes me wonder about the workmanship.... maybe a re-affirmation of getting what one pays for......A while back, this particular unit appeared on line with the asking price of a grand. That would have been a bad mistake.
handymann OP
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Sorry to hear about your preamp. I've heard pro & con. Good luck on getting it going. Most of my gear is solid state. Did get a Belarri VP 130 as a cheap phono stage. I'm not in to vinyl much, so that's good enough for me at this time. Some still think CD's are not as good as vinyl, but I enjoy them more. Of course, I don't have have near the investment in vinyl as some do. I might change my mind if I heard a top notch record player plugged in to a high-end preamp. Guess that's why they make different types & colors of cars...everyone is different.
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