Just heard Hovland HP-100, Nagra PL-L and Aesthetix Calypso (have heard all before but never against each other in one system except of the latter one). Hovland (less dynamic and less resolution and tightness than the others but a midrange to die for). Nagra to analytical but extremely tight bass, great micro / macro dynamics and air around Instruments, tons of details - but surprisingly quite uninvolving. Calypso despite the glowing reviews quite flat and noisy (probably stock tubes were not burned in, but great ergonomics and nice to look at). I´m very keen to listen to CAT SL-1, Ayre K-1x and BAT VK-31 SE.
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- 36 posts total