That Transformational piece of Gear We All Wish For

@mammothguy54

"Ultimately, my end-game system, in total.  Life is too short, enjoy it while we are able".   boy ain't that the truth.  you must be in your late 60's or early 70's to be saying that?  I am 71 and figure it is (to misquote the Thing) music time. The 500 is out of my price range and weight and size range (as it is too deep for my audio rack). The Coda 16 is fantastic (I am selling the Coda 07X preamp because the VK 80 was so much better),  so someday i will take the 60 day trial from MD and try the REX 300.  If it does not kick the Coda butt  then i will know what comes next.  

@ronkent:  its the original REX (circa 2008, I think), with all new tubes specified by BAT.    Amp is the BAT VK-655se, which is a fabulous beast, best amp I have owned.  Upgrading to the REX 2 is a possibility for us in future, or REX 3, but for now the REX was a wow improvement.   Am sticking with the 655se.   

BTW, in a different system we are going to try out the VK-80 (still on hand) with Luxman  M900U (monobloc pair).   Will A/B vs Luxman C-900U.  

wow that should be some interesting comparisons.  please let me know what you find out.

i almost  bought one of those amps but was intimidated by the size and the weight.  had shoulder surgery recently and the thought of moving my 100 LB. Coda out of the system, and the 120 lb. 655se into the rack was a bit more than i could handle.  plus my rack is 18" deep and the 655 is 23" deep

@ronkent  An amp stand between the speakers, with a run of XLR cables, and you can put any amp there that you want, regardless of size.  Just sayin'....

thanks and true.  but the way things are set up i have to live with the configuration.  truthfully just the thought of lifting those beasts gives me pause.  i had shoulder surgery recently and am not a big guy anyway.  i am thinking long term about the REX 300 amp because its size is manageable