Aesthetix Calypso or Joule Electra LA150

Has anyone compared these two great pre amps???

darrell07-31-2005 4:10am

bigtee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 803 posts 08-01-2005 at 12:20am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have owned both and the Calypso wins out on IMO. Of course better is in the ears of the beholder.
shasonmusic Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7 posts 08-01-2005 at 05:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bigtee, Exactly how does it win out? What does the rest of your system comprise?
bigtee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 803 posts 08-01-2005 at 07:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I think the easiest thing for me to say is it just sounds more natural to me. It seems to capture the essence of the music better. It's not one of those cut and dried things like this is better or that is worse. It is the overall performance. The Calypso just sounds more right to me. The JE actually had a tiny touch of hardness in comparison and just didn't exibit that total ease of reproduction. My system consists of the Calypso, the Theta Dreadnaught I, a Wadia 861se with AQ balanced Cheetahs and biwire Kilimanjaro's. I use Vandersteen 3a Sigs (soon, very soon, to be replaced by the 5A's.)I was using a pair of 2Wq's but they have since been sold to make way for the upgrade.