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Aesthetix Romulus Signature Upgrade Worth the $3,000 ?

Hi all,

I just purchased a "base" Aesthetix Romulus and am very happy with it. Has anyone had their unit upgraded to Signature or heard the base unit and Signature unit side by side? I am wondering what the sonic differences were and if you think it is a worthwhile upgrade. The vast majority of my units use is spinning cd's on a high resolution system. I would be particularly interested in the difference in dynamics and bass extension with the upgrade.

Thanks for looking!!

billandsol
billandsol OP
50 posts
 
Hey all, need to catch up. Romulus is the only Aesthetix piece. System for cd is Romulus to BAT 51se to BAT 600 se to Sasha 1, all KS Emotions throughout. pretty cool. 
Sounds like the Signature upgrade is more on the USB streaming side. I have not gotten into that "new" technology but that is one reason I bout the Romulus, the future.
Any suggestions on replacement tubes to maximize dynamics and bass extension?
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rja
2,380 posts
 
I bought the Romulus Eclipse with volume control. As far as I know it does not have DSD.
For the 12Ax7 tubes try the Mullard square getter or goalpost halo getter or Amperex D-foil getter.
I believe these are from the late 1950s.


grannyring's avatar
grannyring
6,592 posts
 
Best tubes I had for the unit came from Upscale Audio. The Gold Lion tubes they offer with all the sorting and testing upgrades. They were the most dynamic and quiet for me. 
jafant's avatar
jafant
20,088 posts
 
OP-

the Aesthetix  line is very tube-rolling friendly.
Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
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audiolabyrinth
4,555 posts
 
The Mullard nos 10m tube's for the 12ax7 tube's is the best I  know of,  likely good for 6922 tube's as well. 
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