@waltersalas My listening session with Matt at Pitch Perfect went well. His room acoustics The LM 508ia and Devore O/96 speakers left me impressed. Piano was reproduced with realism in tone so that I could hear the ivories. Stand up bass and sax timbres were accurate and well controlled.The few tracks of the hardest rock/thrash did lack ultimate punch, but I am coming from high powered ss Gallo Ref 3.1's which are incredible for that.
One thing for sure, this LM508ia is an excellent all around SET amp that doesn't break a sweat with hard rock, 80's, pop or funk/R&B.
I'm excited to hear some Legacy speakers with Raven Audio gear. Dave Thomson has been really helpful and seems to know what I'm after. A touch of sweetness in the mids and highs without too much sacrifice in bass speed and precision. To my ears, ribbon/cone speakers have always sounded great across a wide range of music.
Maybe a pass labs xa-30.8 deserves a try before pulling the trigger. I don't have the time or energy to over shop this, but 2 or 3 demos should suffice. Kind of hard separating the amp from the speaker when listening to a combined sound. Speakers will either be the DI's, Salk HT3 or something Legacy.
One thing for sure, this LM508ia is an excellent all around SET amp that doesn't break a sweat with hard rock, 80's, pop or funk/R&B.
I'm excited to hear some Legacy speakers with Raven Audio gear. Dave Thomson has been really helpful and seems to know what I'm after. A touch of sweetness in the mids and highs without too much sacrifice in bass speed and precision. To my ears, ribbon/cone speakers have always sounded great across a wide range of music.
Maybe a pass labs xa-30.8 deserves a try before pulling the trigger. I don't have the time or energy to over shop this, but 2 or 3 demos should suffice. Kind of hard separating the amp from the speaker when listening to a combined sound. Speakers will either be the DI's, Salk HT3 or something Legacy.