Wrote this long post and Audiogon of course refreshed the page with all its JavaScript and I lost it all. Urghhhhh
So if I had to write a summary of what i just wrote. Thought Rogue headphone amp and Primare amp was better then my 25R/7R but I went of my mind for a bit. Moved NOS Tesla into the 7R. Everybody talks about the Tesla’s in the phono tube sockets but Jeeze, the Tesla’s blow away fhe NOS GE 5751s at least with Harbeth Compact 7s. Wow wow wow. BUT.... I quickly wanted music while doing the switcheroo and just hooked up my P75 Mk. 3 to the 25r. Just shocked. It’s completely world class and I’ve heard the best!. Heck, I just got back from RMAF. Okay. Back to it. I’m sorry. I can’t get the 25Rs phono section to do what I’m hearing. I pulled the NOS Hammond labeled Amperex from Holland and out the JJs back in. It’s better. But with P75 and my SUP-200 SUT and 20X2L, I’m hearing more transparency, more refinement and it’s seems more timeberly correct. Oh using a NOS Telefunken in my line stage socket on the 25R. It made my Hugo 2 and Mirus really shine. I’ll have to get some more Tesla’s and Telefunkens to try in the phono sockets. I knew my vinyl rig was world class thanks to Herb Reichert but now I finally see what he was saying. Just amazing!!! Now I’m asking myself why I just bought the old 72/150/Hicap to try. This beats the Supernait 2 and so many other amps I’ve tried. It’s about synergy. I even tried a Leben CS600! Well I’m sure that would have been amazing with some Devores or Proacs.
Oh, the Audio Note AN-S2 was more organic but the SUP-200 is more refined and has higher resolution as it should at its price. Stacey Kent never sound better.
So if I had to write a summary of what i just wrote. Thought Rogue headphone amp and Primare amp was better then my 25R/7R but I went of my mind for a bit. Moved NOS Tesla into the 7R. Everybody talks about the Tesla’s in the phono tube sockets but Jeeze, the Tesla’s blow away fhe NOS GE 5751s at least with Harbeth Compact 7s. Wow wow wow. BUT.... I quickly wanted music while doing the switcheroo and just hooked up my P75 Mk. 3 to the 25r. Just shocked. It’s completely world class and I’ve heard the best!. Heck, I just got back from RMAF. Okay. Back to it. I’m sorry. I can’t get the 25Rs phono section to do what I’m hearing. I pulled the NOS Hammond labeled Amperex from Holland and out the JJs back in. It’s better. But with P75 and my SUP-200 SUT and 20X2L, I’m hearing more transparency, more refinement and it’s seems more timeberly correct. Oh using a NOS Telefunken in my line stage socket on the 25R. It made my Hugo 2 and Mirus really shine. I’ll have to get some more Tesla’s and Telefunkens to try in the phono sockets. I knew my vinyl rig was world class thanks to Herb Reichert but now I finally see what he was saying. Just amazing!!! Now I’m asking myself why I just bought the old 72/150/Hicap to try. This beats the Supernait 2 and so many other amps I’ve tried. It’s about synergy. I even tried a Leben CS600! Well I’m sure that would have been amazing with some Devores or Proacs.
Oh, the Audio Note AN-S2 was more organic but the SUP-200 is more refined and has higher resolution as it should at its price. Stacey Kent never sound better.