Question for Merlin VSM/ARS Sonum owners


Hi all,
What did you have (preamp/amp) before convert to one piece Filarmonia ?
Is this Filarmonia sound that good with VSM?
I currently run my VSM-MXe with Cary SLP-05 with Cary CAD-120S (both are Stereophile Class A rated if that matter) - My CD player is Cary 306-200 - Using Cardas Golden Ref balanced cable thru out system.
Wonderful sounding in short -
Now I have a thought of trying Filarmonia to save some rack space (1 vs 3), cable, and $$ as well
I would like to know what you have before ARS Sonum and your comments
TIA
Thuan
thuan98
Hi,Masilu
Is there any side effcts on Amperex tubes instead of riginal tubes ?

I'm not sure why Tuan98 returned to original tubes.

B.regards
Sanjosehan
Yes, I moved on to SET tube: Cary CAD-805C monos
Gotta love them. Its sound is so rich due to 300B and 845 tubes combo. Cost me a small fortune to roll with WE300B and RCA 845
And Bobby is working on my Master BAM and RC
I got rid of my ASL 1009's because I'm the tweaky sort and the upgrade for my amps were $1800 and the 845's I wanted were $2k a pair.