Bstat, hey buddy. Have you actually heard the RP 600s, or are you going on all of the fabulous reviews ? I am a Klipsch guy, mostly the Heritage line. I have not heard them, but have a pair of earlier RB3s, maxed out by me, a few pair of maxed out Heresys, and my lovely, maxed out Lascalas. Did you change out your Vandys ? Enjoy ! MrD.
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Haven't heard them directly, going by the numerous review from folks I trust. I do have an upgrade plan in place for the 4 decade old Vandy 2Cs (alas, I don't think the Treo CT is in my future, so have to go bang for the buck route). Next (buy 1 or 2 used Vandersteen 2wq subs - will be keeping an eye out for good deals on the interwebs) - in my mind these are a better deal than used REL T/9is overall (Vandies hit lower and have the high-pass x-overs with high level connections, also) Although RELs are prettier. Then: buy the Magnapan LRS Then: Klipsch RP600M - so I can switch between them and the maggies depending on my mood) Haven't figured out how to integrate the subs going between the 2 sets of speakers yet. Then, if wife hasn't killed or divorced me at this point, will buy an Aegir for tweeter and mids duty and put the Pro amp on the woofers. Am looking forward to the day when this is all complete (likely a couple years) it took loads of research to come to this point. |
Happy cinco de mayo! Spinning Nilsson, smoking baby back ribs, sipping a margarita and this pops up. https://apple.news/A6QJ4VPhsQi2MXHYGwNIdow |
I believe heavily, in class A amplification. I have had many in my lifetime, and still own a few. I have a HK Citation 12, that was worked on by an engineer buddy of mine from 30 years ago. He changed the amp to a 1 wpc class A amp, to run a pair of Stax top electrostatic headphones I owned, and listened to a lot, at that time. Sold the Stax, as my headphone listening time diminished, but then used the amp on my then pair of Klipsch Lascalas ( I have had several pair, and still own a pair ). I have not heard a better, purer, more lucid, amplifier, than this one, and I am not exaggerating. But, there is a problem. Although my Lascala’s are 104 db, determined at 1 meter from the speakers, and anechoically, I am a good 8-12 feet away ( I change my listening position often, based on the recordings ), and I do listen to both very dynamic music, and I listen louder than many. So, where am I going with this ? I believe you all know. So, although I love this amp, I do not use it. Keep in mind, the class a design keeps the output stages linear, 100 % of the time, but all class a amplifiers still sound different from one another. Be it as it may, this is true. The 1st watt is the most important watt, but if that is all you’ve got....well. Actually, the amp does do well with much of my music, and, I can keep it down a bit, so, I will be connecting it back up. Thank you for reading. Enjoy ! MrD. |
No offence to Rockrider, but I concur on his speakers being the limiting factor. I’ve got a Schiit Vidar, and am amply impressed with the the, uh, amp. I’ve read some owner’s opinions of the Aegir on SBAF forum, and there is a consensus that it bests the Vidar in all regards, but you need reasonably efficient speakers or a pair of the Aegirs as monoblocks. |
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