Pure analog system with high power
https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisaa60f-legacy-audio-ultra-high-current-amp-coda-ls96-ls200-pass-solid-state 1st 50w class A sliding into class A/B 250w 8ohm 400w 4ohm. Tons of current (50a). Sounds amazing. Bought one of these in lieu of a Bryston 4b sst2. |
I have auditioned Maggie’s many times... they sound great with lots of good clean and natural power. But I have never bought them even though I have owned other ribbon and planar speakers. Then when I started attending the symphony moved to traditional speakers and found that although certain recording sounded not quit as magical, overall all music types started sounding much better. Overall, the musicality and fidelity has increased in my systems using traditional speaker system. But it depends on what kind of sound you value and what kind of music you listen to. For instance if I listened primarily to rock, I would have a McIntosh / B&W speaker system. If I valued holographic I would have a Rowland / Wilson speaker. But I value highly detailed, warm, natural, large sound stage presentation, so I have Audio Research / Sonus Faber speaker system. |
I just changed from a Rega Brio to Schiit Ragnarok 2. It is a HUGE upgrade, you will not be dissapointed. Of course may not be as good as a much more expensive Pass amp. It has pretty low power, though. About 60W into 8 ohm. The good news is that you can buy them in Europe from https://www.schiit-europe.com/ I think you should look into buying 2 Vidar and a pre-amp. That will give you much more power and hopefully sound as good or better. https://www.schiit-europe.com/product/vidar-intelligent-stereo-mono-power-amplifier-2/ You can also look for brands that are easier to find in Europe like Aavik, Copland, Devialet or Hegel. The Aavik I-180 looks good but costs more. Hegel H190 might be perfect in price. |
