Love my new amp and pre-amp


Several months ago I got the itch to upgrade my hifi system and it's turned out so well (imho) that I thought I'd write a short post.  I'm not going to try and write a critical review of the different pieces because I lack both the experience and the requisite reference gear.  But I know what I like...and will simply share that I really, really like where things have ended up.  My speakers are Paradigm Persona 5F's.  I think they're amazing.  My amp is the Electrocompaniet AW 250R and my pre-amp is the Manley Neo Classic 300b.  What a great combination.  I had a chance to speak to an audio design engineer the other day that does warranty work on EC products.  He had a lot of really good things to say about EC's design and build quality.  And while I can't really compare the Manley to other similarly priced tube pre-amps I can say that it's really added a completely new dimension to my system.  Dynamics, air, seperation...all in spades.  My primary source is a Lampizator Amber 3 DAC.  I love it.   So there you go...if anyone is interested to hear more I'd love to trade stories.  Also I'd like to quickly thank Dave at Audio Intellect for the great recommendations and service.  It has been a real pleasure..
bh123
Very cool selections of gear.

Learned something new and sounds like you have an awesome set up!
Congratulations. I'm truly happy for you. Really glad it worked out and you are enjoying it.
I do like the Persona 5F.  I heard it with SimAudio 860 amps which are not really the proper amps for the 5F. Nevertheless, the speakers did sound pretty good with these amps. 

The  OP's new gear is likely a great way go on the Persona. I think the warm KRELL K-300i integrated would also sound nice with the 5F. I have the KRELL and have thought about pairing it with the 5F.