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help with a lush 50 watt+ amp

i own vtl deluxe 120 monoblocks. i would like to purchase another amp, 50 + watts, which has less emphasis on the upper mid/lower treble than my current amp. i'm willing to lose resolution in order to gain a more vintage tube sound which can compensate for cds.

by now, many are aware of my taste for a highly euphonically colored sounds. yes, this is what i like. most of you don't like this sound.

i have been criticized for this. i'm a big boy so i can take it.

anyway, someone has to be the audiogon iconoclast, and i guess that someone is me.

thanks for your help
mrtennis
newbee
4,767 posts
 
Sorry I couldn't help. What you are looking for is the antithesis of what high end audio is all about. You have such unique requirements. Good luck in your quest.
kw6
692 posts
 
Hi Dennis_the_Menace,

Between the V12 and 805C which is the faster sounding amp? I've heard the V12R in my home but the 805C only at the dealers. At the dealers, I thought the 805C sounded a bit slow but loved its fleshed out sound. I was listening to a Christy Barron cd.
stylinlp_38
44 posts
 
Hey. Buy a used MAC amp. Problem solved. People all the time go that route that don't care for the new state of the art sound you can buy today. I bet there are more classic amps that you would fall in love with. More older experienced and knowledgable vintage fans could give you all sorts of advice. Actually, there is a forum for this subject over at AudioAsylum.

There must be a new current production amp out there that would fit your needs. I just don't know what it is. I bet Art Dudely would know.
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dennis_the_menace
467 posts
 
hey KW6... i've only heard the 805c, not the V12.
kw6
692 posts
 
Hi Dennis_the_menace,

Thanks!
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