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| Anyone hear the Van Alstine CA1 Control Amplifier or NP1 amp demoed? I do know they were recently in the process of moving and that's something that can derail service for awhile. Not making any excuses as they have a long history of mostly positive feedback, especially regarding the gear itself. Once I had a chan... | |
| Anyone hear the Van Alstine CA1 Control Amplifier or NP1 amp demoed? About to find out myself. Picked one up but hadn't the time to install. Only using on small speakers, easy to drive speakers and wonder how it would do on something needing more current. Looking at other small but next step up speakers, not an e... | |
| Speaker candidates/suggestions Presuming the Totems were the Bison bookshelf speakers, how did you find them? What were their strong points and did you keep them? Thx. | |
| Anyone hear the Van Alstine CA1 Control Amplifier or NP1 amp demoed? I get this today and will put it in my system the next day or 2. If anything, I kind of wish it had pre outs. I could live with two rca inputs for source plus a pre out would make hooking up a sub for fill'in simpler. Ideally, it would have a tr... | |
| Anyone hear the Van Alstine CA1 Control Amplifier or NP1 amp demoed? to newtozu: In case my message failed, and re: the Musical Fidelity A1... I can appreciate preferences. Looked at that one too and may revisit someday. I had a M2si which I tried and couldn't stand. Loose bass, grainy upper mids, not smooth at ... | |
| Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated Looking at the CA-1 ad again, look at the history. A second CA-1 he's selling seems odd. | |
| Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated Just saw the CA-1 too. Although the rave reviews, not having pre-outs is an issue, not a large one though. Its getting rave reviews but there's alot out there. I was tempted but the Keces is really good. Even if the CA-1 is better and more powerf... | |
| Primare/ Vincent Adio /NAD /Rogue/ AVA /Hegel...- need a simple and reliable integrated I use both a Hegel h160 and a small Keces E40. For my speakers the Hegel is definitely overkill. The biggest difference I hear between these 2 amps are on my Dali speakers. The voices have a bit more pop and sometimes glare in movie soundtracks ... | |
| MoFi or Harbeth (used) Perhaps Fritz speakers? In the US, they would be at the top of the list if I were looking and half or less than your target. Other speakers too, below and within your target price and not made from the PRC. | |
| Six DAC Comparison Dacs are like wine in a way and how we respond to them. for some, there's not alot of difference, for others, they can go on and on about this difference or that in a critical, comparative assessment . Which if the two are the fortunate ones? | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? Listeners respond to how a song displays instruments and voice and while we can add descriptors such as warm, neutral, bright, resolution, detail, depth, separation, texture, etc., etc.,etc.,...one person's bright is another's just right. Also de... | |
| Audiogon seller's question As to taxation, whether in its initial sale or used, merchant or personal, income, etc., etc., .... another consideration is where is the money going? Last I looked, alot of money is spent on anything but infrastructure, sent outside the country ... | |
| Anyone hear the Van Alstine CA1 Control Amplifier or NP1 amp demoed? Can you explain why you went down a different route, in a comparative sense what the CA-1 did or didn't do for you? | |
| Enjoying "Affordable" Equipment Well, my most affordable as well as downsized consists of Two Keces E40s, one using a Topping D70s driving Dali Opticon 1s MK1 with a small sub and the other an Aune X18th with a Sparkos upgrade and the separate Aune Linear PS on Triangle Zetas. ... | |
| Anyone hear the Van Alstine CA1 Control Amplifier or NP1 amp demoed? Interested in how the amp performs and to hear it keeps up with more expensive gear is positive even if there's no measurements, info on system matching, room, etc. My goal is to achieve maximum value in smaller gear, coming from Hegel amps which... |