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| McCormack pres/amps and Steve's mods Swampwlker - we have some things in common. Dont you have a Berning? I went from A DNA-1 Rev B (and a short period with an Ayre V-5x before settling on the Berning. | |
| DK Design VS-1 versus 300b sound Art A. - I like you idea of extended listening in various environments, with plenty of contenders on hand. I won the First Sound Presence Deluxe MK II you mentioned - and a Berning ZH270, connected to Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage's via Stereovox IC... | |
| DK Design VS-1 versus 300b sound intersting choice of who was selected to test the DK - two guys with SS gear, and one with an integrated tube amp. Since everyone and their grandmother is claiming this integrated beats their separate tubed gear, and more importantly, that's the o... | |
| McCormack pres/amps and Steve's mods Ah - another vote for a tubed linestage to go with the McCormack | |
| Balanced preamp recommendations what kind of cash you looking to spend on said preamp? | |
| McCormack pres/amps and Steve's mods try a tubed line stage if you really want to make a difference. I used to have some mccormack gear - and is really nice, but i didnt care for the preamp (mine was rev B ALD-1). As far as the power amps, I think you'd be well served with a DNA-1 ra... | |
| Merlin TSM-MXs...First Impressions Bobby - that's more than enough. I figured I was somehow missing much of the history/perspective here; thanks for the clarification and pardon my ignorance.....Art | |
| Merlin TSM-MXs...First Impressions Hey Bobby - As you must know, there is a legion of Merlin owners who swear by the Berning amp with their speakers - yet I dont think i've seen you comment on these before (maybe you have and I missed it), I've heard you wax lyrically about the Jou... | |
| Powering Sonus Farber's Guaneri Homage speakers well, there are others of course - I also had nice sound with VTL's and Atma-Sohere, and decent sound with ARC VT100 MKIII, and know other have had nice sound with Joule Electra, Manley and Cary. But, the Berning had a special way about it with th... | |
| Powering Sonus Farber's Guaneri Homage speakers only one amp - the one used by SF in their reference room - the Berning ZH270. MyGuarnerui's SING with this amp! | |
| Joule Electra VZN100 with Merlin VSM-MX. nice analogy, swamp. Like most animals (esp males), im also complex and can fall hard for any or all of these very fine amps.....Art | |
| Merlin TSM-MXs...First Impressions Ditto what Chris said! I've heard that speaker with both a Berning ZH270 and a high uality SS amp (Ayre V-5x), and there simple was no comparison. BTW, there's nothing that says a 2-channel tubed amp would not be equally up to the task in HT as a ... | |
| Amplifier for Sonus Faber Extrema Thf, as with many tubed amps, especially (this OTL design), the watts/channel rating belies the way it sounds, So, with that caveat, the per channel rating of single stereo ZH270 is 70W/channel - which in my experience on my Guaneri's, that 70W pe... | |
| Need Infor On Sonus Faber Cremona I don't own the Cremona, but I did audiotion it. Ultimately, i chose the Guarneri Homage + REL sub.As for amping any SF speaker, I agree they sing with tubes, including the MAC's. I use a Berning ZH270 which i love with this amp - it's actually th... | |
| Amplifier for Sonus Faber Extrema Well, I need to chime in here. First of all, nice purchase - i think you will ultimately LOVE these. I own a pair of Guarneri Homage (with a REL sub). Clearly this is different (easirer) to drive than the extrema, but to my ear - having tried vari... |