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| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE I vote 326S. The esoteric leans more towards the clinical side in my experience while the Levinson leans towards musical while maintaining outstanding detail and transparency. The 326 will never fatigue while the Esoteric might...Both are great ... | |
| Ayre KX-R or PS Audio BHK Pre The choice is simple in my opinion - Ayre. | |
| Sonos Connect directly into MC452? It will work just fine and let you listen to music until you decide what, or if you want to upgrade. | |
| Esoteric Support - nonexistent??? Lucky you. I still haven't gotten a reply after several emails dating back to Dec 2016 I've given up.Pathetic. | |
| Bryston or Pass Labs Pass without question. | |
| What 2 channel Amp would you Buy for $6k? Classe has always sounded a little lean to my ears, so if you're after "warm and rich" then I think you should scratch that from the list.Not a lot of experience with SIM so I can't comment on that.Of the three I'd say that the McIntosh is closest... | |
| What 2 channel Amp would you Buy for $6k? A few that come to mind that you should be able to find in your price range...Parasound JC1 mono's (Currently what I own and love)Pass X350.5Krell Evo 302McCormack DNA-500 | |
| Modifying my Mark Levinson 332 for a unique visual experience Beautiful 332. I had a 336 which was one of my most cherished amps. The pride of ownership is off the charts for these amps. | |
| Aerial 10T Mk2 - Suitable Amplifier? It will work, but I think they need a minimum of 200W per speaker. The more the better. | |
| Aerial 10T Mk2 - Suitable Amplifier? I also had good luck with a Levinson 336 driving them. In terms of preamp/amp combo I've tried many and have settled with a Levinson 326S pre with the JC1 monos. It does so much right in terms of what I am looking for.I would not bother with bi-... | |
| How important is component “aesthetics” to you? Aesthetics are important to me. Call me shallow, but I like my electronic gear to be beautiful as well as sound amazing. I think Levinson is some of the most rewarding gear to own in terms of appearance and man/machine tactile interface. They d... | |
| Aerial 10T Mk2 - Suitable Amplifier? Parasound JC1's. | |
| Esoteric Support - nonexistent??? I have reached out to Teac USA to see if they can help me.With all that said, I still would absolutely buy another Esoteric product. Yes, the service is not the greatest, but in my experience their products don't require much of it, and the perfo... | |
| Esoteric Support - nonexistent??? Are you in the US? Did you try the Esoteric USA site? There is a support phone number listed there not sure if its the same number you tried. Good luck!http://www.esoteric-usa.com/Yes, I am in the US and tried both the phone numbers and email addr... | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre The D'Agostino has more meat on the bones. I prefer that to the Ayre which is still very good but a little too polite for my tastes.Both are excellent. |