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| oppo 95 vs theta compli blu There is a fair amount of information about the Theta being built on the Oppo platform without a lot of modification...some powersupply upgrades perhaps. I am no techie, but a search here will result in far more than i could type here. The Theta m... | |
| Integrated Amp for Focal 1027be speakers Ronrags,Yes, Pass will do that. Any amp that runs pure Class A will run hot...the reason is that they are design to effectively run "full blast" all the time in my non-techie understanding...very inefficient, but also very little distortion as a g... | |
| Gryphon Colosseum vs. Karan M2000 monoblocks Himiguel has a good point which i have heard from many people who start going towards the kilobuck power level. That is in particular i think why many have said the Bryston 16BSST2 monos are incredible value for money amps that play in the SOTA ar... | |
| when connecting power AMPS Jastorg,I was just going to say...'both' was the exact word that came to my mind as i was reading your post. You are listening to sound go thru two components...you really are hearing both. Now, i suppose you could (sort of) attribute certain char... | |
| Integrated Amp for Focal 1027be speakers Ronrags, At 91db, if you've got 30 watts/channel (but in reality much higher) from Pass...you should be fine providing it handles the lower impedances well. I bet it does. as said here, check with Pass. Good luck. | |
| Integrated Amp for Focal 1027be speakers Ronrags,Regarding the 3ohm dip, the 30 watts is (as far i understand) not quite the metric to focus on. It is what happens to the amp as the impedance dips. For example, in many well built amps, the 30 watt, 8ohm rating will continue to double as ... | |
| Gryphon Colosseum vs. Karan M2000 monoblocks Hamburger,I would support that vote. Obviously that is not based on comparing Gryphon to Karan...but i have compared heard ML33H, Krell Evo 402/600/900 monos, Boulder 2060, ARC Ref 210, Dartzeel, Tidal over the years. Gryphon is the one that remai... | |
| Tube Preamp for possible Bryston 4B SST2 amp Thanks, Elizabeth. I think the Forte 4 was an amazing amp and after all these years remains in my all time great list. Far better, imho, than the forte 5. There was a sweetness, tonality and grainless quality in comparison that the Forte 4 had whi... | |
| Integrated Amp for Focal 1027be speakers Yes, some of the latest integrates are truly SOTA pre/amp in one. Pass sounds good. Also, Vitus integrated, Gryphon Diablo...both stunningly powerful and also based around designers who seek purity of tonality. Depending on budget: Esoteric has on... | |
| Amps for Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage Nice, Teleshack...i have heard many Strad owners enjoy them with Mcintosh. Jadis! Wow! I have heard them with CJ mid-powered amp, and with CJ preamp/Gryphon Antileon...tremendous speakers! Enjoy!!! | |
| Tube Preamp for possible Bryston 4B SST2 amp Hi Elizabeth,I've read many of your posts and enjoyed learning from them. Thanks for taking the time. Just curious - how would you compare the 4BSST2 to any of the earlier generation? i have read most of the reviews of the SST2...mainly focusing o... | |
| Tube Preamp for possible Bryston 4B SST2 amp Great amp. Great amp. What is your budget or range? What are you looking for in a tube pre? Put another way, what are your 'sonic priorities'? Extension? Dynamics? Transparency? Detail? Bass? Midrange magic? Personally, i've favorted CJ pre's for ... | |
| Gryphon Colosseum vs. Karan M2000 monoblocks Hi Hamburger,Have you heard either? Pls post your impressions if you can. i know the colosseum well, and also the Antileon. unfortunately, have not heard Karan. I am always curious to listen to other amps (like the new D'Agostino monos). My limite... | |
| Single source, best pre option? Hi Joncourage,The other integrated amp you may wish to consider, depending on your taste, is the Zanden 6000...100watts/channel, remote controlled integrated using KT120 tubes. I've read great things about it, and spoken to people who were amazed ... | |
| Best tube preamp ever I have spent time with ARC Ref 5, (Krell Evo 2, Tidal Prescenio..SS). I have spent time with dealer of Shindo, Wavac, Zanden and i inquired about each of their flagships. Interestingly, he recommended CJ GAT (which he did not sell), and which i no... |