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| Which Line Level, Balanced Preamplifier? There are a number of fine balanced linestages available. I have had a number over the years including the ARC Ref 5SE, the Pass Labx XP20, the Wyred 4 Sound SE with Stage 2 mods, the Constellation Inspiration preamp among others. I agree with R... | |
| LSA Voyager GAN 350 versus Merrill Audio Element Amps or AGD Grand Vivace and Vivace Amps In addition to the Purifi based amps mentioned by twoleftears, promising new Class D GAN FET amps have recently gone on sale from Atma-Sphere (100 wpc, $5300) and AGD, i.e. the Tempo amp (100 wpc, $5500). New models will soon be available from ... | |
| LSA Voyager GAN 350 versus Merrill Audio Element Amps or AGD Grand Vivace and Vivace Amps Thank you rc22 for pointing out this post by Chorus regarding the Voyager and Merrill amps. It appears that the Voyager is a good value, but as we all know, the cost benefit curve of high end electronics reach a point of diminishing returns. The... | |
| High end Class D amps? I have Martin Logan CLX's which are difficult to optimally drive due to their capacitive load which produces very high impedance in the bass and extremely low impedance in the upper treble. I have used a number of good amps to drive them ranging... | |
| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps I can see from the comments that there are many opinions most of which are well grounded. I regularly attend live concerts - principally symphonic and opera. I was fortunate to attend two performances of the Metropolitan Opera in February before ... | |
| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps I have not tried the Benchmark XLR interconnects as I received advice from other users that they were decent but were bettered by a number of high quality interconnects. Benchmark amps and preamps do benefit from audiophile grade cables - includin... | |
| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps I am sure that you will really enjoy the No. 16. The differences between the most 15.5's and the new 16 are the inclusion of newer low noise input transistors and an increase in the capacitance in the power supply from 200,000 microfarads in the... | |
| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps I should add that this small edge was only seen when using an LA4 preamp with the AHB2 input in the lowest gain setting. | |
| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps I am now using a recently manufactured Coda 15.5 which has the newer low noise input devices. My perception of a single AHB2 on the CLX are as above and consistent with lancelock's observations. The Coda 15.5 is an excellent class A amp and is... | |
| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps I am sure that the Audiostatics are great speakers and like most full range or nearly full range electrostatics they present the driving amp with a capacitive load with high to very high impedances in the bass and low to very low impedance in the ... | |
| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps Thank you viper 6. I have Martin Logan CLX's and have heard mixed reviews of the AHB2 with full range stats. Most comments seem to find that bridged mono'ed amps work better than a single amp into full range stats. Benchmark maintains that brid... | |
| Preamp and power amp 2ch for my legacy focus se speakers? Hi,I believe that many Legacy amps have been built by Coda. While I have had a number of excellent tube and solid state amps including recent ARC, Krell, Levinson, Pass and some Rowland amps in the past, I am currently using a Coda 15.5 which I pr... | |
| Need a good preamp w remote As we all know that unless you have a very large budget putting together a music system that meets your tastes and expectations involves optimizing the synergies of components. That being said, I find that the Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE with Stage II m... | |
| Benchmark ABH2 amp and full range electrostatics, e.g. CLX or Soundlab George,I agree. The good point with the AHB2 is that Benchmark has a no questions asked 30 day trial period. That should allow adequate time for evaluation. | |
| Benchmark ABH2 amp and full range electrostatics, e.g. CLX or Soundlab jeffreyfranz,I appreciate your suggestion. I have done a little investigation regarding the optimal electrical parameters for full range electrostatics most of which behave like a large capacitor. Roger West and Roger Sanders who know a bit abou... |