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Who is the KING of MONOS?

WHO IS THE KING OF MONOS??? Mcintosh 501: Big. Heavy. Reliable. Built like a tank. Smooth and pleasing. This chuck of metal will flow liquid sound at you all day and not even get warm. It is Fun to listen to and fun to look at. Arguably the best looking amp of them all. Some accuse it of being too laid back. Others would consider selling an appendage to obtain a pair. Krell Evolution 600e. Pretty. Maybe not Mac pretty but still pretty. Unlike lesser Krells it is smooth and articulate. Possibly possesses the best bass of any amplifier anywhere. Expensive. If it can be the King it should be expensive. Cary SA 500.1 Probably has one of the best reviews ever written. Cary is said to be a perfect middle ground between Krell and Levinson. Not too laid back. Not too harsh or dry. Just perfectly nestled in the middle. Not big or heavy. A little plain to look at. Middle of group price tag. A few complaints floating around about reliability. A few complaints that Cary is cheaply made. Is it worthy of a King’s Crown? 10 Audio thinks so……… Levinson N 53. It is pleasing to the eye. It has lots of clout. It has cost no object claims. It costs a lot of big American Dollars. It has a non typical switching power supply. Levinson is sometimes accused of being too warm. Is this the case the N53? The company has encountered a lot of turmoil in the recent past. Can it overcome the negatives and beat the rest? Will the new D technology be its demise? Classe CA-M600. Aesthetically pleasing but doesn’t match anything else. Another smooth operator. This amp has also been accused of being too laid back and polite. Sometimes polite is a good thing. Can it be the polite King of Monos? Pass Labs XA600.5 Can anything negative be said for this beast. Another block of beauty that has a glowing meter. A little magic and a little hocus pocus maybe. I can see the others getting a little nervous with the Pass in the mix. If only the company would answer the phone and tell me who the dealers are. I hope the product is better than their customer communications. Wyred4Sound SX-1000 Can it even fit in with names like this? According to the reviews and the manufacturer it can. Its Class D. Its Light. It looks good. According to a lot of people it does things Class A / AB cant. It is by far the cheapest or cost effective of the group. Can this economical wonder compete or beat any of these brutes? Will it wimper and run away with its tail between its legs? We shall see. Let us discuss who the King should be. Let us discuss who it shouldn’t be. Who cares about price. This is a Royal group. Who is the best of the best? No one wants to hear “They all sound the same.” Don’t waste our time. These boxes have magic inside. Who has the most? Which one should we all be dreaming of when go sleepy at night?. Who is the King Of Monos? Paimei  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 12-05-10

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 12-21-10   Equally crappy? this is not about sharing opinons anymore is ...   Roysen 12-21-10   yes, equally crappy. that's my opinion having listened to b ...   Jeffreybowman2k 12-21-10   Paimei: synergy is often a term used when someone applies a ...   Jafox 12-21-10   I agree with your thought pattern. in a way you also agree w ...   Paimei 12-21-10   I really like my mc 501's. i have driven an array of loudspe ...   Cajunpepe 12-21-10   No, i prefer my amp because it can handle speakers beyond th ...   Jafox 12-22-10   I respect tubes. a lot. i respect your information. i dont ...   Paimei 12-26-10   So which mono should i buy?   Yioryos 03-10-11   I consider many of the lited amps as vorthy contenders, but ...   0461 03-10-11   0461, "neutural". i love it! is that both natura ...   Peterayer 03-11-11   How about the pivetta opera amp the amp weighs 500 pounds is ...   Doug99 03-13-11   For lower powered tube amps, the best is the coincident tech ...   Allchemie 03-14-11   Dah king !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f ...   Weseixas 03-14-11   Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blrsxh4xlck&feature=related   Weseixas 03-15-11   Vac has a pair of 450 statement monos that are said to great ...   Fplanner2010 04-01-11   It would have to be the bat rex monoblocs, or perhaps someth ...   Pubul57 04-04-11   The best i've heard is an amp that was built, in believe, in ...   Larryi 04-04-11   How about mice that roar? prince of monos??   Isochronism 04-07-11   Who is the king of monos? tarzan.   Bergidum 04-07-11   First off, you can eliminate all the amps in the list that a ...   Rockitman 04-07-11   I should also note that there is no such thing as a pass xa6 ...   Rockitman 05-04-11   Viva audio aurora new of course is the best.   Kops 05-05-11   Rockitman, there are more class a amps on the list than pass ...   Atmasphere 05-07-11   I wish i knew than i would by them . the krells have the big ...   Andromedaaudio 05-08-11   Are there any class a amps that do not run hot?   Husk01 07-17-11   The bose wave radio times two. how come i am the only one.   Kirk930 07-17-11   Audio research 600 mk111 mods tops all   Ollies 07-17-11   Convergent jl 3 mk 2 i would add this one as i recently b ...   Andromedaaudio 07-17-11   05-08-11: husk01 are there any class a amps that do not run ...   Pubul57 07-17-11: Pubul57 On a related note, I sold the fantastic sounding CAT Jl2 because it raised the temp in the room 5-7 degrees in the summer, I can only imagine what their mono-block would do in terms of heat. That is the price you pay for Class A, but it does sound great. Pubul57  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 07-18-11   Husk01: "are there any class a amps that do not run hot ...   Liguy 02-02-12   No question about it fm acoustics. i have the the fm acousti ...   Audio_limits 01-22-13   Simaudio moon rock mono blocks. there 1000 watts each and ar ...   Twilo 01-28-13   Mbl 9011 monoblocks weigh 223 pounds each. they are gigantic ...   Dan6054 01-28-13   Karan kam2000, top soulution monoblocks and dartzeel monoblo ...   Sonrock 01-28-13   I have read most of the replies and can't figure out why thi ...   Bobheinatz 01-28-13   I tried typing "red", but my response had an " ...   B_limo 01-28-13   Damn it! i researched it and it is green. i hate always be ...   B_limo 01-28-13   "no one wants to hear “they all sound the same.” don’t ...   Rok2id 01-29-13   Jadis ja500. 350w, 240 kilos   Brf 02-04-13   The jadis ja500 tube amps must get hot using all those tubes ...   Doug99 02-04-13   I listend a lot to mark levinson amps in my life. i still do ...   Bo1972 02-07-13   Mark levinson warm? i don't understand it... my vote for kr ...   Pojuojuo 02-07-13   Lenvinson sounds dull and almost 2-dimensional. i said a vio ...   Bo1972 02-07-13   Bo1972, you earlier mentioned that prior to your pass x-amp ...   Hasse 02-07-13   That time i needed the money. cause of my work they did cost ...   Bo1972 02-08-13   Thanks bo, any difference in bass and power between the xa10 ...   Hasse 02-08-13   The xa100.5 costs 2 times more. i cannot say the x250.5 has ...   Bo1972 02-08-13   Trl samsons at 300/500 watts each. very smooth, no noise, n ...   Bugredmachine 02-08-13   I knew a guy in high school that got mono about once a month ...   Tpreaves 02-08-13   That joke was covered by the first responder (stanwal) of th ...   Isochronism 02-08-13   It wasn't a joke.   Tpreaves 02-18-13   You never said how expensive . there are a lot of world clas ...   Audioman58

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