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  VAC 160i, any experiences
Need opinions.

I am considering going back to a full function intergrated to use with my wilson sofias and was wondering if anyone has heard the VAC 160i. It has all the features that i am looking for, but not too sure how it will mate with the speakers.

Mwilliams  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-09-11
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09-10-11   A few years back, i heard the prototype of what i beleive wa ...   Barrelchief

09-10-11   Mwilliams, i am the proud owner of a vac sigma 160i amp mate ...   Ghasley

09-10-11   Thanks guys, just what i wanted to hear. ghasley, its good ...   Mwilliams

09-10-11   Good to hear you have a stocking dealer near you. please tak ...   Ghasley

09-10-11   Ghasley, the dealer is 2 hours away, but that is not bad. ...   Mwilliams

09-10-11   Matt, let me first say that the burn in time was kindof a jo ...   Ghasley

09-10-11   Ghasley, did you get the balanced option. my cd player is h ...   Mwilliams

09-10-11   I did not, i got rca only with mm phono stage......wishing i ...   Ghasley

09-10-11   Thx, the record out sounds like a good idea. i will probably ...   Mwilliams

10-17-11   I heard the vac sigma 160i at rmaf last weekend. it blew me ...   Ikkyu2

10-19-11   Do you recall what turntable, cartridge and cabling they wer ...   Ghasley

10-22-11   Ghasley they were using a high quality clearaudio (i think ...   Jgc

10-22-11   Ghasley, i decided to not go the 160i. i went with the separ ...   Mwilliams

10-22-11   You will love the phi 200 and the ren pre. good luck and i h ...   Ghasley

11-21-11   Well a week or so after my earlier reply to this post, i too ...   Ikkyu2

12-16-11   Hi ikkyu2 , are you using power conditioner or directly to t ...   Marpe9855

12-16-11   I heard the 160i at a dealer and it was very nice, however i ...   Maineiac

02-18-12   Guys, any follow ups on your vac 160i?   Wig

03-07-12   Any new input on the vac sigma 160i? the version with mc op ...   Txp1

03-07-12   I posted above back in oct but have had my vac 160 with opt ...   Jgc

03-11-12   Jgc, did you get the balanced inputs and if so, have you co ...   Wig

04-03-12   Hi wig 'sorry for taking so long to respond, but i have bee ...   Jgc

04-03-12   Jim, thanks for the info! have you rolled any of your input ...   Wig

04-04-12   Vac makes incredible gear. i have a vac renaissance mk iii ...   Podeschi

04-05-12   Hi wig no, i have been pretty satisfied with the stock tube ...   Jgc

04-06-12   So no remote with this integrated? wife yells at you, you c ...   Kclone

04-06-12   The vac 160i does come with a remote, volume control only.   Wig

04-06-12   My vac pre comes with volume/mute only and its all i need   Podeschi

04-07-12   Oh, i did a search and it didn't show the remote in any of t ...   Kclone

04-25-12: Cbarber
Does anyone happen to know whether the 160i is more of an ultralinear design, or more of a triode design?
Cbarber  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


04-28-12   Ghasley: how did the 160i integrated compare to the phi 200 ...   Merlocpm

04-28-12   You need a pre amp. i've tried it several ways with several ...   Ghasley

04-30-12   I agree that i will need a pre if i go with the phi 200 amp. ...   Merlocpm

05-01-12   If i had fairly efficient speakers i'd go for the all in one ...   Podeschi

05-01-12   My avalon ascendants are are quite efficient at 89db and my ...   Wig

05-01-12   I think the vac tube amps act like they have a lot more powe ...   Podeschi

05-01-12   Has anyone compared the 160i to previous vac integrated amps ...   Electroslacker

05-02-12   Maineiac- did you end up keeping vac or going shindo? what ...   Keithr

06-10-12   Hi - wondering if anyone can shed some light on whether this ...   Cbarber

06-11-12   No problem whatsoever. the 160i is legit, use the 4 ohm taps ...   Ghasley

06-11-12   I'm pushing a pair of avalon ascendants which are a 4 ohm lo ...   Wig

06-11-12   Ghasley - compared to the phi200 is the 160i pretty close (a ...   Cbarber

06-12-12   I never ran the phi200 with a good preamp, only direct from ...   Ghasley

06-12-12   Thank you   Cbarber

06-12-12   Vac watts punch way above their stated rating. i found the ...   Podeschi

01-10-13   i think the new 160i is more similar to the avatar super th ...   Jmcgrogan2

01-23-13   does the vac 160i remote only control volume, or does it al ...   Jmcgrogan2

01-23-13   69db s/n ratio?? really? that's gonna be audible folks and ...   Dave_b

01-24-13   Never mind, i found out it does not have mute capability. t ...   Jmcgrogan2

01-24-13   Did you read the avatar review in stereophile? the noise, s/ ...   Dave_b

01-24-13   I've owned two avatar's dave, they were dead quiet and extre ...   Jmcgrogan2

01-25-13   Fair enough....go with your ears. i geuss it was the s/n of ...   Dave_b

01-25-13   I do understand that some folks let pictures or specificatio ...   Jmcgrogan2

01-25-13   Several things should be realized about that 69 db spec, whi ...   Almarg

01-25-13   I've owned a ref 5 and the krell kct and 202evo plus a bat 5 ...   Dave_b

03-19-13   Is sigma 160i class a or b?   Aprica88

05-20-13   Guys, just wondering if any of you are using ceramic tube d ...   Wig

06-03-13   The key to vacs is their lundahl output transformers. none b ...   Jchborg90277


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