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I have always been told that Krell and tube preamps are very hard to match because of the impedance differences.
The AudioSymphonies gear especially if you buy it from China is a high risk item. Consumers should note that buying any gear from China is risky because most of their products power supplies don't meet U.S. requirements. I owned one and I had to have the power supply rebuilt. It is warm sounding (very colored) but does not have the resolution of say a better made Hybrid preamp. For example the VanAlstine is a pretty good sounding preamp and blows everthing I have heard from China away below the $4,000 mark. I own a much older VanAlstine Super PAS 3si. But I'm using all tube gear and it is very resolving. I don't want to say all Chinese gear but, I'm speaking of items without a distributor in the U.S.
Check out the Absolute Sounds review of the Dussan 99 (I think is the model) integrated amp. They talk about the same issue. There is huge difference in sound quality if the power supply is not implemented correctly.
That's just my 2 cents worth.
I have always been told that Krell and tube preamps are very hard to match because of the impedance differences.
The AudioSymphonies gear especially if you buy it from China is a high risk item. Consumers should note that buying any gear from China is risky because most of their products power supplies don't meet U.S. requirements. I owned one and I had to have the power supply rebuilt. It is warm sounding (very colored) but does not have the resolution of say a better made Hybrid preamp. For example the VanAlstine is a pretty good sounding preamp and blows everthing I have heard from China away below the $4,000 mark. I own a much older VanAlstine Super PAS 3si. But I'm using all tube gear and it is very resolving. I don't want to say all Chinese gear but, I'm speaking of items without a distributor in the U.S.
Check out the Absolute Sounds review of the Dussan 99 (I think is the model) integrated amp. They talk about the same issue. There is huge difference in sound quality if the power supply is not implemented correctly.
That's just my 2 cents worth.