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Auditioning Elipsa SE tomorrow, getting my ducks in a row, am I missing anything

Gonna head out before the chickens wake and drive 350 miles to hear a pair of Elipsa SE in the morning. Will have to get it right as a second listen is gonna be tough

I've sent pictures and descriptions of the listening area and speaker placement. He's gonna try to duplicate that setup before I arrive. Speakers 11 feet apart, listening position about 12' feet from the wall and speakers set a foot or 2 off the wall. 

I don't do vinyl anymore so will be streaming and CD only. I don't have any hi res media but plan to take female vocal (Ricky Lee), male vocal ( Leonard Cohen), an instrumental, and Rodrigo y Gabriela for full, fast and hard. Will hopefully listen to some high res of whatever he has on hand when I get there.

I'm looking for a wide and amazing soundstage.  I'll figure out amps, etc that work with whatever speaker I end up with.He's gonna setup the demo with ARC VSi-75 and Lumin A1. I've heard the integrated with a pair of Trio Ct's and it was nice but didn't take my breath away. Not sure if the ARC will show them best or if I could expect more out of the Elipsa with something else.

Moving forward sources will mostly be streamed though a PS-Audio Direct Stream so have lots of hopes for improvements.

While I'm in the city going to swing through some dealers and listen to Focal, Wilson, other Sonus Faber, and whatever else I can get my ears on.  

Any advice on what I've missed or should consider when looking at the Elipsa SE?

Thanks in advance

Keith



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Doitwithlife, a great story about your quest.

If you haven't gotten the PS audio gear, yet you may want to take a listen to the T+A gear, in particular the HV 3000, which is an $18k integrated amplifier.

The HV 3000 is a 300 watt power house based on the companies $35k separates but put into one chassis. The circuit design emulates the sound of tubes by running the transistors at very high rail voltages which enables the transistors to run with greater linearity which reduces distortion and gives the amp a very open and musical sound, while enabling the amplifier to preserve tiny details . 

The HV 3000 an integrated amplifier was compared to $120k worth of CH Precions gear, and the newer HV 3100 was compared to a $45k D'agastino Mommentum Integrated amplifier. 

Many people don't consider the merits of an uber integrated amplifier, or think that a high end integrated amp can sound better than separates but they can and often do.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ




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