looking for good detailed and warm player


Hi all,

I'm in "UPGRADE" season :)
RIght now im running Sonus Faber Extrema with Meridian 557 and PRE 502(also Meridian).
The PRE and Power hooked by XLR (both Balanced).
My previous CD was Arcam (A9) but I felt my sys needs more.
The meridian 557 has a great power , and there's great details from the PRE but somehow some warm and more "round" sound is missing,I also thought about change the PRE to some nice tube PRE like Audio Research (LS17 or SO16),
but I'd like to start from the source.
any idea?
Thanks in advance
avico

Showing 2 responses by sounds_real_audio

I am not sure. Has anyone ever accused the Sonus Faber Extrema's of being warm. I would suggest you stop looking for a patch to fix your problem and just get a nice tube amp and preamp. Then not only will you have some warmth but also a more relaxed yet totally involving listening experience (with the right amplifier & preamplifier).
Mr Tennis
I respectfully disagree. Warmth does not necessarily mean a loss of detail. It does however mean no detail at all. Rather good resolution. In other words, if you are hearing details, you are in that "analytical mode". I enjoy the "musical mode" so I prefer equipment that has good resolution but warmth.

So I maintain, ditch the solid state!!!! Try a really good single ended amp.