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Opinions on SS amps

Hi there,
I am really just doing research and gathering opinions of the knowledgable crowd here at the 'gon.

Some day I'll move up the line of focal speakers, probably to the alto (91dB) for a more involving sound than my current 1007be monitors. Of course with that, I would eventually want to try some of the more acclaimed "musical" class A SS amps.

Right now, pass labs XA series, dartzeel, and the Rowland 302 are on my radar as having reputations of being very musical. I am sure there are others I must be missing. Suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated. As well, if anybody has come across a great combintion (ss or tube) with any of the focal utopia line, those suggestions would also be invaluable.

Thanks for your time,
Peter
mariasplunge

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metralla
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The darTZeel is a very sophisticated preamp, but it has a lot of features that you would/may not use.

Its multiple inputs (6 per channel) and separate gain stages for each one, the three BNC darT outputs suitable for triamping, the MM/MC phono stage.

I enjoy the sound of this preamp, but would love to see darTZeel make a cheaper and less flexible model for those of us with just a single line-level source.

Regards,
metralla
945 posts
 
Good info there Mike. Thanks.

Regards,
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