I prefer some of the "older" VAC amps & pre.
VAC Ren. Sig. Mk. III One Hundred Forty amps mated with a VAC Ren. Sig. Mk. II pre amp with phono (still current) & add in 2 matched octet sets of WE 300B's + a pair of Sonus Faber Stradavari's & forget the rest!
After 45 years in this hobby - I have found audio nirvana.
This systen has the sound, the looks & the they are there in the room with me feel that I have been searching for & have finally found.
IMHO:
1) The 2 VAC components listed above are the very best work/s Kevin has ever come up with & should make any speaker system sing!
2) The WE 300b is still the best sounding tube ever made.
3) The SF Strad's are (if not) the finest speakers ever built.
Don't ask any of the reviewers of their thoughts, as they are a fickle as the wind & have even recommended or awarded some of these components very highly.
Close your eyes & listen - Then open them up & see the beauty.
When you can hear glorious sound, see true beauty & have a very low maintainance set up - YOU HAVE IT ALL!
As others have said: There are other great systems out there, but this one I can feel & touch, but it can also reach out & touch me.
VAC Ren. Sig. Mk. III One Hundred Forty amps mated with a VAC Ren. Sig. Mk. II pre amp with phono (still current) & add in 2 matched octet sets of WE 300B's + a pair of Sonus Faber Stradavari's & forget the rest!
After 45 years in this hobby - I have found audio nirvana.
This systen has the sound, the looks & the they are there in the room with me feel that I have been searching for & have finally found.
IMHO:
1) The 2 VAC components listed above are the very best work/s Kevin has ever come up with & should make any speaker system sing!
2) The WE 300b is still the best sounding tube ever made.
3) The SF Strad's are (if not) the finest speakers ever built.
Don't ask any of the reviewers of their thoughts, as they are a fickle as the wind & have even recommended or awarded some of these components very highly.
Close your eyes & listen - Then open them up & see the beauty.
When you can hear glorious sound, see true beauty & have a very low maintainance set up - YOU HAVE IT ALL!
As others have said: There are other great systems out there, but this one I can feel & touch, but it can also reach out & touch me.