Hey Tubes,
I think we have talked before....I have a pair of AVG Duo 3.2's. These have the upgraded internal wiring (Cardas), Cardas wiring harness and PC's...... Black Diamond footers etc. For a power amp I use an Art Audio PX25 w/the low gain (AVG) mod.
Okay, now to your real question..... I run an Aesthetix Callisto signature balanced into the amps, and I have changed out all of the original tubes to NOS (Tele, Mullard, Genelex, etc.). I had purchased this pre just before I bought the AVG's. At that time my system was a high powered tube set-up centered around Martin Logan Prodigy's and Audio Research power and pre amps. I was afraid the Aesthetix might be noisy (or at the very least unsynergistic) in this set-up. Fortunately, it is absolutely dead quiet. I can put my ear right up to the throat of the horn and only hear a very faint tube rush (which I think is from the PX25's).
Sound-wise, the Callisto is georgeous in every way (at least to my ears)......... Great tonality, extreem resolution, great sense of pace and timing...... It does all of the audiophile tricks, but overall it's just nice to listen to.
On the downside.... It's big (and I don't even have dual PS), bare bones as features go, and is expensive to re-tube.
Hope this helps.......... What are you looking to do?
Chris
I think we have talked before....I have a pair of AVG Duo 3.2's. These have the upgraded internal wiring (Cardas), Cardas wiring harness and PC's...... Black Diamond footers etc. For a power amp I use an Art Audio PX25 w/the low gain (AVG) mod.
Okay, now to your real question..... I run an Aesthetix Callisto signature balanced into the amps, and I have changed out all of the original tubes to NOS (Tele, Mullard, Genelex, etc.). I had purchased this pre just before I bought the AVG's. At that time my system was a high powered tube set-up centered around Martin Logan Prodigy's and Audio Research power and pre amps. I was afraid the Aesthetix might be noisy (or at the very least unsynergistic) in this set-up. Fortunately, it is absolutely dead quiet. I can put my ear right up to the throat of the horn and only hear a very faint tube rush (which I think is from the PX25's).
Sound-wise, the Callisto is georgeous in every way (at least to my ears)......... Great tonality, extreem resolution, great sense of pace and timing...... It does all of the audiophile tricks, but overall it's just nice to listen to.
On the downside.... It's big (and I don't even have dual PS), bare bones as features go, and is expensive to re-tube.
Hope this helps.......... What are you looking to do?
Chris