The Calypso with the right tube complement is a fine piece,more competent than the LS 17 which it replaced.I am now running an Audio Horizons which bested the Calypso in my system.And hey it has a remote.Check out the stereomojo web site for an in depth review.
Still searching for balanced pre to m60's
First off should express gratitude to our community for offering so much invaluable information.
I started to search for more options for my m60's. I came across arc, cary and aesthetix.
Would appreciate some advice here.
I have read from some goners here that the calypso's are amazing. Then I read the same about arc ls17 and ls26's. Then I came across cary's slp 05 and slp 03.
I still would like to get atma sphere's preamp but the lack of remote is influencing my decision. The remote isn't nearly the key point as much as is the sound. I am most after the sound! That said, since I am on a budget(who isn't) which pre should be first on my short list.
Just to fill in the requirements list, I would like to add that the discription of the mbl 101 extremes in absolute sounds best pick pages is what I am looking for. They said to the effect: instruments or vocals are suspended in midair, sounding very life-like.
I am getting some of that with what I own already, just need to bring things up a notch probably.
If money was no object I would get the mp1, but it is out of range and will be willing to part with $3k.
The options are the atma sphere mp3, aesthetix calypso, arc ls17, cary slp 03. Any others I should look at?
Let's say: putting remote control and tube rolling aside(meaning I will put up with both the possibility of tube rolling or no tube rolling to get the most out of the preamp), what would be the best sounding pre within $3k? With the possibility of future upgrades to take it over the top with caps and tubes.
I started to search for more options for my m60's. I came across arc, cary and aesthetix.
Would appreciate some advice here.
I have read from some goners here that the calypso's are amazing. Then I read the same about arc ls17 and ls26's. Then I came across cary's slp 05 and slp 03.
I still would like to get atma sphere's preamp but the lack of remote is influencing my decision. The remote isn't nearly the key point as much as is the sound. I am most after the sound! That said, since I am on a budget(who isn't) which pre should be first on my short list.
Just to fill in the requirements list, I would like to add that the discription of the mbl 101 extremes in absolute sounds best pick pages is what I am looking for. They said to the effect: instruments or vocals are suspended in midair, sounding very life-like.
I am getting some of that with what I own already, just need to bring things up a notch probably.
If money was no object I would get the mp1, but it is out of range and will be willing to part with $3k.
The options are the atma sphere mp3, aesthetix calypso, arc ls17, cary slp 03. Any others I should look at?
Let's say: putting remote control and tube rolling aside(meaning I will put up with both the possibility of tube rolling or no tube rolling to get the most out of the preamp), what would be the best sounding pre within $3k? With the possibility of future upgrades to take it over the top with caps and tubes.