There is a such thing as music soudning "too fast". Linn, Naim, Chord, they all seem to
bumping up leading edges a tad and have a shorter transient decay which
give you a good sense of drive and speed. but, they all seem to lack in
organic substance up top. Not to say, they aren't resolved and extended
or anything but, for me, I would like to have bit more weight and spread
on the high frequency.
You can mix and match between preamps and power amps till you hear
just the right combo. Speakers in the mix make a big difference, too.
The *fastest* I have heard in my rig was Nagra PL-L + Art Audio Jota (
strange, these are Single-ended triodes )
+ Wilson and Krell kps preamp + Quick Silver Triode Mono push-pull amplifiers.
Most larger solid-state amps seem to lack in bass agility one way
or another. ( excluding three above ) And the ones that give good pace
tend to lack in treble decay. Having said that, larger Naim is excellent.
I am not sure if i can live with it long term and for what they don't do
for what they cost, I couldn't justify to own one.
bumping up leading edges a tad and have a shorter transient decay which
give you a good sense of drive and speed. but, they all seem to lack in
organic substance up top. Not to say, they aren't resolved and extended
or anything but, for me, I would like to have bit more weight and spread
on the high frequency.
You can mix and match between preamps and power amps till you hear
just the right combo. Speakers in the mix make a big difference, too.
The *fastest* I have heard in my rig was Nagra PL-L + Art Audio Jota (
strange, these are Single-ended triodes )
+ Wilson and Krell kps preamp + Quick Silver Triode Mono push-pull amplifiers.
Most larger solid-state amps seem to lack in bass agility one way
or another. ( excluding three above ) And the ones that give good pace
tend to lack in treble decay. Having said that, larger Naim is excellent.
I am not sure if i can live with it long term and for what they don't do
for what they cost, I couldn't justify to own one.