Fritz carbon 7SE MK 2, Upgrade
I hate the title above, but didn't know how to phrase it. Current system is secondary one, but, great otherwise. ATI 6002 AMP, Benchmark LA-4 preamp, Meitner DAC MA1 V2, Bricasti M5, above mentioned FRITZ speakers, SVS SB 3000 SUB, Streaming Audirvana via Qobuz. 13x14' room, open door to bathroom and another to common hallway. ONLY play Rock and roll 85 to low 90's Zeppelin, Rush, Pink Floyd, I could go on. Love my FRITZ, not sure why I'm posting. (will never sell) Is there a speaker that is stand amount (bookshelf), possibly small floor stander that will play superior to what I have (rock and roll) that is a dramatic upgrade sound wise. Will be keeping sub in place, currently crossed at 60. Have been looking off and on for Joseph audio pulsar Graphene, whether that is the correct direction. Have no way of demoing speaker in house, live an hour from Nashville. Willing to drive some though! Looking used up to 6k, a bucket list speaker, if you will. You folks at audiogon have helped me in the past, thank you all very much. Robert TN
Since you like the Pass sound this X150.5 would be plenty even for ATC, but I think closer to $2500 is a more fair price than the $2900 on ask given age and it’s an older model (although not too old). I think Coda is also a great choice. Best of luck. https://www.audioasylum.com/messages/amp/19888/b-review-pass-laboratories-x150-5-amplifier-ss-b |
@robshaw good for you!, and if I may say, your wife is quite the trooper to help you move your 100lb Pass Labs X250.8 amplifier back and forth for a test to prove your Fritz speakers are good! Seems she just saved you from buying another pair of speakers unnecessarily, and you don’t have to "hate" the subject title of this thread any more Now let the amp suggestions run wild! |
@decooney Thanks so much for your help. Your suggestions were spot on. Yes, at this point I am quite relieved. Now to find the amp of my dreams. So far CODA is #1, willl see tks again |
Sure thing. You mentioned the #8 V1 and 5.5 both.As you read more and ask private non-dealer owners of both, you might find out a bit more about the signature of each amp. It would be interesting if you try both amps with your 8ohm 88db Fritz speakers. While not as easy to do, it might also help if you share more about the room itself, it's it hard floors/walls, or damped with carpeting and objects around etc. If I wanted more weighty sound and needed that, I'd likely lean to the #8 V1. If I was more in to low level critical listening and did not care about extra body, I might go for the 5.5. These amps do sound different from each other if you read up more. Note: I use those same woofers in custom speakers I've built that Fritz uses in your speakers. Paired those with soft and metal dome tweeters too. If I needed more power and wanted to fill the room with sound pressure, I'd possibly opt for the #8. If was more into low-level critical listening and did not need a ton of extra current/weight and body to the sound, I might opt for the 5.5. You can call Doug at Coda and I wonder if he might steer you to the 5.5 amp since its the latest. I like both of those amps for different reasons. Came close to trying both last year and ended up going a different direction with a Soderberg [ex Threshold] upgraded amp, true Class A 50w / 80w in 4 or 8ohm loads. This amp sound now makes me want to do the same and try two of them in mono form. Do you do a lot of low-level or higher volume listening? What is the listening room like, walls/floors?
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. It’s great to read you actually did the swap-test without wasting any more time wondering, and found out first hand, quickly. Great job. 