Moon 761 -> 861 upgrade but keeping the 791 preamp/streamer

Grover Huffman Pharoah speaker and interconnect cables are damn good cables.  I have a full loom of them in my refernce system.  I have also used Zavfino Silver Dart IC’s - they are excellent but more expensive cable than the Grover Huffman stuff.

@debrajray - I'm thinking of upgrading my Moon 390 to the 791 which would be powered by Moon 761 amplifier. Speakers are Sonus Faber Sonetta V (Gen 1) with Transparent super interconnects & speaker cables. What's your opinion on the 791? 

@singere  I have never compared the Moon 390 to the 791 with the amp held constant. I have heard the 390-330A against the 791-761 and there is absolutely no comparison; the latter is in a different league. I suspect that the 791 is a far better match for the 761 than the 390, and it will be well worth doing the upgrade.

I do have two Moon systems: the 791-761 and the 891-761. I am not nudging you towards the 891, but even between two closer cousins you can tell the difference at several levels, most importantly on the noise floor. I would bet that the difference between the 791 and the 391 would be far more obvious.

Finally, the 791-761 combination (leaving out comparisons) is just superb.

I am listening to the 761 on audition...First impressions, reference level sound at the expense of some musicality. Need to put it through more records, but there are better amps for much less money. To each their own ear I suppose. To me it calls balls and strikes a little more than I prefer.  

@jc51373 i hear you. I agree it’s neutral. What preamp are you hearing it with?

my main issue is that this 761/791 combo is very unforgiving when it comes to older recordings. But with high resolution music I think it’s pretty amazing.