Reviving this old thread in case anyone has a pair of Parsifal Ovations they want to sell.
Amp for Verity Parsifal encore
I just got a pair of used mint Verity Parsifal Encores. One of the last pairs made before the Ovations. I am driving them with my Belles amp and preamp which are very impressive. I am starting my homework for upgrades of my phono, pre and power amp. I am also looking at simplifing my system, reducing wires and components to just CD player and Turntable. I also just got a new Naim CDX2 as a cdp upgrade. I am considering strongly the Aesthetix Janus stock or signature as full function pre, possible atlas power amp. I have heard the Nagra PSA with the Parsifal ovations and was very impressed. I am not in a big hurry and am only looking for others thoughts and comments that I will investigate. Thanks.
David
David
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this is a GREAT thread. I've had my PE's for years, having driven them with Nagra VPA's (amazing), Berning OLT amp (also), but also various other brands: Jeff Rowland and most recently Cary SLI 80 signature (current 80w per in ultralinear mode 40w in triode mode) with some nice older school input tubes to deliver a pretty lush sound. I am upgrading my source to Bricasti M1 se 2 dac with network card to stream from QoBuz, and am now feeling like I need to up the amplification. The Bricasti also features a high quality volume control so could go direct into amp To me the PE's are highly resolving with delicacy, great timbre and lots of soul - but can be revealing of input and a little harder for triode mode on the the Cary, which is admittedly an inexpensive product, but one i do have admiration for, its served me well! I feel like the Pass labs gear (holographic with a slightly warmer feel may be the best option for my tastes - but not certain the pure class A (XA25 or XA30.8) would be up to the task for dynamics and bass. but i could be totally wrong. I do NOT want to get monos. So perhaps the a/AB X150.8? Also looking at Luxman, but hard to rely on what reviewers say from what i hear may be a little too revealing for my tastes? again, i like the pass warmth as i hear it explained, like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_qPZu7IHCk I noted some comments here about and Ear 899, Soulution (maybe the 311 integrated) and also stumbled on the Vinnie Rossi Brama gear . The later two are way more expensive and more rare. Also would consider the lower end Boulder gear.
Man o man, this is fun but can be a bit overwhelming too! |
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