sutts
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| H20 Revisited Beware the Ref 1000's on higher efficiency speakers- the flaws were easily revealed (lack of body; slightly grainy highs) when compared to the much superior Symphonic Line RG4 MKIII amps that replaced them. If you have less revealing; more power h... | |
| 845 SET? deHavilland / Art Audio/et..al. 845 ampsTop Tier:KomuraJ.C. VerdierNext:VivaMastersound New Audio FrontiersArt AudioThirdDehaviland (tried their GM70- great on vocals; jazz; fell apart on rock' more complicated stuff). Perhaps Aries superior in this regard?The Rest:ASL; all others | |
| What power conditioner to use with Bel Canto Amps? I am just using a BPT power strip with mine- non-current limiting. Power cords are Custom Power Top Guns (high-current). I have also heard the DCCA Extreme Reference power cords being talked about as great for amps. | |
| Amp to replace 5 channel Dreadnaught 5 Bel Canto Ref-1000's | |
| Accuphase Tuner it sounds as if you have already purchased it- perhaps you could post your thoughts on the sonics in your system, as compared to your previous tuners- would be interesting... | |
| Who else wants to keep their system secret? :-)... | |
| Macintosh vs Pass labs listened to the Pass XA100.5 monoblocks recently at a dealer- the highs seemed a bit 'strident' to me (Hovland HP-200 preamp; Gershman Avantegard speakers). Feel that my Symphonic Line RG4 MKIII monos do not have this issue, and be much more even ... | |
| Repair for Sonic Frontier Line 1, 2 or 3 remote? ultra-rare on used market. I have been to the Sonic (Anthem) factory here in Ontario, and they have SOME spare parts for the insides, but none available as a whole... | |
| Rich; organic true balanced amp w good detail $6k I guess I better chime back in here on the balanced thing. The preamp is definitely a true balanced design, as is the dac. So ideally, it would be nice to maintain this all the way through, hence the original criteria. However, if another contende... | |
| Rich; organic true balanced amp w good detail $6k Tvad- I am a previous fan of PP triode amps, and would gladly return to that option as well. What are some of the better PP triode amps you have heard? I had a older pair of modded altec 1570B's that were very good...Sc- there is a local dealer fo... | |
| Rich; organic true balanced amp w good detail $6k Thanks John- sorry if any confusion caused- I will admit being curious as I have not heard the majority of the recommendations, but have read good things about several of them. Staying the course for true balanced would be ideal though, and the Cl... | |
| Rich; organic true balanced amp w good detail $6k Tvad- can't argue with you there- only 'Izzy' as I call him will point me to an SET, but then his priorities are only music listening. This system is on my main floor, and is used a lot for movies as well, so a bit more power and a lower noise flo... | |
| Rich; organic true balanced amp w good detail $6k excellent advice- thanks again everyone for the thoughtful and informed responses & recommendations- it's been a LONG time since I started a thread in this forum, and you guys have not let me down- I will look into all of the suggestions- chee... | |
| Rich; organic true balanced amp w good detail $6k Jmcg- yes, re: the Pass, I don't believe the XA-60 is balanced, but I could be wrong- I only know the newer XA-30.5 is. Belles MB-01? Hmmm- any writeups on this one? As for the VTL 450- I am sure the newer version would be mucho denaro $$$! You ha... | |
| Rich; organic true balanced amp w good detail $6k Cyto- thanks for the thorough comments/comparisons- didn't realize the VTL amps run their tubes that conservatively- a good thing. Question- you indicate the 'new' VTL450 signature has computer-controlled biasing. If one is buying these used, how ... |