See if you can find a used Jeff Rowland amp, once you hear these amps you will want one, very high end but very good.
Pass x250.8 vs Hegel h4se vs Ayre VX-R
Just looking for thoughts from anyone who's heard 2 or more of these for comparison sake. For the past few years I've had Ayre amps in my system (altho just an AX-7e and AX-5) and have enjoyed them, but occasionally have felt like "there might be something more". I prefer solid state.
I can prob go up to about 10k used.
The amps named have caught my attention.
I can prob go up to about 10k used.
The amps named have caught my attention.
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Owned the X250.8 and stumbled across an H4SE, so I bought it. I sold the Pass. Hegel was far more authoritative in my system, wider and deeper soundstage, more transparent and still maintained a slight warmth like the Pass. I thought the H4SE was better in almost all areas, hands down. Hegel's big amps are the industry's best kept secret in my opinion. They are usually found second-hand with deep discounts. That may change if more people hear them, but I absolutely loved the H4SE. |
You are looking at 3 outstanding products.... I would recommend 1 other if you would like a different take on how they handle music. Ampzilla 2000 MkII mono blocks, they are about $10,000 new. http://www.10audio.com/ampzilla_2000_2nd_edition.htm |
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