Still looking for Mr. Right (Amp)...
Had a Zanden integrated here but couldn't drive my WIlson Duettes to acceptable levels using the single-ended output of the PS Audio DSD. Beautiful purity but no bass at all.
Borrowed a very old ASR Emitter 1 and while it had great drive it was hard from the upper bass to lower mid-range. That unit was literally 25 years old and while it had been recapped it was many generations behind ASR current technology. My problem is I don't want to spend $7k (abt price of a pretty new used ASR Emitter 1) to see if it's eliminated that hardness. I suspect it has but if not...well I've blown $7k because this is not a liquid brand.
Not sure what's next.
Had a Zanden integrated here but couldn't drive my WIlson Duettes to acceptable levels using the single-ended output of the PS Audio DSD. Beautiful purity but no bass at all.
Borrowed a very old ASR Emitter 1 and while it had great drive it was hard from the upper bass to lower mid-range. That unit was literally 25 years old and while it had been recapped it was many generations behind ASR current technology. My problem is I don't want to spend $7k (abt price of a pretty new used ASR Emitter 1) to see if it's eliminated that hardness. I suspect it has but if not...well I've blown $7k because this is not a liquid brand.
Not sure what's next.