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| Aesthetix IO Eclipse After much research and soul searching during the last couple of months, I'm going to make a final decision this weekend, where the final battle stands inbetween the discussed IO Eclipse and the Pass Labs XP-25.In the right corner:Aesthetix IO Ecl... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Well, personally, I'm not very interested in turning a high end investment into a DIY-project. I prefer to put my trust in Jim White (Aesthetix :) | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Hifi news(UK) has a recent review available online:http://www.hifinews.co.uk/news/article.asp?a=9345Hifi news and What hifi has only praise for the IO Eclipse, besides mentioning the practical issues as well as the potential back sides of the high... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse @ProgrammergeekI'm really sorry to hear about your troubles! But, based on the respons I've got from other IO-owners (as well as a great amount of customers cheering about the great service provided by Aesthetix in general), I'm also quite surpris... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse @SuteetatInteresting :) I believe Karan has sold about 10-15 pairs of the M2000 world wide so far, which makes them quite exotic. I've had mine for about 2-3 months now. They do need quite some time to open up and "relax", as they did sound rather... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse @SuteetatOK, thanks. May I ask (out of curiosity) what your friend is partnering the Karan monos with? | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Regarding heat generation. Is it at all possible/recommendable to place the power supplies in a cabinet (with an open back)? This works well with my Karan monos, but I do expect the Aesthetix units to get significantly warmer. | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse @RushtonThank you! That's very, very valuable.As this will be a long term investment, it's very comforting to hear that you've been happy with the IO sign. for such a long time. Reability, support and upgrade possibilites are very important to me.... | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best @DoggiehowserThe construction of the Karans are obviously different to a "traditional" Class-A design, as explained below(source: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/asi4/3.html):"All Karan power amplifiers are characterized by a continuous sliding... | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best The mighty Karans are most certainly up there with the very best if you're into natural sounding SS. | |
| Sonus Faber Amati Futura The Futura needs a lot of high quality power to truly sing... Myself, I'm waiting for the Karan monos to arrive. | |
| CD player closest to vinyl? @JonathanWhich Audio Aero player are you using? | |
| Gryphon Colosseum vs. Karan M2000 monoblocks Lloyd,I believe(in my room partnered with Audio Aero Prestige, Absolutas and Goldenote cabling) I'm close to a level of performance I could live happy with for a long time. A majority of my earlier problems (a hard, edgy and lean performance) whic... | |
| Gryphon Colosseum vs. Karan M2000 monoblocks Hi Lloyd,I'm using the Talia preamp + Janus monoblocks. which are their "top offerings"(list price is about 20.000 I believe). The design is, well...almost over the top :o) I don't care much for the wooden look. The all black or white versions lo... | |
| Gryphon Colosseum vs. Karan M2000 monoblocks @Casouza: Thanks. You're right ofcourse. I'm trying to do as much serious evaluation in my own system as practically possible. I've heard Magico V3 and Q3 with ARC(CD5) + Devialet as well as MBL(CD...) + Spectral(amps) btw.My Sonus Faber Futuras a... |