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| Is Hi-fi getting more expensive? I agree with John, particularly concerning new entertainment options supplanting high end audio. 20 or 30 year olds sitting passively in front of a two channel (or multi channel) music-only system versus gaming or actively doing something at a com... | |
| What’s next up on the docket for you? Blindjim, I purchased Audio Note AN-E/SPe HE in Wenge piano lacquer. They're presently driven by George Wright Singature AU-15 2A3 push pull monoblocks (15 wpc).When I heard the Daedalus loudspeakers, I preferred the smaller speakers as well. | |
| Is Hi-fi getting more expensive? Yxlei, the high end audio companies that you are thinking of do not use a sales volume paradigm, just as other producers of high end luxury items don't rely on volume sales.Believe me, the world is full of wealthy people getting richer by the week... | |
| What’s next up on the docket for you? Marco, I suspect the minimum Atma-Sphere amp to pair with the Daedalus speakers would be the MA-1, since it better handles lower driver impedances. | |
| First Post, Looking to buy Amp& Pre, $7,000 Mdp, I read Atkinson's review, too. The 401HR worked extremely well with my speakers that dipped to 3 ohms in the bass, but I understand your hesitation.If the 402Au measures better and it's within your budget, then it'd be worth auditioning throu... | |
| What’s next up on the docket for you? Marco, I heard both Daedalus models at RMAF in October 2009. Each was powered by a Modwright amp (the flagship amp the Ulysses, and the smaller 150wpc amp on the DA-RMa). They sounded quite good, but I'd have been really interested to hear what an... | |
| What’s next up on the docket for you? Marco, you're a careful listener, so I absolutely believe what you say about Daedalus speakers and SET amps.I mentioned to Lou that I often played metal and progressive rock at fairly loud volume levels, and perhaps this is why he recommended more... | |
| What’s next up on the docket for you? I've recently begun a new journey with high sensitivity speakers and low(er) power amps. The change has resulted in giving up some low frequency bass...the kind that rattles windows and jiggles innards...but so far I find that the new speakers cre... | |
| First Post, Looking to buy Amp& Pre, $7,000 Regarding the Moscode 402Au, I owned a Moscode 401HR, which was a tremendous amp in my system used with Von Schweikert VR4 Gen III HSE loudspeakers (89dB, 6 ohm). The 402Au is supposedly more refined (aren't the latest models always so), but I can... | |
| Want to Blow Up My Stereo I'd suggest installing the non-tubed Opus 21 (into the same inputs you use for the Ayon) and try the IC swap before you mess with the tubes in the Ayon...but that's me.Also, if you're using balanced ICs from the Ayon to the pre, you might try swap... | |
| Want to Blow Up My Stereo Before you swap tubes, you might swap the output channels from your preamp to see if the 6dB difference follows the swap.If the 6dB follows the preamp IC swap, then the problem is not with the amp, but with the preamp or your source.Then, swap the... | |
| First Post, Looking to buy Amp& Pre, $7,000 I think the suggestion of a tube/SS hybrid amp (like the Butler 2250 or perhaps a Moscode 401HR) is worth considering.While Pass Labs makes excellent amps and preamps that are hard not to recommend, the Pass house sound is neutral rather than warm... | |
| First Post, Looking to buy Amp& Pre, $7,000 In the Pass line-up, and with your budget, I'd definitely look at a model with the "X.5" denotation. They double output as impedance is halved.There's a pretty good price on a X150.5 at the moment. I'm not sure if you need more power (although mor... | |
| Want to Blow Up My Stereo 01-08-10: Mtrspt5Tvad,Couldn't the EVS attenuators be used to balance the output of two different amps in a biamp arrangement.Perhaps. I haven't tried it myself. You should probably pose this question to Rick Shultz of EVS.I believe the recommende... | |
| Want to Blow Up My Stereo If this has been a problem regardless of equipment swaps, then that rules out equipment as the source, IMO.I'd venture to guess that it's a speaker placement issue. I had a similar problem in my room (although mine wasn't as extreme as your seems ... |