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| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC,Although I have not heard either ARC ref 6 or 10, from your description the fast precise character of the ref 6 means that it is more accurate. Smooth and relaxed means rolled off and euphonic even if you like it. Years ago I heard the ARC SP... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! mitch2,I have read your previous comments on other threads about the sound of Mola Mola Kaluga amps, quoting from the Mono and Stereo article. I believe the Audiodrom review tells it like it is. That is, the MMK is accurate, but many audiophiles... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Guido--excellent question about break in of the Kii system. It didn't occur to me to ask Bill Parish about that at the time, which was long before we started communicating. Bill had the Kii in the nicely finished basement with concrete walls. B... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Also, Bill Parish at GTT Audio had the Kii Audio speakers in the basement. These contain several Mola Mola type amplifiers, kinda like the ultimate powered speaker, with sophisticated DSP, including a few EQ curves. All you need is a digital sou... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! ron17,Bill Parish has a beautiful home in a nice semi-rural area of NJ. Several rooms with different size YG speakers. The huge room has the flagship Sonja XV. I didn't hear it because I didn't want to impose on him. A few years ago, a dozen o... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, how do I view your pictures? Merry Christmas. I like your merry sentiments.ron17, Bill Parish is such a gentleman. Did you listen to the Mola Mola Kaluga amps in his home or yours? What is your reference amp? Guido is enthusiastic about t... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Mrdecibel,No, your posts are always informative. I always enjoy reading someone's strongly held views backed up by knowledge and experience, rather than wishy-washy BS from the tainted media. Keep contributing here. Many will appreciate it, eve... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Hello Guido--thanks for your exciting post about the new Rowland 535. If the HF of the 535 is as open/resolved as the 925, and the 535 is coherent, that suggests that the rest of the freq range is comparably open/resolved as the 925. In any case,... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, I'll add the Mola Mola Kaluga at $16.5K as a powerhouse top class D. In my system, it was very neutral, extended in HF with smoothness. At the time I didn't want to spend the money, but after following your journey, I am graduating into the ... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC,Reviews state that the MF Titan is warmish. I know you are curious about the powerful Boulder. Although you found it sterile on your other speakers, with the warmer Neo it might be good synergy. If you want high power, full range neutrality ... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! gammonit_2000,The Bryston 7B SST2 is a reasonable choice for the price used. But be careful--it should be auditioned at home to make sure it is what you want. I heard the 4B SST2 at home, and it was much darker (warmer, but words are imprecise) ... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC,It is interesting how you describe tasting each Hz in the bass. It is very difficult to hear distinctions in bass notes even live. The lowest note on the piano is A at 27.5 Hz. Very few pianos are adjusted well enough to properly hear the di... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! mrdecibel,You are in a nice position to appreciate the inherent lower distortion of low power amps, because of the high efficiency of your horns. We know about the high power performance of the Block, but how would it fare against high quality lo... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! I would be careful not to try to explain the superb bass of the Block/Neo on just 1 criterion--damping factor. High damping factor is found in any design with lots of negative feedback. Many cheap, crummy amps have high damping factor which may ... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! mrdecibel,Without being pushy again, I was just itching to help WC decide on the next SS preamp to try with the Block amp. I know he loves the Lux preamp and amp because of their synergy, and I thought the tone controls on the Lux might synergize ... |