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Thread: Help me find a new SS amp
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September 20, 2021, 02:05 PM #51
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Re: Help me find a new SS amp
Its more power than you need but I would give the new Parasound JC1+ mono blocks a listen. It is supposed to sound better than the original JC1's which was a stereophile Class A+ amp for years. I haven't heard the JC1+ model but I did hear and almost bought the original JC1's but went the Pass route instead.
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September 20, 2021, 03:46 PM #52
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Aurender ACS10 w/Audioquest Diamond USB, Esoteric N05xd
Mark Levinson #526, 534 & JBL 4367's
Clearaudio Performance DC w/Maestro cart
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September 20, 2021, 04:43 PM #53
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Hope Keith has found something he likes, if not here three amps that I've owned that are worth a listen:
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ModWight KWA 100SE
Aesthetix Atlas Signature
Used
Spectral DMA 80, 90 or 100
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September 20, 2021, 05:21 PM #54
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September 20, 2021, 08:02 PM #55
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September 21, 2021, 10:24 AM #56
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A big difference in price, though. Factory reconditioned, warrantied XA30.5 is under $4k, a pair of XA60.5 under $10k (or were, the last time they were listed at RenoHiFi). More, it's about amp/speaker matching; Jim Smith for one seems quite pleased with the Pass/Fyne combo
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September 21, 2021, 11:09 AM #57
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You might look into the AGD Audion. I know it looks a bit odd- but the 'tube' is actually the container for the module and nothing more. This amp is low in overall THD but more importantly has a good distortion signature- so it comes off smooth and detailed without sounding 'dead'.
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September 21, 2021, 11:56 AM #58
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I love the look of these tiny Audion monos. At first you think they're valve powered, but in fact they're Gallium Nitride (not silicon) solid state. I just wish the UK importer didn't pile on the price so greedily. Rather typical of US-built stuff arriving on our shores - too much profit in the price. I accept that the US price excludes sales tax and ours includes 20% VAT, but still too costly. I'm sure they'd sound great powering my Avantgarde Duos.
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September 22, 2021, 12:27 PM #59
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thanks everyone for the ideas. i've decided to keep it simple and try the Dart 108, new Bakoon 23r or 43r (when released this fall), and the LTA Ultralinear+. In the end I'm feeling a simple amp to go with what really is just a large, 2-way speaker.
i'm still hesitant Class D, even though i've heard good things about Audion. just seems every 3 years there is a latest and greatest chip and then its gone.Brinkmann Bardo w/ EMT HSD-006 cart, MSB Reference DAC --> Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL --> Ampzilla 2000, 2nd Edition --> Fyne Audio F1-12
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September 22, 2021, 12:29 PM #60
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Brinkmann Bardo w/ EMT HSD-006 cart, MSB Reference DAC --> Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL --> Ampzilla 2000, 2nd Edition --> Fyne Audio F1-12
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September 22, 2021, 12:59 PM #61
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September 22, 2021, 02:14 PM #62
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September 23, 2021, 05:52 AM #63
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That just means that Class D is the only technology where effort is being put to advance things. What's been new in Class A, AB or tube technology in the last decade? Buy the best Class D now if you think its sound matches or betters other technologies - as I do. If in 3 years' time an even better sounding Class D module comes along, you still have the earlier one in the knowledge that it still matches or beats everything else - apart from the new Class D. You've not lost out because of advances in technology any more than if you buy A or AB now and realise in 3 years time, the latest Cladd D sounds better.
Also Class D is essentially less costly than others in the first place.Sources - NAD M50.2 (streamer, CD player, CD ripper, hard drive music store)
Amplification - NAD M33 all-in-one, NAD M12 preamp (in reserve), Atma-Sphere Class D monos
Speakers - Avantgarde Duo XD, Avantgarde Duo (2006) - both aesthetically modified
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September 23, 2021, 08:45 AM #64
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Re: Help me find a new SS amp
Also check out NAIM products. Top notch gear.
Amplifier: Pass Labs INT 250 integrated.
DAC/Streamer: MSB Discrete Dual Power Supply.
Server: Roon Nucleus with lifetime subscription.
Speakers: Harbeth Super HL 5+ 40th Anniversary
Model.
Headphones/Amp: Focal Stellia phones, NAIM Uniti Atom Headphone Edition headphone amp/music player/server/streamer.
Cables: AudioQuest Rocket 88 speaker cables,
Mackenzie interconnects.
Speaker Stands: HiFi Man.
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September 23, 2021, 09:16 AM #65
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Mike isn’t the Luxman 595 special edition would be perfect with Fyne speakers ? They go up to 95 watts
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September 23, 2021, 09:43 AM #66
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September 24, 2021, 02:22 PM #67
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integrateds don't work very well in my room with my rack off to the side - i wish they did a special edition low wattage amplifier
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September 25, 2021, 10:59 AM #68
Re: Help me find a new SS amp
Two other SS amps I loved in the past and want to come back to eventually are YBA from France and Symphonic Line from Germany. Both are meatier sounding like tubes, recreate fine textures and harmonics that are convincing and life-like. I cant speak for their current product line but I for one would like to have me some again.
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