nicoludio
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Completely different. The AG’s are a big impressive dynamic “live sound” presentation that I could live happily ever after with. The M2/M3’s out...

@ Mike, I may have missed this but what prompted you to explore this potential change? Would the 101s have been too much for that room?

Agreed. If they work in my crappy room, they will work in any room. I’m always surprised at how versatile the MBL’s are (when I assume they...

Agreed. Quite puzzling to be honest. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Different. Much more neutral. Octave always tries to take the tube sound out of the tube amps I find. But still was enjoyable. Sent from my...

Got to hear them a couple of times at Munich in May. Very nice amps. Beautiful looking and sounding.

No. It means massive. A race to the bottom that spoiled things for everyone.

Oh boy, that’s a whole different discussion.

The cheap Schiit doesn’t have enough margin $$ to make it worth while to have a dealer network. But they aren’t selling $600-2500 gear. When you...

Cool. Checking it out now.

Still listening. I want to live with them for a couple of days or weeks. Very airy, 3D presentation. The key was would they work in such a crappy...

Removed the horns. They were causing a reflection off the MBL’s. Improved things by quite a bit.

I will have the new 390, not 590. Someone bought the 590. The 390 will give you the Hegel sound and still 250 watts/channel and same great DAC...

It’s very new. Not a lot of reviews out there yet. At this price point, it’s competing with some big names like Gryphon and some like the Hegel 590...

Ha! That’s me. I found it interesting that there are still a lot of customers still ordering XA.5 amps around the world and Nelson himself has a...

That’s a great question. They are equally good in the mids. I would say the N51 has more body, but the 300 has more definition and microdetail.

Thanks. $54,400 including speakers, stands, integrated amp and CD/DAC Player. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Oh man, totally different. Diablo 300 is a BEAST. A sledge hammer Integrated with massive size soundstage, deep freaking bass and a dark rich tone....

Yes it is. Agreed! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ha! I thought you would say, “that’s like a solid state Phonostage.” Kidding aside, it sounds fabulous. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Yes. The La Scala has really evolved sonically since a week ago. It has pretty much run non-stop. The tubes in the La Scala create a big...

No doubt. Comparing a $30,000 speaker to a $85,000 speaker is in most cases “no contest”. The M series is a home run.

Today they are sounding fantastic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes. I feel 100 hours or so. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk