Amps for Raidho D3's

rded said:
I have heard D3s with Burmester 911s. It was magnificent!! That Burmester stack/D3s made my system sound broken! :huh:

Also heard D1s with T+A PA 3000 HV! That was really nice, smooth and articulate as well.
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Hello rded ,

Welcome to AS :hi:
 
Welcome to the forum rded!

I had Burmester and I really think you are correct. Burmester and Raihdo would probably be killer.
 
joeinid said:
Welcome to the forum rded!

I had Burmester and I really think you are correct. Burmester and Raihdo would probably be killer.
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Yes indeed! The D3s were so much more sonically transparent and real when compared to the Magico Q5s/BAlabo, CH precison Pre and CDP with Argento cables!
 
My vote goes to the Soulution 530, but I am biased. Not big on the Burmester look!



 
joeinid said:
The Dag pre was a mistake from the word go. It does sound great and the volume control is awesome but it was not ready for prime time. I should have gotten the Dag monos from the beginning.
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Hi Joe , interesting that observation " I should have gotten the Dag monos from the beginning"... care to elaborate on it . Did you compare the two, the D'Ag' no longer with you , have you moved on ? Interested in knowing thanks .
 
There are some operational issues that drive me nuts with the preamp. I really have no issues with how it sounds. I have not compared the stereo amp to the monos for ultimate sound quality but I believe any differences would be minor. Having the mono amps world give me more power and the ability to drive any speakers. I find the Dagostino amp seems to be excellent with a variety of preamps such as my Dartzeel and upcoming Conrad Johnson GAT and EAR 868. I know my previous pass xp30 would have been an excellent match for the Dagostino amp. I don't think my initial thoughts about the Dagostino preamp being the best combo were founded. I know of someone using a McIntosh C2300 with the Dagostino amp and he loves the combo.
 
Between these options I'd go with the Soulution combo, but before you drop a bucket of cash on them I really think you should try the Audionet amps from Germany. They are designed as the Soulutions to be very low distortion, high speed, high damping factor (10000). The MAX monos are a much better deal at $26k/pair and sound just as good IMO, not to mention they're more powerful than the 501s.

What I don't like about Soulution is the ripoff prices they charge now for their products. In 2005, when the brand was unknown, a 710 cost was 18k Euros in Germany, with inflation it should be now about 21k Euros, but it goes for 37k Euros; 16k added just because it got good reviews and became an established high end brand. I hate it when a manufacturer does this. The US prices are worse still.
 
Anatta said:
Between these options I'd go with the Soulution combo, but before you drop a bucket of cash on them I really think you should try the Audionet amps from Germany. They are designed as the Soulutions to be very low distortion, high speed, high damping factor (10000). The MAX monos are a much better deal at $26k/pair and sound just as good IMO, not to mention they're more powerful than the 501s.

What I don't like about Soulution is the ripoff prices they charge now for their products. In 2005, when the brand was unknown, a 710 cost was 18k Euros in Germany, with inflation it should be now about 21k Euros, but it goes for 37k Euros; 16k added just because it got good reviews and became an established high end brand. I hate it when a manufacturer does this. The US prices are worse still.
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Mike...the Raidho dealer in Boston (Blink High End) carries three brands: Raidho, AudioNet, and Nordost. I have not heard of AudioNet but clearly the dealer here thinks Raidho and AudioNet is a good combo. Something to look into just like Anatta points out.
 
BlueMcIntosh said:
I heard the Raidho goes well with Tenor Audio 175S

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Talk about a gorgeous looking amp!
 
rded said:
I have heard D3s with Burmester 911s. It was magnificent!! That Burmester stack/D3s made my system sound broken! :huh:

Also heard D1s with T+A PA 3000 HV! That was really nice, smooth and articulate as well.
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Welcome! Thanks for your comments. Can you compare the sound difference of the D3's vs D1's?

As for amps, I could spend years looking!

I'm kind of leaning toward Soulution 501/520.
 
I think you should go with the Soulution 501/520. That way we can compare the Dag v Soulution properly with in home senarios even if they are 1,000 miles apart. :)

Btw - they are in customs as I write. :woot:
 
the professor said:
I think you should go with the Soulution 501/520. That way we can compare the Dag v Soulution properly with in home senarios even if they are 1,000 miles apart. :)

Btw - they are in customs as I write. :woot:
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That's great! Next week! Fingers crossed!!

I know I can borrow a pair of Dag monos to compare side by side to a friends 710.
 
Cyril - The dampening factor even on the Krell 600e is just 270. The A65 I have is 400 and the A200's are 1000. Most amps are below 300. I don't know how Soulution achieved 10000, that's crazy. Apparently, the technology used in their amps is unlike any other AB amp. They must be way ahead of everyone on the technology side. A bunch of new stuff never used before.
 
Mike said:
Thanks! I am also considering Raidho's new line of cables called Ansuz.
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Hello Mike, so you are closer to amp selection, are you going to try your ARC gear with the D3. As for cables I think the D3 is wire with Odin and the Vahalla 2 is closer to the Odin so could be the way to go. Keep us posted.
 
iamhifi said:
Hello Mike, so you are closer to amp selection, are you going to try your ARC gear with the D3. As for cables I think the D3 is wire with Odin and the Vahalla 2 is closer to the Odin so could be the way to go. Keep us posted.
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I tried my ARC gear with the D1's. It was not a fit.
 
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