Unbelievable attention to detail in every way....Centaur Stereo...

Howdy. The Constellation with the Magicos is heaven. The VAC didn't have the current to bring the Magico to life. The centaur woke up the entire speaker while keeping it like a SET amp. So sweet and delicate (like a whisper) but ballsy dynamics. Hannah Montana best of both worlds. I found having ARC upstream (ref40 and ref2se) added meat to the bones and kept things very textured. The constellation preamp brought more detail esp at lower levels but lost a bit of the magic the arc preamp brought.

Net net Magico s5 and constellation s5 were made to be together.

Oh brother! I can imagine that is a match made in heaven. Those S5's I heard are still haunting my brain (in a good way). Big, deep, wide soundstage with maybe the best bass I've ever heard.

Do you prefer the Constellation or ARC REF 40 preamp?
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Howdy. The Constellation with the Magicos is heaven. The VAC didn't have the current to bring the Magico to life. The centaur woke up the entire speaker while keeping it like a SET amp. So sweet and delicate (like a whisper) but ballsy dynamics. Hannah Montana best of both worlds. I found having ARC upstream (ref40 and ref2se) added meat to the bones and kept things very textured. The constellation preamp brought more detail esp at lower levels but lost a bit of the magic the arc preamp brought.

Net net Magico s5 and constellation s5 were made to be together.

Mike,

It looks like the Ref 10 and Constellation combo in your head will be just right! :heart:
 
ooohhhhh. ARC, Constellation & Soulution......wow!!!!!!!!Bet that'd make them Aida's sing!
 
Mike loved loved loved the Soulution 710 on the Futuras. He's too chicken to try it on the Aida. I bet he'd be singing a different tune if he hears that combination.
 
Mike loved loved loved the Soulution 710 on the Futuras. He's too chicken to try it on the Aida. I bet he'd be singing a different tune if he hears that combination.

LALALALA.....I can't hear you!! :)

I'm thinking SimAudio for Raidho's. It is so far the unanimous vote among three guys I know who own Raidho, oh, and some super nice guy name Lars who owns the company! :). They all mention other brands too, but all three unanimously mentioned SimAudio. Hmmm....further research needed.

P.S. I would love to hear the Constellation on the Aida's. The D'Agostino too.
 
Oh brother! I can imagine that is a match made in heaven. Those S5's I heard are still haunting my brain (in a good way). Big, deep, wide soundstage with maybe the best bass I've ever heard.

Do you prefer the Constellation or ARC REF 40 preamp?
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I preferred the ARC ref40 - didn't capture all the subtle details of the Virgo II but it had more texture/meat on the bones and cost less.
 
Just curious, what was wrong with the VAC pre in the first photo? What makes the ARC so much better?

Hegel P30 beat VAC Ren Mkii. Arc ref 40 beat Hegel P30. VAC 400 did not come close to constellation amp with Magicos.

Vac makes great gear but synergy and matching put arc pre amplification and constellation amplification as clear winner in my system.
 
I was reading this article on Technical Brain and was pleasantly surprised to read that Constellation and Soulution were being compared to them in extremely positive way.

Technical Brain Revisited | The Absolute Sound

I would love to hear Technical Brain amps. Soulution is the best SS I have heard to date. I knew it instantly the moment I first heard them (and truthfully, I wasn't aware - yet - of their lofty praise). The way the amps handled the separation between midrange and tweeter was akin to the precision of a brain surgeon. Then add to that laser like focus and an abundance of musicality and you clearly have a SOTA product.

I am anxious to hear Constellation and D'Agostino.

I will say, I felt Vitus was an outstanding SS amp/preamp. Another great product from Denmark.

There's something about those Danes....
 
I would love to hear Technical Brain amps. Soulution is the best SS I have heard to date. I knew it instantly the moment I first heard them (and truthfully, I wasn't aware - yet - of their lofty praise). The way the amps handled the separation between midrange and tweeter was akin to the precision of a brain surgeon. Then add to that laser like focus and an abundance of musicality and you clearly have a SOTA product.

I am anxious to hear Constellation and D'Agostino.

I will say, I felt Vitus was an outstanding SS amp/preamp. Another great product from Denmark.

There's something about those Danes....

Mike exquisite finesse up top with a bottom end that one just has to have.....:rofl:
 
Hi everybody, my first post here.
so excited to read this, tomorrow I will have Centaur Mono delivered for demo. My pre amp is ARC Ref40 too and speakers are also Magico. Previously tried Gryphon Memphisto. Constellation and Boulder coming next.

toga
 
TOGA my friend. Welcome to the forum and Congratulations for the Centaur demo. Please let us know how they sound. I am sure you will love them.

It's great to see you here!


Hi everybody, my first post here.
so excited to read this, tomorrow I will have Centaur Mono delivered for demo. My pre amp is ARC Ref40 too and speakers are also Magico. Previously tried Gryphon Memphisto. Constellation and Boulder coming next.

toga
 
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