Wilson Alexia and D'Agostino demo at Fidelis AV on Sat June 22 for those interested...

socfan12 said:
I heard Boulder (2060) with the Max IIIs. Wasn't exactly my cup of tea either. Though it certainly did seem to control the drivers really well. Alexia's with Dag monos sounded really sweet, even though I was in a square room with boomy bass, it had potential.
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For my own personal taste, if i had the right source with the Boulder 2060 and Maxx IIIs, i bet i could be really happy...but the key with the Boulders is i would want something like a Zanden or a TotalDAC. Not an Esoteric player or an Emm or 'stereotypical' DCS. I would probably be skirting the edge, but could probably swing it. Personally, that is the reason i prefer my Gryphon which is just a touch to the organic side of Boulder.
 
radioactive said:
I love my 1060/1010 with Sasha's. I've heard quite a few different amps with them; from the Dag monos to the ARC REF 250's, to Ayre. My preference is the Boulder 1060 for Sasha's. I have not heard it with the Alexia, but the Alexia sounds quite different than the Sasha's. One thing I can say is that the 1060 is very neutral. It can sound very different with different cables and sources (just like the Sasha's, both are very chameleon-like). My only wish is that it had just a touch more power. It also doesn't need long to sound it's best (in terms of warmup), whereas the 2060 is a complete Class-A design and needs an hour or two. Also, FYI, the 1060 is a newer design than the 2060.
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Nice system! Love the fact that you've combined Sashas with sub...that must be cool. As for Sashas, i think they need/respond to unadulterated (high quality) power...so i could see why you like the Boulder with Sasha over some other options (like ARC Ref 250s). I have never heard the Bryston digital, but heard good things about it. When you say "incoming" for your Debussy and outgoing for Bryston are you not using DCS as the DAC under any circumstances?
 
Hi mike, I wanted to see what all the fuss was here with the Dan d Agistino equipment, this is audiolabyrinth, you invited me here from audiogon, cheers.
 
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