Roby Italy Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 These amps bring home with 500 euros used, and will never change again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles T Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I've tried the PS Audio Stellar M700 monoblocks with the matching Stellar Gain Cell DAC (preamp) with my Heresy's as well as my current set of Schiit, dual Aegir amps running balanced mono and Freya + preamp with NOS Raytheon and CBS 6SN7 tubes. I have to say, the Schiit stack goes much better with my Heresy III's than the Stellar stack did. Even with the tube section turned off, the system still sounds great, still better than the Stellar stack. I don't see myself selling off the Schiit gear within a year and a half like I did the PS Audio gear. The PS Audio stack just didn't have that hearty sound to it. It lacked soul. It lacked feeling. Not so at all with the Schiit stack. As far as I'm concerned, Schiit and Klipsch Heritage are a match made in heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Shagmore Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 10:04 AM, Roby Italy said: I want to share my experiences, many amps came to my room and after a while they went ..... only Sansui remained. Which Sansui? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roby Italy Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sansui AU 3000 is excellent, if the preamp is good you can insert any ending you want, I also tried integrated AU 11000 and it's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saphire Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I have Plinius SA 102 with Plinius M8 pre-amp, pure class A 125 watt unless I borrow the other from my hometheatre and mono bloc them, at 700 plus watts it's overkill. Also have Innuos Zenith mk3 server streamer feeding my Lampizator lite 7 set dht dac , and VPI white Prime Super Scout turntable , Kiseki Purple heart cartridge, Herron mk2 phono, cables are Transparent XL reference rca, Revelation audio labs prophecy cryogenic silver rj45 Ethernet cable, wireworld Silver Starlit 8 USB, transparent reference photo,. On the tube side have Dared SET VP 845, and just received my Cary CAD 300 set integrated. All with Klipsch Cornwall mk3 special edition, bought just before the mk4 came out. Love the drive and power of Plinius in AB mode for classic rock or alternative rock like Stone Temple Pilots or Pearl Jam, even Classical music benefits from the drive and power of AB. In Class A Jazz, small acoustic sets or Mazzy Star, Cigarettes after sex sound dreamy, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman's baritone vocals along with any Jazz from this era or early 1950s rock are spectacular! Focus and a deeper black or lower noisefloor bring the performance into your room, very similar to my tube SET. Buttery smooth tone and scary dynamics, make these solid-state amplifiers my all time favorites. I am considering ordering another Cary CAD 300 set and using them to vertically power my Cornwall, splitting the signal from my dac to Cary left right. Any thoughts good or bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roby Italy Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) Ciao, ho anche avuto la Cornovaglia, sempre guidata con il mio preamplificatore Sansui ma con due amplificatori di potenza Bose serie 1800 2 (uno per canale), è vero che efficiency è alta ma il loro woofer molto grande ama molti watt .. ... garantisce pugno nello stomaco. Questi ultimi sono a prezzi bassi ma devi controllare che siano in buone condizioni e il risultato finale sarà eccezionale, senza spendere molti soldi. Il mio consiglio è di utilizzare l'unità valvolare come preamplificatore e inserire amplificatori a transistor. Edited June 27, 2020 by Roby Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 dido on the older Marantz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roby Italy Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Marantz with Klipsch a lot of people like it, my opinion is that the sound is not aggressive enough ... for my taste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 for 2020 - the Yamaha A-S series stands out as extremely high quality OLD SCHOOL integrated amps -----on the used market- they area bargain and we also have the Crown higher end series amplifiers ---Drivecore series - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvan Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 For vintage, I've had two driving my Klipschorns that are outstanding: NEC A11 Beast! ca. 1983. Took a crap on me and needed an unobtanium module. Luxman L380. Beautiful sound, flexible, great phono section. Holding in reserve for daughter & son-in-law for when they get a bigger place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 7/4/2020 at 12:01 AM, Tony T said: dido on the older Marantz Damn auto correct. Did you mean ditto or dildo? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 11/27/2019 at 10:48 AM, Deang said: They are big enough. They need to buy out a reputable company, and then get out of the way. They have the worst reputation in the business when it comes to any of that kind of stuff. I know your post is nearly a year old, but the content is still accurate. Although my personal experience with Klipsch electronics has been excellent, the number of credible horror stories prevents me from acquiring more or recommending their electronics to others. An old Klipsch iPad dock purchased used off eBay years ago still performs flawlessly when fed a Bluetooth signal. Two older pair of ProMedia 2.1 are without problems, as are a pair of the Sixes. I’ve been lucky, but I’d still be reluctant to roll the dice again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VDS Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Does anybody have experience with AVA. Frank Van Alstine, amps? Thinking about his SET 140 and if it would be similar to a First Watt? Seems similar topology to my uneducated understanding. I’m sold on First Watt, but availability and price makes it tricky for me. Thanks for opinions, Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott816 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 On 8/20/2015 at 7:14 AM, totalcomfort said: Emotiva amps have sounded very good for me. Dead quiet and a good neutral sound. I have the Emotiva AT3 with PT1 preamp. Just bought a pair of Klipsch RP-600Ms and, IMO, the combination is just too cold/treble forward. A little harsh and fatiguing. Looking for a warmer amp/preamp combo now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip McDonald Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 With all due respect, I know I’m a little late to the party I have been experimenting around with clips speakers since the late 1970s there are some solid-state amps that don’t sound bad but however, speaking on just a heritage series due to I never owned any of their smaller speakers not for any particular reason just really don’t care for small SPEAKERS But in my casual observation, the big klipsach speakers on a hole like to see an output transformer to perform their best you can put a nice tube pre-up top and go solid state down the bottom, but it’s still not there like one older gentleman told me when I was young those speakers like to see and output transformer McIntosh have output transformers. I also have an old set of mono blocksthat are solid state Alltech 50 W per channel what makes them unique they have alpha transformers but without the tubes it’s just not the same. We all have our favorite meal. I would suppose this is theirs and to me that hold true with horn SPEAKERS. Here’s a big mistake using OTL. Two Amps, that para Clip speakers sounded so thin. I thought they lost weight unloaded them fast beautiful amp but not if you’re going to run horns just my humble opinion. Hope you find what you’re looking for and have many years of happy and enjoyable listening. 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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