Solid State sounds the alarm!

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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,378
    edited November 2010
    Hmmmm...
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    H9 :smile::wink::biggrin:

    Oops. :biggrin:
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited November 2010
    All is good with my tube pre and ss amps.(Cheap amps btw.)
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2010
    hags wrote: »
    Horns = colored/shrill, usless you're using tube amplification to soften them.

    You have not heard quality horns set up properly. I feel comfortable making this statement. :smile:
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited November 2010
    Me too. The only SS I'm using in my system are mono's for the external subs. It's always tubes and horns for me.
    There is one SS unit that I love on horns. GOOD gain clones sound super with horns. You might want to give that a try in the future.
    I agree about quality horns set up properly will not sound harsh or colored. And like you mentioned quality horns can actually sound laid back and powerful. This is what shocked me the first time I heard Edgarhorns. Saying horns are colored and harsh is like us hornies saying all cone and domes are seriously lacking dynamics and impact.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited November 2010
    lalitabarbosa wrote: »
    I haven't heard any Pass Labs equipment myself, but it seems like a good answer to bad solid state from what I've heard.

    Take a hike spammer.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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