SANTA'Ss coming early...a pair of Mono Blocks will be here Friday!!!

pearsall001
pearsall001 Posts: 5,117
edited December 2012 in Electronics
It's gonna be a looooong week!! :sad: :mrgreen: Any guesses??? :idea:
"2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,694
    edited December 2012
    You lucky ducky, c'mon, do tell
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited December 2012
    Emo's for sure
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,288
    edited December 2012
    vintage Marantz 9 (push-pull parallel EL34) mono power amps (the term "monoblock" didn't exist in the 1960s...)?
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited December 2012
    Im puttin my money on the emo's!
    "Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,236
    edited December 2012
    Sweet man , Emotiva right? if so I want a full review and shootout with the Rotel amp. Actually anything you get I'd like to know how it compares to the Rotel , I know that amp very well.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,117
    edited December 2012
    None of you are even close!!!!! :biggrin::lol:
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2012
    W4s.
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited December 2012
    Spectron?
    "Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • breal74
    breal74 Posts: 324
    edited December 2012
    A pair of Krell FPB-750Mcx because you were extra good?:biggrin:
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,117
    edited December 2012
    mantis wrote: »
    Sweet man , Emotiva right? if so I want a full review and shootout with the Rotel amp. Actually anything you get I'd like to know how it compares to the Rotel , I know that amp very well.

    Come on over for a 1st hand evaluation. My schedule is pretty much open. Beer is plenty cold!!!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,236
    edited December 2012
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Come on over for a 1st hand evaluation. My schedule is pretty much open. Beer is plenty cold!!!
    Pm me when they are in , I'm taking you up on that offer.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,117
    edited December 2012
    mantis wrote: »
    Pm me when they are in , I'm taking you up on that offer.

    You're on, I'll be in touch. Looking forward to it.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,097
    edited December 2012
    A pair of this tiny boys..............

    http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Products/pages/ProductDetails.aspx?CatId=Amplifiers&ProductId=MC2KW

    :smile:
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,117
    edited December 2012
    Irrenhaus wrote: »
    A pair of this tiny boys..............

    http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Products/pages/ProductDetails.aspx?CatId=Amplifiers&ProductId=MC2KW

    :smile:

    Not quite...just a tad over my current budget!! :lol:
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,117
    edited December 2012
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    Im puttin my money on the emo's!

    How much are you betting???? LOL!!!!!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,117
    edited December 2012
    UPS just dropped them off. I'll be getting them setup in my system shortly. But I want to let them sit awhile, they're stone cold from being on the truck & outside in our chilly temp. I'm looking forward to hearing them...will report back. Any more quesses???
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited December 2012
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    UPS just dropped them off. I'll be getting them setup in my system shortly. But I want to let them sit awhile, they're stone cold from being on the truck & outside in our chilly temp. I'm looking forward to hearing them...will report back. Any more quesses???

    Oh come on, tell us already! :evil:
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited December 2012
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    How much are you betting???? LOL!!!!!

    Two McDonalds' french fries! Come on Phil,,,,, Give it up already!!!!:eek:
    "Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,600
    edited December 2012
    Pass Labs Xs300's :smile:
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,117
    edited December 2012
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    Two McDonalds' french fries! Come on Phil,,,,, Give it up already!!!!:eek:

    Alright, alright you pain in the arses!!!! After much deliberation & numerous phone calls to Dennis Deacon I went with a pair of his M2-600M mono blocks. http://www.d-sonic.net/products/mono/. I liked what he had to say & the direction he's taking his d-Sonic company. He is extremely knowelgeable & really knows his stuff. These new M2 series amps are not B&O ICEpower. He's using a new topology module from ABLETEC, a company headquartered in Norway who have been involved in cutting edge technology for over 20yrs. He really, really likes the new ABLETEC modules compared to the ICE modules. He still uses the ICE modules for his rear & surround channels in his multi-channel amps. http://www.abletec.com/

    I wanted to go with the M2-1500M mono's but he talked me out of it. He was imphatic that the M2-600M monos would be the ticket for my system. He said sonically they are both the same minus the extra horsepower. There's a great review on his site about the M2-1500M mono's that he said is pretty much interchangable with the M2-600M mono's. I asked what he liked about the ABLETEC modules compared to the ICEpower. He said they added more finess, bottom end, realism, & just had that sparkle that really impressed him. We went on further but I'm sure you get the drift of the conversation. He flat out loves this new technology!

    My pair are demo's so they are broken in & ready to go. Hook up was straight forward & a snap. Fired them up & away I went. I didn't really know what to expect because the Rotel RMB-1095 amp I currently have is no slouch. In fact it's pretty damn good across the board. Well let me tell you, these M2-600M monos are off the chart in delivering music. I was really taken back by the sheer clarity, the soundstage literally exploded in all directions & the music seemed to be layered (tough to explain). I don't want to say that it's as if a veil was lifted because the Rotel never left me with that impression. And I'm not going to say that I was hearing stuff I never heard before. I simply heard everything I heard before just in a whole new dimension. The KEF Q900's have now exploded with realism that wasn't there before, at least not to this hightened degree. I am convinced that to properly reproduce music in all it's dynamic glory you need lot's of good, clean power devoid from clipping. These M2-600M monos certainly fit that description These observations are just with a listening session of about an hour. So far I am overly impresed & look forward to more listening.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited December 2012
    Excellent and congrats !
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2012
    Congrats!
    Jake
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2012
    Congrats Phil enjoy!
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