Vincent audio

laotzu61
laotzu61 Posts: 327
edited December 2013 in Electronics
anyone have any experience and/or an opinion on their products? I am interested in the sa-31 preamp in particular. thanks.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited December 2013
    I have not heard that model but if your paying full price there is better.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2013
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  • Glen B
    Glen B Posts: 269
    edited December 2013
    There's some discussion of the Vincent SA-31 on AudioKarma.

    http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=390674
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2013
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    I have not heard that model but if your paying full price there is better.

    That's a weird statement. You haven't heard it, yet there is better if you pay full price. If you haven't heard it how do you know? Atleast give him some of those "better" recommendations to make your statement somewhat helpful.

    I am sure we are all guilty of the the above type statement, but atleast elaborate a bit.

    H9
    "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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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited December 2013
    Glen B wrote: »
    There's some discussion of the Vincent SA-31 on AudioKarma.

    http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=390674

    thanks for the link, Glen B. appreciate it.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited December 2013
    The Vincent stuff is certainly interesting... I do think it pretends to be more than it really is, but generally speaking their prices aren't exorbitant. I think the knock against Vincent is that it's basically of the same ilk as the pure-play Chinese manufacturers but leverages its German design to justify a somewhat higher price tag. The reviews of the Vincent stuff, however, are uniformly pretty darned good.

    Dollar for dollar, the "Audio Electronics" (AES) brand from Cary is danged nice stuff - currently there are several AES products on sale at Music Direct: http://www.musicdirect.com/m-239-audio-electronics.aspx Hand made in the US but the prices aren't frightening.

    I spent a little quality time with one of the "Constellation" 6SN7 preamps a few weeks back and I was very impressed with its performance.

    Just sayin'...
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited December 2013
    The Vincent looks appealing to me because...gasp...I want a loudness button to give me that contour at my lower listening levels. Does AES (or other) have a model that has a loudness contour button? I was looking at that same Vincent pre-amp and thought I might give it a go this summer.
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited December 2013
    DaveMuell wrote: »
    The Vincent looks appealing to me because...gasp...I want a loudness button to give me that contour at my lower listening levels. Does AES (or other) have a model that has a loudness contour button? I was looking at that same Vincent pre-amp and thought I might give it a go this summer.

    I like the loudness button also (I miss the one on my halfler dh-110 that took a dump) along with the bass and treble controls. what I'm not nuts about is the lack of a balance control, as with the way I'm set up I kind of need to accent the right channel a bit.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited December 2013
    Loudness comp? Nope, not so much.

    Yeah, a balance control can come in handy.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited December 2013
    heiney9 wrote: »
    That's a weird statement. You haven't heard it, yet there is better if you pay full price. If you haven't heard it how do you know? Atleast give him some of those "better" recommendations to make your statement somewhat helpful.

    I am sure we are all guilty of the the above type statement, but atleast elaborate a bit.

    H9

    I auditioned a SV236 and did not care for the sound and for the kinda money you can buy that pre for there is better. I am not going to go into whats better but I got a BAT vk30 for $1400.
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,826
    edited December 2013
    I had a Vincent hybrid tube amp here as a loaner. I didn't care for it but who knows you might love that pre.
    These things really need to tried at home but that's not always possible.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited December 2013
    pumpkinman wrote: »
    I had a Vincent hybrid tube amp here as a loaner. I didn't care for it but who knows you might love that pre.
    These things really need to tried at home but that's not always possible.

    I am with you on that, add to the fact H9 that the op asked if anyone has heard other Vincent equipment.
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