Anyone familiar with Myryad?

Toxis

I've been looking into them and they seem to be really nice amps. I found the MA-500 and I can get it for $780 shipped. I've found it anywhere from $1200 (dealer demo) to $2600 new. Anyone heard them before to know what kind of sound I should expect? Obviously, I'll be running the lsi9's and using the Denon 3805 as a pre/pro. Come on guys... help me out!

pjdami

I own a Myryad cd player. Very nice player. Myryad is not very well known here in the states but is more european based. Their products have won many awards for good sound. Tends to be more laid back sounding but solid gear.

That's a decent price on that piece based on the blue book value. Avg. used price is $1200 and wholesale mint is $800.

Paul

Toxis

awesome. The guy is pretty cool so I'm going to go ahead and buy it. I figure it'd take me forever to find a Rotel 1075 or B&K 125.7 for $750 and I need a good amp soon so this'll do the job perfectly. I just wish it had a little extra power but I'm extremely impressed with the stats. I mean, frequency response 20-20k at +- .2db. Yes, that's POINT 2. That made me go "Holy..." Sold. Plus, I'm sure 150w should be more than enough.

pjdami

I see the Myryad in your sig now. So how does she sound? Build quality?

Toxis

still awaiting the LSi's. Should be here in just over a week I'd guess. Not sure though. I swear, if it goes over 2 weeks, someone will die. Period.

PolkThug

Its a British amp.

Toxis

ok?

PolkThug

Originally posted by Toxis
. Anyone heard them before to know what kind of sound I should expect?

What is the Myryad 'sound'?
Of course, the ultimate design goal is that there should not actually be a 'sound' that is particular to Myryad. A perfect hi-fi product would be totally neutral and not impose any characteristic of its own on the music, but different hi-fi has different characteristics just as different musical instruments do.

There is an infinite variety of possible sonic characteristics which a product can take on as it deviates from absolute neutrality. These are often described by various subjective and comparative terms such as 'hard'/'soft', 'bright'/'dark', 'warm'/'cold' and so on. Myryad believes that when designing hi-fi products it is important to avoid focusing too heavily on any one particular aspect of the sound as this can often lead to improvements in one area at the expense of degradation elsewhere. At Myryad we always consider the sound as a whole and aim to optimize the sonic performance across its total spectrum.

Myryad products are designed keeping the ultimate aim of neutrality always in mind. To this end we treat aspects such as transparency and precision as key parameters. However, there are many products on the market which score very highly on transparency and precision but have a cold, lifeless and un-involving sound.

At Myryad we take great care to ensure that transparency and precision are achieved without compromising musicality and a degree of warmth. The sound is dynamic with excellent transient precision and power - but not artificially emphasized. Treble accuracy and detail are achieved while keeping the top end sweet and smooth - without any hardness.

Proof of the success of this approach is that no fewer than 8 out 10 of Myryad's M-Series products hold the coveted 5-Star rating in leading British magazine, 'What Hi-Fi?' - an unprecedented proportion of an entire product series, and the strongest possible endorsement of Myryad's skill in designing consistently superb and natural-sounding products.

In brief, the Myryad 'sound' may be summed up as:

Precise, transparent and neutral - but with warmth and musicality
Dynamic - and with excellent transient precision and power
Having an accurate and extended treble - but still sweet and smooth