Re: Integrated amplifier upgrade advice/suggestions


"Keith G" <keith_g@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> <ianfoy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been trying to upgrade from my old broken arcam
>> delta 290 amp.
>> I've extensively auditioned both a Roksan Kandy III amp
>> and a Cyrus
>> 8vs.
>>
>> I found:
>> - the roksan kandy became tiring after a while;
>> especially the treble.
>> The overall sound can get a bit too aggressive.
>> - the Cyrus seems more realistic. The treble is more open
>> but the
>> bass/midrange is too "dry", lacking warmth. Sounds
>> fantastic with
>> acoustic music though.
>>
>> I've also heard other amps in dealers (rega mira, rotel
>> 1062, naim nait
>> 5 and 5i).
>>
>> Has anyone any suggestions for an integrated amp that
>> combines the best
>> of both; the warmth/presence of the kandy with the
>> refinement of the
>> cyrus ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ian
>>
>
> Ian, forget staggering along the 'Street Of A Thousand
> Solid State Slimline Silver Slivers' in search of the Holy
> Grail - it don't exist in this pricerange. (Note I don't
> say it don't exist *at all*....)
>
> (All these amps are supposed to sound the same anyway -
> they certainly do to me...!! ;-)
>
> You need to position your lugholes in the vicinity of a
> decent little 40 wpc PP valve amp (in the *same room* will
> do) - then you'll get *sound quality* you can enjoy, not
> 'impressive measurable performance' that gets on your
> wick.
>

Good advice. I know of many people who have exchanged their
SS amp for a valve system. I have not heard of anyone in
the
past ten years who has made the transition in reverse.

I totally agree with Eric Barbour, who stated that many
CD player/SS amp/speaker combinations sound as if
they were designed to strip paint off walls, not for the
reproduction of music.

Iain


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