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Post by pinkie on Oct 15, 2016 14:26:12 GMT
You have James. The time you heard my kit I was still running the 405-2
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 15, 2016 15:08:28 GMT
I'm running a 520f with a valve preamp at the moment and it sounds pretty good to me. I had one of those which laid unused in a box for ages. Sold it on to a friend and checked to see it was still working OK and was pleasantly surprised at how good it sounded. I think it would be a good choice Jules. |
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Post by kettlechips on Oct 15, 2016 15:24:32 GMT
I'm running a 520f with a valve preamp at the moment and it sounds pretty good to me. I had one of those which laid unused in a box for ages. Sold it on to a friend and checked to see it was still working OK and was pleasantly surprised at how good it sounded. I think it would be a good choice Jules. But the 520f is not available in silver, nor is it particularly small. I suspect the 606/707/909 family would best fit the brief. I'll be keeping the 520f in my setup for a while. |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 15, 2016 19:13:03 GMT
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 15, 2016 23:11:24 GMT
I dare say it could be.
Perhaps not those '1000' watts though!
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Post by Sovereign on Oct 16, 2016 10:03:35 GMT
You have James. The time you heard my kit I was still running the 405-2 Ah, I see. I didn't realise. Sounded mighty fine indeed. I really did like the sound of your system. Did you take your electrostatic speakers to France ? |
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Post by alcarmichael on Oct 18, 2016 14:06:50 GMT
Another vote for Firebottle's amp; I currently have his loan unit and it's outstanding! Extremely dynamic, loads of power, an all round enjoyable listen. As it's available to test at home in your system you really should have it round for a listen.
Also ticks the other boxes of being a relatively small footprint and silver.
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Post by pinkie on Oct 18, 2016 15:06:41 GMT
Another vote for Firebottle's amp; I currently have his loan unit and it's outstanding! Extremely dynamic, loads of power, an all round enjoyable listen. As it's available to test at home in your system you really should have it round for a listen. Also ticks the other boxes of being a relatively small footprint and silver. But doesn't tick the boxes of being solid state and over 100w |
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Post by mikeyb on Oct 18, 2016 16:21:30 GMT
Another vote for Firebottle's amp; I currently have his loan unit and it's outstanding! Extremely dynamic, loads of power, an all round enjoyable listen. As it's available to test at home in your system you really should have it round for a listen. Also ticks the other boxes of being a relatively small footprint and silver. But doesn't tick the boxes of being solid state and over 100w No it's a hybrid about 90w |
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Post by alcarmichael on Oct 18, 2016 18:39:18 GMT
But doesn't tick the boxes of being solid state and over 100w No it's a hybrid about 90w No but it's pretty close  |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 19, 2016 14:11:33 GMT
Has anyone ever heard or owned a Meridian 557?
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Post by jandl100 on Oct 19, 2016 14:55:39 GMT
A serious powerhouse, but just a bit on the bland&boring side, imo.
-- although I think that about most Meridian gear I have heard. So ymmv.
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Post by pre65 on Oct 19, 2016 16:19:41 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Oct 19, 2016 17:11:16 GMT
I found most Meridian gear flat and bland.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 19, 2016 18:57:56 GMT
hmm - I'm finding this difficult - nothing is really leaping out at me and saying 'buy me'!
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 19, 2016 19:07:34 GMT
Has the new pre-amp arrived yet Jules?
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 19, 2016 19:10:54 GMT
Yes - it's sitting in a box in front of the TV and I've got nothing to try it with ...  Got those lovely '50s vintage tubes to experiment with as well at some point! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 19:11:13 GMT
What about Sugden
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 19, 2016 19:20:28 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Oct 19, 2016 19:25:41 GMT
I think it was a Sugden AU51P that I briefly owned. Not my sort of amp at all - moderate rez, and a bit bland dynamically. It sounded kind of wimpy, actually. I'm not helping, am I? |
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