Boulder

ARC

Octave

Leben

Shindo


???????

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Shindo/DeVore Super 8's

One good thing about music: When it hits you, you feel no pain.

Bob Marley

The Boulder would be good, so would an ASR.

AudiogoN ForSale: ASR Emitter II Blue

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AMP's: D'Agostino Momentum's
Pre Amp: Mcintosh C-1000 & C-1000P
Sources: McIntosh MCD-1100 & MS-300, Olive 4HD, SonoS, Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX
Speakers: MBL 111F
Cables: Transparent Ultra MM2 & Reference MM2 & Powerlink MM2x

No interest in a MA7000?

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B&W 802D(2) B&W HTMD2 B&W 803D(2) B&W ASW825 McIntosh MC501(3) MC402 MX-136 MVP-871 Benchmark DAC1 Apple Mac Mini Rega P3-24 RGPC 400 pro WireWorld interconnects

No more Mc for me...

Never hear of that gear Jim, thanks..

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Shindo/DeVore Super 8's

One good thing about music: When it hits you, you feel no pain.

Bob Marley

darTZeel would be my top choice if it with ~5k less...

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Shindo/DeVore Super 8's

One good thing about music: When it hits you, you feel no pain.

Bob Marley

ASR was The Integrated a few years back. If you look up the reviews you will find that it was rated as highly as any piece of gear.

DarTzeel has always received great reviews. The design can be polarizing.
Jim

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AMP's: D'Agostino Momentum's
Pre Amp: Mcintosh C-1000 & C-1000P
Sources: McIntosh MCD-1100 & MS-300, Olive 4HD, SonoS, Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX
Speakers: MBL 111F
Cables: Transparent Ultra MM2 & Reference MM2 & Powerlink MM2x

I know so many people say this, yet it has always been very good advise when it comes to a question like this.

My answer to you would be to listen to ALL of them with the Sophia 3 and pick the one that YOU prefer. Everyone has different tastes. Let your own ear be your judge.

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Speakers: Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy 6's, Wilson Audio WATCH Surrounds series 2, Wilson Audio WATCH Center Channel series 2, WATCH Dog (passive) series 2 w/ controller Amps: Parasound Halo A 21 and Parasound Halo A 51 Processor: Integra DHC 9.9 DVD/Gaming: Playstation 3 Cables: Transparent Plus In-Wall Cable, Transparent Interconnects, Transparent HDMI Cable and Interconnects Screen: Stewart Filmscreens 92" Luxus Deluxe Projector:JVC DLA-RS35

Jim,

Thanks. I love the darTZeel design.... perfect for me...

I love the fact that it has a high quality phono stage... big plus....

but....








20K....


The boulder at 12K is a stretch....

I would love to hear the Wilsons with the ARC... that AEROSMITH loves sooo much...

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Shindo/DeVore Super 8's

One good thing about music: When it hits you, you feel no pain.

Bob Marley

I'll have a Sophia 3 within a month or so (hope the forwarder delivers on time).
The first integrated i would try them with would be the Bel Canto S300i (150w at 8ohms), I'll also try the Luxman 505u, I'll borrow a friend's Accuphase E560 (30w class A).
If I have the chance which i wont in the near future, I would add Vitus Audio to my wish list.
However, I have a good feeling that whatever I feed this speaker with, it will sound good music-which in the end is what matters most.

Ultra Audio Equipment Review -- Gryphon Audio Designs Diablo Integrated Amplifier (3/2008)

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