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Anyone tried pairing Boulder power amp with a different brand pre-amp ?
Just out of curiosity guys, anyone tried pairing a Boulder power amp with a different manufacturer pre-amp ? How's the sound quality ?
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ARC Ref 6 and any of their amps sound amazing! Heard it at a dealer ... wow!
George |
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VAC Phi Beta preamp with boulder 1050 monos here. Incredible combination!
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Cary SLP-05 and Boulder 2060, delicious!
But I am itching to try the ARC 5se or 6 with my Boulder 2060. |
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glad it can mix and match with other brands....
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I’ve heard it with an Ayre KX-R Twenty. Awesome!
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Ayre QX-5 Twenty/AX-5 Twenty/B&W 802D3/TA Ref Gen 5 Cables and Power/Roon |
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I've heard it with the ARC ref 6 and it was excellent.
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Vandy Quatro&s, Laufer DAC/server, AQ cords |
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I have paired the 1160 amp with the pass x-32 pre. To my ears it sounds fantastic. I have been told that matching pre and amp with same brand can lower noise floor but I’m not certain that that outweighs tuning a system by balancing characteristics from differs house sounds
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Speakers: Magico M2; Magico S-Subs; Amp: Boulder 1160; Pre-amp: Pass XP-32; Phono Amp: Moon 610; TT: VPI HW40 Anniversary Direct;w/VPI Fatboy 12; Cartridge: Ortofon MC Diamond; SACD: Esoteric; DAC: dCS Barok; Conditioners: Shunyata; Cables Nordost/Transparent |
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