EAR/Yoshino Acute 3 CD Player

[karsajid]

Originally Posted by cmalak

karsajid...I expect the leanness you are hearing from your components is resulting more from the 210s than the 5SE. The 5SE and the current line up of power amps (150/250/750) have filled out the sound, adding some meat on the bones, relative to the previous line up (Ref 3, 110/210, etc...). Have you had a chance to try out the 250s in your system?

I had the option to buy the REF 150, but chose the 210 with factory fitted Kt120 for a little bit more $$. I also thought that the 210 with Kt120 has a bit warmer sound than the 110 with 6550s, but did not have the chance to compare it with the 150 in the same system.

My decision was swayed by the extra 100 watts that the 210 offered.. I still hope that once the 210 breaks in it should sound fuller.

The REF 5 SE, on the other hand, is undoutedly a great preamp. I will be pairing it soon with a solid state Coda 15.0 Class A amp. With an EAR source, this may make a good system. My speakers are the Legacy Whisper XD, which do allow a bit of tweaking thru its processor..