GSi75 Review

[uncle_dito]

Originally Posted by MPS

PSU capacitance is only a power reserve, it does not directly mean anything outputwise.
I would consider output impedance, NFB and output current capacity more meaningful. Anyways what counts is how it sounds, right?

Completely agree. I think both amps must sound quite similar. I am trying to figure out, comparing just the power amplifier side of Ref75SE and GSi75, which one has the edge to better drive my B&W803D?

And happy new year

[Dsholl1]

Wondering if anyone can confirm whether or not the Galileo series use Teflon capacitors or not?

[Harlequin]

Film n Foil, pretty much assuredly from.....

http://www.audioaficionado.org/audio...tml#post769967

[Dsholl1]

Thanks. I have never been a fan of AR because of the Teflon cap sound. I auditioned the Galileo GSPre and really loved the sound. Maybe this is why??!

[Formerly YB-2]

For me there are two killers in the design (my ears prefer the 'fast' sonics of PTFE coupling caps, so those are OK). First, I don't care for a built-in DAC and digital this & that which I don't/won't use. Why pay for something I don't want/need. Second, I don't care for the 6H30 tube due to the lack of choices on suppliers. Am a tube roller and you have exactly two makers of the tube (assuming they are not just branded differently from the same factory in Russia). NOS 6H30s are available for $300/tube, or so. Made for the USSR military when cost was not object and they had best not fail. That's a bit steep for tube rolling. Too bad, as it meets my requirement of being made in NA. The search for a new integrated continues.