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In Reply to: RE: Just curious posted by AbeCollins on November 03, 2015 at 11:23:27
Hi Abe,
Yeah, I have some expensive stuff and some cheap stuff, and sometimes the cheap stuff is pretty darn good. My $200 Yaqin MS22B phono stage still sounds very good to me. I have no desire to try anything more expensive. It sounds as good as any $500 phono stage I've ever heard.
Anyway, the Crown XLS-1500 is not that bad. I've had it in my system for less than a day and it is kind of fun to have a different sonic flavor. Perhaps it will improve with break-in. It drives my 3-ohm Thiels as loud as I ever listen without even breaking a sweat. The fan hasn't turned on once and it doesn't even get warm. I've yet to see the -20-dB LED light up.
If you need a cheap power amp, they are only $199. ;-)
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You can add my xls2000 and bi-amp, double your pleasure ..... :)
is a almost 40 year old Crown DC 300A - updated in 1990 by a colleague that worked there. I put it back in service recently. I have also started top use the digital EQ functions in Pure Music more. The Crown required a slight roll off at the high end compared to my Cary amp (also SS) in my system, but sounds pretty good. The use of digital EQ is changing some of my perceptions about system priorities.
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