In Reply to: Re: Virgos and tubes posted by Ladok on June 1, 2000 at 17:30:47:
I'm with you Ladok. Although I have not had the pleasure of hearing the Virgos I know that ARC amps have a different intrinsic character than do most tube amps I have heard in the bass department. It is a constant with every speaker I have heard them paired with. My experience is as yours. The ARC tube amps (not just the hybrid Classic series but the "D" series and more recently the VT series have superb bass definition. The VT 100 Mk2 also offers more slam at over 500 joules of power storage it is not hard to understand why.Conrad Johnson amplifiers while offering many wonderful things have never been noted for articulate bass performance and if one wants a tube amp with definition the cutting edge nod would have to go with ARC. Is anyone out there aware of a tube amp better in that department? I am certainly not but would certainly like to listen to one that is.
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