Amp/Preamp Asylum

Looking for a new Amp or Preamp? If you're after tubes, post over here.

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

Re: Power amps and speaker control....

Posted by AbeCollins on October 4, 2004 at 13:31:37:
I prefer the AES/Cary SixPac monoblocks over the CJ Premier 11a for a couple reasons. The SixPacs go deeper in the bass, they are more transparent, and the soundstage is more 3-dimensional and better defined than the CJ.
Of the solid-state amps that I've owned, the Krell KSA-50S comes closest to tubes in the transparency and soundstage department PLUS it has bass speed and slam that my tube amps never had - and yet this baby Krell isn't considered to be one of the best bass performers compared to the bigger Krells.
That said, the SixPac tube monoblocks still present a better defined soundstage and sweeter midrange. The Krell is hugely more dynamic with thunderous bass relative to the SixPacs.
I don't know which I prefer at this point but I think the baby Krell is more to my taste overall. For vocals, smooth jazz, I might like the SixPacs. For most of *my* music listening (current rock, classic rock, blues, etc) I think the Krell is a better fit.
Accuphase DP-65v -> PS Audio PCA-2 Pre -> AES/Cary SixPac tube amps -> Tannoy D500 spkrs