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In Reply to: Re: Power amps and speaker control.... posted by darkare on October 4, 2004 at 03:14:19:
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
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