hello,
for a few months i have some vivid giya G2
i am looking for nice amp what works great with them.
Do you people have suggestions??
i was thinking about:vitis sia 02,dartzeel cth 8550,luxman..
I have heard them with bridged Luxman compared with Ypsilon Aelius, and preferred the Luxman on all counts. The Vitus Class A SM 102 is brilliant, don't know your model but check if the class A 100 watts is sufficient.
There is a German amp called Symphonic line Kraft, class A 300 watts which is brilliant, 18k euro retail but unfortunately not a good used market.
Are you in the EU?
I have also heard the G4 with spectral 360 and MBL 2011
What was wrong with Ref 150 ?
for me it was not a good combination...
Maybe after years with tube amps it is time for something else.
What is the whole system?
I will risk that if you had the REF150 with Avalons before, probably you were missing the air and natural balance of this combination when you changed speakers.
hello,
for a few months i have some vivid giya G2
i am looking for nice amp what works great with them.
Do you people have suggestions??
i was thinking about:vitis sia 02,dartzeel cth 8550,luxman..
Whenever I heard them at shows, they are together with Luxman or Ayre... Luxman kills Ayre, per my taste, as Ayre maintains many bad elements of solid state sound...
However, I would go with tubes over solid state...Specifically, I would go with CAT (convergent audio technologies), as not all tube amps are created equal. With CAT, you would get insane fluidity, texture, great musical detail resolution (yet no fake detail), speed, macro and micro dynamics, and bass that hits like Mike Tyson in his prime. That pretty much could be a desert island system...
I've got a pair a Vivid Spirit's on order to match with CAT Statements/ CAT Legend preamp to go in a dedicated room that is almost done. I'll report back in a couple of months when the speakers arrive and I've had a chance to dial in the system. Should sound pretty good.
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