My Little Barn

[dcc]

After 8 days in my system, I had to let demo MA-5000 go. Phasemation confirmed that my pair will ship around mid May. Hopefully, they will sit in my system by the end of May.

In the meantime, I have their little brothers, the MA-2000 on loan. They drive the Stenheim Reference Ultime Two effortlessly.

 

[aangen]

@aangen any updates on the arrival of your MSL Diamond?

Oh yes sir. I was comfortably numb with my Signature Platinum. What could be better than this I thought. My oh My the Diamond is a giant leap upwards! I am stunned by it. I have played maybe 20 sides with it. Right out of the box it was stunning. It keeps getting better. I may buy a second in case this one breaks. My oh My!

 

[sbo6]

After 8 days in my system, I had to let demo MA-5000 go. Phasemation confirmed that my pair will ship around mid May. Hopefully, they will sit in my system by the end of May.

In the meantime, I have their little brothers, the MA-2000 on loan. They drive the Stenheim Reference Ultime Two effortlessly.

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Curious how the bass is managing those 12" x 2 woofers?

 

[dcc]

The best bass I have ever had. The MA-5000 trump all the previous big power amps I have had: the Krell Evolution One, The Tenor Audio 175S and the Thrax Phoenix. I also tested the darTZeel NHB 468 and the Thrax Spartacus. The MA-5000 are the most musical of them all.

Even the MA-2000 are amazing. I am currently listening to Donald Fagen's The Nightly at on tape at an SPL of 70-75 dB and it sounds great.

The Stenheim are 95dB efficient. When I had the Krell Evolution One, the VU meter needles were barely moving. With the Thax Phoenix, they were usually showing 2 to 5 watts.

 

[jbrrp1]

What a wonderful system evolution! It's great to demo in your setting with your speakers to dial it all in where you like it best. Love those Stenheims!

 

[Rotatoubib]

After 8 days in my system, I had to let demo MA-5000 go. Phasemation confirmed that my pair will ship around mid May. Hopefully, they will sit in my system by the end of May.

In the meantime, I have their little brothers, the MA-2000 on loan. They drive the Stenheim Reference Ultime Two effortlessly.

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Unfortunetely, the 2000 have no XLR input, do you confirm?

 

[dcc]

Indeed, no XLR input on the MA-2000.