Arjan and I have been chatting for the last year on all-things Spectral, and he has a few experiences to share with us. Above all, he's a musician who's just cut his first CD, and a copy is on the way to me - please see www.alivemodernsavior.nl
I am doing the introduction to ease his pain
Welcome Arjan!
Been a happy but passive user on this forum with so many knowledgable people around.
But got a question now. I tried out several brands of amp in the last years (Mark Levinson, Audio Research, Pass, Classe) and settled on Spectral in the end.
A good friend of mine has heard all these amps to. Now he wants to buy a new hifi-set and he likes Spectral the most just like I do.
Only, Spectral is too expensive for him.
If you like the Montrachet on the winelist you probably end up drinking the Australian chardonnay or the one from Santa Barbara. Same idea :b.
What would you recommend if someone likes Spectral but want to spend say 1/3rd?
My advice for a pre would be a (second hand) Music First Audio passive pre I guess.
cheers
arjan
arjan
Not a teasing remark or a joke. Why not older Spectral gear? Such as the still wonderful to my ears DMA-180 or the DMC-10... They go for not mcuh on the used market and sound very close to today's Spectral. Right now on Audiogon there are a Spectral DMC-20 and a DMA 250 for a total of $8200. If it is above his budget, back to the older Spectral. In my book Spectral is as good or better than the megabucks electronics. Takes a back seat to no $100K electronics.
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