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Paul Westerberg - Stereo Art Blakey - Moanin' Glen Campbell - 20 Greatest Hits (how's that for a wince-inducing guilty pleasure!)

Hi Robin, I'd wholeheartedly agree with others who recommend the amp upgrade before the surrounds. Like Anthony and yourself, I ran my Ascent i's with a receiver for a while. When I upgraded to dedicated high current amp the improvement was just jaw-dropping, startling - much more than I...

A Girl Called Eddy - A Girl Called Eddy Al Green - Greatest Hits Bill Evans - Moonbeams Cassandra Wilson - Belly of the Sun Coldplay - Parachutes Freddie Hubbard - Open Sesame Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Facing Future Miles Davis - Kind of Blue Pale Saints - In Ribbons Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto...

Hmmm, that makes sense. Thanks risabet

Is this possible? Having just purchased the Aragon amp, I have very little budget left (none actually :D ) for a new tube preamp. But I came across this and wondered if it really is possible to get the magic of tubes for $400? or would this be a case of "you get what you pay for"...

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Collosus SACD Bill Evans - Moonbeams SACD - I like this one the best from Bill Evans by far, in case this was not one of the three you purchased Patricia Barber - Nightclub SACD - if you like moody down tempo piano jazz with some great smoky, hazy vocals mixed in there...

jjqiv, Which tube preamp would you recommend in the 2k range? Does such a thing exist? I am pretty clueless about tubes as you can see. And what kind of difference would I hear? More warmth and presence? Thanks in advance!

Hi Duke I just did something similar. Was driving my Ascent i's with a Denon 3805 integrated and recently upgraded to an Aragon 2005 amp (using the Denon as my pre/pro). Was not sure how much improvement I could realistically expect but the difference was startling! Unbelievable improvement...

what can I expect to pay new for a 5-channel Sunfire, Meridian 558 or G55, Krell Showcase 5, Aragon 8008? I'm a little nervous about buying used equipment online if it's over $1k. I don't think I'm experienced enough to maintain a tube amp yet even though I keep reading great things about...

Thanks so much everyone! DanR, my room dimensions are 16.5' x 17.5' with an opening to a hallway along the short wall. My speaker placement is pretty bad I guess. they are about 3' out from the long wall and only 5' apart when measuring from the inner sides of the speakers. They are...

Howdy. I am currently driving two Ascent i's and a Cinema i with a Denon 3805 (120W - 8 ohm) integrated receiver and want to upgrade to a better sounding and higher powered amp using the Denon as a preamp. The 3805 and MLs sound wonderful on HT, no complaints there but on two channel music the...