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Luca, I had a 100.2 mated to a LS15 tube preamp for about a year or so driving my SL3's. The 100.2 replaced a Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature. The 100.2 had a bit more drive and dynamics compared to the Sunfire despite the difference in power. I made the switch to the 100.2 for obvious synergy...

Congrats Dan I gotta chime in here Dan and put in a personal good word for "Y" :o I've known Dan and his wife for several years now and can vouch for the accolades. She really is a cool gal. Wish my wife was more understanding of my hobby but in the end, I usually get the upgrade with a...

Another Kentuckian Great to see some members from Wildcat country!! I grew up in London, Ky. and used to drive 45 minutes to Richmond for a beer run. Laurel County was dry back then. Ah the memories. Been living with my SL3's since 1997 and they have never sounded better till I went with a...

I once took in a CJ MF-200 for a couple of weeks to audition at home and thought it was the most musical amp I've heard on my SL3's, even more so than the AES Sixpac tube amps I currently have. It played every type of music I had wonderfully EXCEPT rock music. That was the deal breaker with me...

Thanks Al I had a PV-10BL about 2 years ago paired up with a Sunfire amp. I have read that the 10BL has the same basic circuit as the 12, of course minus the phono stage. The synergy was not good at all with Sunfire. That's when I sold the 10 and bought the LS-15. It's a never ending merry...

Thanks again, EVERYONE! I am sure the vs55 is a fine amp but I knew 50 watts/ch would be a tall order running SL3's full range. I am glad you guys stopped me before I took the plunge. I have never considered or heard Pass amps but I have read they are fine amps indeed. After doing some...

Thank you Spike I really appreciate you sharing your experience with these various amplifiers. It has really helped steer me closer to the "yellow brick road". I like the idea of using the vs55 on the panels and the 100.2 for the woofers, however, I have to sell the 100.2 to get the vs55. I...

I've always been curious about combining arc and cj. If I did try this out, I wonder if changing the amp to cj or the preamp to cj would get better results. Several years ago, I tried out a cj mf-200 solid state amp and thought it was the most musical amp I've ever heard, until I put some...

Hi all, I have done a lot of reading on tube amps and have decided that now is the time to test drive one. One of the best descriptions of tube amps I have seen is that they tend to have soul, and another description could be boogey factor. I am currently using an Audio Research 100.2 SS amp...