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joncinland
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Hello all,
I recently purchased a pair of Ascent i and am loving them. I am currently powering them with a modified Onix SP3 35 watt integrated tube. It sounds pretty darn good, but does not seem to presurize the room like I have heard MLs do with other peoples systems. I think more power/current is in order, however, I am having trouble narrowing the feild of potential upgrades to the Onix. I would really appreciate it if you experts could lend me some experience by posting what you found to be a great match. I do not necessarily need to stay integrated, or tube for that matter, but would like to keep it under $3K (used or new).
I am especially interested if you have used tube amps and have reverted back to solid state. I am worried that I will miss the tube midrange.
In no particular order, here is are some choices I have considered in the 100 -200 watts range:
Jeff Rowland Contenra int
Plinius 9200 int
Mark Levinson no 383 int
Levinson no 27 pwr with no 28 preamp
Rogue Audio M 150 with tube Rogue preamp
Jolida JD 1000RC tube int
Manley Snapper or Stingray
Other equipment is:
Music Hall MMF-7 tt, Musical Fidelity Electra CDP (I hardly ever listen to CDs), Monster cable M 850i interconnects, DIY speaker cable (braided Cat5e twisted pairs).
Give your vote or suggest somethig else and I'll post the result.
Thanks in advance!
Joncin
I recently purchased a pair of Ascent i and am loving them. I am currently powering them with a modified Onix SP3 35 watt integrated tube. It sounds pretty darn good, but does not seem to presurize the room like I have heard MLs do with other peoples systems. I think more power/current is in order, however, I am having trouble narrowing the feild of potential upgrades to the Onix. I would really appreciate it if you experts could lend me some experience by posting what you found to be a great match. I do not necessarily need to stay integrated, or tube for that matter, but would like to keep it under $3K (used or new).
I am especially interested if you have used tube amps and have reverted back to solid state. I am worried that I will miss the tube midrange.
In no particular order, here is are some choices I have considered in the 100 -200 watts range:
Jeff Rowland Contenra int
Plinius 9200 int
Mark Levinson no 383 int
Levinson no 27 pwr with no 28 preamp
Rogue Audio M 150 with tube Rogue preamp
Jolida JD 1000RC tube int
Manley Snapper or Stingray
Other equipment is:
Music Hall MMF-7 tt, Musical Fidelity Electra CDP (I hardly ever listen to CDs), Monster cable M 850i interconnects, DIY speaker cable (braided Cat5e twisted pairs).
Give your vote or suggest somethig else and I'll post the result.
Thanks in advance!
Joncin