January 30, 201016 yr Mike if the 5i falls through I found you a deal another BAT Balanced Audio BAT REX For Sale | AudiogoN
January 31, 201016 yr Mike, how is the amount of gain in your system? Is an active preamp the correct piece to the puzzle?
January 31, 201016 yr Mike, how is the amount of gain in your system? Is an active preamp the correct piece to the puzzle? TVC FTW!
January 31, 201016 yr These two sound very different. The Aesthetix is brighter and airier and tipped from the lower midrange up in balance, with a little better soundstage depth. The BAT will be a little darker and have a fuller, bigger, more fleshed out sound, with some of the best bass out there but not as resolving up top. The BAT is MUCH quieter than the Aesthetix. I had both here for close to a month and sent the Aesthetix (calypso) back and kept the 31SE. This is not to say the Aesthetix is bright or the BAT dark, just in comparison to each other. Your audition was certainly longer than mine and mine was not in my system. I did not mean to indicate they sounded exactly the same only that they were competing for attention in the same neighborhood and it was a pretty nice neighborhood.
January 31, 201016 yr Your audition was certainly longer than mine and mine was not in my system. I did not mean to indicate they sounded exactly the same only that they were competing for attention in the same neighborhood and it was a pretty nice neighborhood. Thats how i took your post. Sorry if mine came across different than it was intended. My reply was mainly to Mike about the differences in sound and presentation.
January 31, 201016 yr Author Mike, how is the amount of gain in your system? Is an active preamp the correct piece to the puzzle? Here are the specs of my current preamp, which is a Berendsen Pre 1 SE: Inputs: 5 line RCA Outputs: 2 tape, 2 main RCA Record selector switch: Yes Remote-control function for volume: Yes Bandwidth (-3 dB): 1.5 Hz - 200 kHz Slew rate: 25 V/
January 31, 201016 yr Mike knowing your specs for your power amp, speakers, DAC (or CDP), cartridge and phono would help if you are thinking about the passive route.
January 31, 201016 yr Mike knowing your specs for your power amp, speakers, DAC (or CDP), cartridge and phono would help if you are thinking about the passive route. if he has to have a remote, that sorta limits things... The Bent Audio Tap-X that meets the requirements including remote, is $2250 new I believe. I don't think a MicroTAP would, due to the loop out requirement, but I admit to never really knowing how those work (toslink controller? wtf?).
January 31, 201016 yr Author Here are the McCormack specs: Rated power output: 150Wpc RMS into 8 ohms (21.8dBW), 300Wpc RMS into 4 ohms (21.8dBW), 500Wpc RMS into 2 ohms (21.0dBW) (bandwidth and distortion not specified). Output current: 50A peak per channel. Input impedance: 100k ohms. Input sensitivity: 1.2V. Frequency response: -3dB at 0.5Hz and 250kHz. Rise time: Edited January 31, 201016 yr by tyrion
February 1, 201016 yr Author I received an email from Wyred 4 Sound that they would wire one balanced output to be a loop out. The pre is their STP.
February 1, 201016 yr It's been available for 11 days so I went a little low. Response to your offer?
February 1, 201016 yr Author Response to your offer? The guy was not willing to negotiate. After looking at the blue book, the price appears high. The avg is about $1800 but the last was $1500 and low $1300. This is an older unit so the average is probably factoring sales from years earlier (release in '98).
February 1, 201016 yr Bummer Mike. Maybe he will fold soon. Get the doshi The Doshi is great, but it fails to meet many of the requirements, not least of which is the price.
February 1, 201016 yr Author There is another X1 for $1850 with a ps in a smaller box than the one you linked above. The price appears to be good. The question is can I swing it after buying the HP-1. No Doshi.
February 1, 201016 yr Author No problem. I saw it earlier today. I was going to see if it remained unsold in a week or two so I have some time to rebuild cash reserve.
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