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Devore Nines are on your list, and I'm pretty sure those are the exact speakers used when voicing the .2 series amps. Hard to go wrong there. I use the Nines with my 70s (70.2 en route) and they are exceptionally beguiling to say the least. I find the fit and appearance to be esthetically svelte, and I couldn't agree more about the appearance of some other speakers.
Hello,my first post here. I replaced my modified (caps,triode mode) Almarro A205A mk II to 30.2 and couldn't been happier with the results. Speakers are Avantgarde horns. Absolutely fantastic combination. Very smooth, dynamic and detailed.
Good to know about the voicing. I am trying for simple set up hence the integrated 30.2. Going the monoblock route (as you did) would require a pre-amp and another set of cables. Wondering what you are using for pre and ICs? I heard the Super 8s with a Leben Tube 20W(?) amp a while back....very nice but not spectacular for the total price. I really want to hear the nines now.ed
Finesse is their gift. Their really beguiling seduction is complete lack of listener fatigue. You can (and will) listen to those speakers for HOURS on end and they still sound magical. The quality of sound is... well, it puts you in a good place. I listen to a lot of electronica as well, and the bass they output is so unusually clean, but there aren't any 15" woofers pounding air at you. I'm thinking these speakers are likely very "musical," for what that's worth.
Rega P3 with wood bodied Denon 103r to
My 30.2 is on order and I'll be using mine with my ACI Sapphire XLs. There are a few 30.2 users who use this combination, and maybe they'll chime in here, and Jeff from Tone Audio mag like this pairing a lot.Obviously I can't speak to the combo myself, but feedback from others who have this setup was enough to convince me to plunk down the money -- money that I don't really have .-- Jim
Quote from: jrebman on 25 Mar 2008, 02:44 amMy 30.2 is on order and I'll be using mine with my ACI Sapphire XLs. There are a few 30.2 users who use this combination, and maybe they'll chime in here, and Jeff from Tone Audio mag like this pairing a lot.Obviously I can't speak to the combo myself, but feedback from others who have this setup was enough to convince me to plunk down the money -- money that I don't really have .-- JimI'm one of the ACI Sapphire XLs/30.2 users and have posted a note on this in the ACI Circle. I'm into my second week of RWA amp break in and it all sounds quite marvelous. This shouldn't be surprising since, if you read the forums, you learn that the both the Sapphires and the 30.2 sound great on just about every combination anyone has tried them with. In fact, I think it would be a bit of a challenge to get either of these components to sound bad! For a prospective buyer, the only issue might be the (relatively) low power of the RWA 30.2 driving the (relatively) inefficient Sapphires but, for a variety of reasons noted elsewhere, this doesn't seem to be a problem at all in the real world.
Vinnie, have you or anyone triied your amps with the Emerarld Physics CS1? I'm considering these speakers and may use my Sig 30 for the compression drivers.