kevin, i'd be quite interested in comparing this amp w/my present mesa baron. i really like the mesa amp - all the warmth of tubes, but still gives no quarter to the electrocompaniet amps it replaced, in the slam, & detail departments. of course, it doesn't have to plumb the very bottom depths, as i have an active x-over sending the lowest octaves to the ec's (which replaced adcoms), driving my subs... preamp is melos music director w/all the latest mods...
ya mentioned it being fun having switches to change tings - this is another reason i like my mesa, as it is amazingly flexible, being able to be run full-triode, full pentode, or 1/3-2/3 either way. and, negative feedback can also be changed to 0, 2, 4, or 8db...
also, my relative would like to hear it driving his proac 2.5's, in lieu of his arc 100.2. he uses an arc ls16 pre. and, we can try his resolution audio cdp driving all the amps direct, w/o any pre, to hear any differences of the amps, w/no pre in the equation. (he normally runs his cdp w/an ec 24-192 dac, thru his pre.) i can try my proac reference 8-signatures & meret re's, & also my relative's 2.5's in my system...
doug s.
