Well……. Well…… Well………. Dramatic change for me
Cpl months ago I started “toying” with the idea of setting up a 3rd
System . My goal was to put together a “Retro” look system, but modern inside
my goal these days is not hard, because retro is back with a vengeance esp in new speaker models out there and of course tube amps never really went away.
I decided after hearing the KLH 5 to steal a pair . This speaker for the coin
they asked truly is a winner ! Clean mids and enough balanced bass to keep my toe tapping
also I adore the way the look ……it’s the 1960’s or 70’s
…… final position TBD .
The Tube Amp I picked was the Doge 5 PADC. With the build quality and features I was looking for I ordered one without *gasp* hearing it
and I’m sure glad I did !
I got it with Pavane Tubes all around .
What a sweet sounding little beast from the East ! With an output power of 30 watts into Class A ( max 60) and 40 watts into Class AB( max 70) it easily drives the KLH 5 and I can toast my bread
on top of it easily
TT I sent for a Fluance RT84B hooked to a Cambridge ALVA Solo MM Preamplifier.
So far this has been a great duo/combo !
All this gear is still being broken in as I type this .
So you may ask ….. why did I change from a McIntosh Reference System with Kef Reference 5 Speakers to my newly acquired system???
The answer is very simple ……… FUN!!
Since 2008 I’ve had diff Reference systems of diff High End companies and I loved them all and don’t regret getting any of them or giving/selling them to change/move on.
For this change I just wanted a simple set and forget system that don’t have me analyzing and tweaking to much to reach that “Audio Nirvana” never ending rabbit hole.
So far I love this system …… Colour me happy indeed in this next chapter of my Audio Adventures in life
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