This unusual hybrid system of tubed and solid-state separates gives Harbeth's Monitor 30.2 speakers satisfying balances of yin/yang, masculine/feminine, disegno/colorito. The PrimaLuna's tubes add a touch of feminine flush and glow, generating deeper reproductions of the sounds of recording venues, more distinct voices, and richer timbreswhile the supertransparent Pass XA25 grips the speakers more firmly than the ProLogue Premium amp. Lately, I've spent a lot of time with a PrimaLuna preamp feeding the solid-state Pass XA25. Occasionally I go all solid-state, with Pass Laboratories' HPA-1 preamp and headphone amp, and either Pass's XA25 amp or the Bel Canto e.One REF600Ms.īut what I like best of all is a tubed preamp driving a solid-state power amp. In my floor system I prefer to experience the texture and vivid intimacy of tubed gearsuch as Rogue's RH-5 headphone amp/preamp driving their own Stereo 100 amplifier (100Wpc, KT120 tubes) or PrimaLuna's ProLogue Premium preamp driving their own ProLogue Premium amp (35Wpc, E元4 tubes). That is a huge audio system responsibilityso huge that most audiophiles, especially those whose only source component is a computer, are delighted to abandon separate preamps. Likewise, the sound character of every amp and speaker I connect to it. The sound quality of every source component is affected and established by the sound quality of this single active device. This system is not anchored by a newfangled, multipurpose device like the Mytek Brooklyn instead, its core component is an old-school, line-level preamplifier I rely on for selecting sources, adjusting volume, and, most important, setting the entire system's gain, tone, and temper. My bulkier, more elaborate floor system employs a modified Home Depot rack as a totem and a variety of moderately priced cables as fetish objects. I mostly use this system with headphones, but currently, the Brooklyn's line-out feeds a pair of Bel Canto Design's compact e.One REF600M monoblocks driving the shelf-mounted Dynaudio Excite X14 speakers I use to play movies and videos. One of the Brooklyn's two line-level inputs delivers NPR news and baseball from my Kenwood KT-990D FM/AM tuner. Through this system I play high-resolution files and Internet sources (Tidal, Qobuz, Netflix, and YouTube). The core component of my beloved, daily-driver desktop system is a Mytek Brooklyn DAC-preamp-headphone amp. I maintain two separate audio reviewing systems. While all currently available Echo timers have these holes, an older version may not.You know I'm a lucky guy. If ordering a Floor Stand for an existing timer, however, please note that any single-sided Echo Gym Timer must have screw holes on each side in order to mount to the floor stand. *Important: The Echo Floor Stand is also available for individual purchase.
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