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    300 watts into 8 ohm, 600 into 4 ohm. That's a proper amplifier.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Hello mate and happy new year .
    I do believe that this will keep me satisfied for a while , I've now taken the tv stand apart and reconfigured it so that this monster fits .
    Question: the one thing that I've never changed in my system is my cheap ole Yamaha tuner that I paid £5 on a car boot , will an upgrade produce any major benefits in sound ?
    Btw your gear is very very impressive .

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    And this monster is an upgrade from my little ion obelisk 3x and x-pak 1 which I have preferred to many other amps , hopefully this will be a keeper, I can't stop looking at it ( sad I know)

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    I was seriously considering one of these the other week on fleabay - amazing build and internals, excellent reviews - had it been in champagne I'd have grabbed it!

    Enjoy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andyrlb View Post
    Hello mate and happy new year .
    I do believe that this will keep me satisfied for a while , I've now taken the tv stand apart and reconfigured it so that this monster fits .
    Question: the one thing that I've never changed in my system is my cheap ole Yamaha tuner that I paid £5 on a car boot , will an upgrade produce any major benefits in sound ?
    Btw your gear is very very impressive .
    Happy New Year to you to, Andy. No idea about the tuner, start a thread, loads of tuner nuts on here to get advice from. I use a 1980 Technics a mate gave me for free back in 1994, it does the job but I'm sure it could be bettered.
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    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andyrlb View Post
    My 105/4's sound like they're on steroids now
    Yay, well done.

    I've read a lot of guff on forums about how easy those and similar KEFs are to drive
    .... easy impedance, decent sensitivity - what could go wrong? ..... bulwarks!!
    They only really come alive when they have huge power up the jacksie, imo.
    I don't think most people have heard what the bigger KEFs can really do.

    Lovely looking beast, that amp, as well.

    Let's have a proper look ... wow ...

    Last edited by jandl100; 01-01-2017 at 15:25.
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    I agree though And I always thought that all I need now is power more power and for once I do believe I'm right , they truly sing now at all levels.
    Thanks for your comment, much appreciated.
    Btw how are are your huge speakers?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    Yay, well done.

    I've read a lot of guff on forums about how easy those and similar KEFs are to drive
    .... easy impedance, decent sensitivity - what could go wrong? ..... bulwarks!!
    They only really come alive when they have huge power up the jacksie, imo.
    I don't think most people have heard what the bigger KEFs can really do.
    In the days when reviews used to be technically-based, I seem to recall some of the KEF Ref speakers were considered particularly difficult to drive, with measuement curves looking like a cross-section of the Alps? More recently, I sold a powerful ATC amp to a fellow with one of the old, big multi-driver KEF Ref jobbies. When he came to pick it up, he looked at it and said 'ah yes, that should sort the buggers out'

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    I think it depended on the model. I had the jaw dropping (bass wise) top of the line R107's which had a flat 4ohm impedance. My Audio Innovations Second Audio monos drove them with incredible ease.
    Adey

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    Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
    The Truth linestage
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    Quote Originally Posted by andyrlb View Post
    So here's my latest purchase.
    Teac Ai-3000
    I knew that they're big but shit this is an absolute monster in size and power 300w x 300w into 4ohms .
    And now to find a new tv/media unit as thing dwarfs my current one .
    IMO this is a thing of beauty.Attachment 18979
    And it has a little face! Two eyes,a nose and a little round mouth!! It is very big.....enjoy

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