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In Reply to: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ posted by AbeCollins on December 7, 2013 at 13:06:43:
....with a $6500 integrated amp (VAC Avatar Super) versus over $20,000 of separates. I was stunned by how musical that little VAC integrated amp was. It wasn't quite as revealing as the +$20K separates, but I could have lived with it very happily. Of course, as we all know in this hobby, I didn't. I eventually sold it, but I still regret selling it.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - AbeCollins 13:06:43 12/7/13 (93)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - SgreenP@MSN.com 09:35:05 09/2/14 (0)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - jeagle 18:47:16 08/21/14 (0)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - mjcmt 05:34:42 12/21/13 (0)
- I had a similar "Aha" moment.... - Justlisten2 12/15/1321:21:21 12/15/13 (0)
- I'm Not Surprised....... - geezerrocket 06:53:18 12/13/13 (1)
- RE: I'm Not Surprised....... - abs1 08:00:05 12/13/13 (0)
- Similar experience - mikepittarelli 14:42:25 12/10/13 (31)
- RE: Similar experience - Freo-1 13:49:27 12/19/13 (0)
- lots of people interested in that Yamaha amp - mbnx01 12:00:30 12/12/13 (0)
- RE: Similar experience - AbeCollins 19:17:40 12/10/13 (28)
- RE: Similar experience - Felix W 10:30:51 08/27/14 (0)
- Hmmm - morricab 01:34:14 12/12/13 (19)
- Low opinion of Pass amps? - Feanor 04:49:49 12/12/13 (18)
- RE: Low opinion of Pass amps? - morricab 13:37:38 12/15/13 (14)
- RE: Low opinion of Pass amps? - TheBrewmaster 23:36:49 08/21/14 (1)
- RE: Low opinion of Pass amps? - fantja 08:11:47 08/22/14 (0)
- RE: Low opinion of Pass amps? - Ozzie 17:05:06 12/16/13 (1)
- RE: Low opinion of Pass amps? - morricab 12:40:37 12/18/13 (0)
- I would love to try, say, a Aleph 0 - Feanor 05:28:30 12/16/13 (9)
- RE: I would love to try, say, a Aleph 0 - morricab 12:43:49 12/18/13 (7)
- That's right, and the Forte 5 goes for $400 or so - Feanor 19:12:38 12/18/13 (6)
- RE: That's right, and the Forte 5 goes for $400 or so - morricab 01:35:12 12/20/13 (3)
- Exactly my point - Feanor 17:53:09 12/20/13 (1)
- RE: Exactly my point - fantja 04:44:05 12/21/13 (0)
- The Forte is better sounding amp..... - Freo-1 15:00:07 12/20/13 (0)
- RE: That's right, and the Forte 5 goes for $400 or so - abs1 09:47:21 12/19/13 (1)
- Indeed! (nt) - Feanor 11:03:38 12/19/13 (0)
- Forté 4a was designed by Michael Bladelius when he was at Threshold and Forté - willkayakforfood 21:36:13 12/16/13 (0)
- RE: Low opinion of Pass amps? - AbeCollins 06:46:56 12/12/13 (2)
- Abe, you mention the lack of dynamics in case of the INT-150 - Feanor 10:37:31 12/13/13 (1)
- RE: Abe, you mention the lack of dynamics in case of the INT-150 - AbeCollins 20:30:53 12/13/13 (0)
- RE: Similar experience - northernquad 17:36:16 12/11/13 (0)
- RE: Similar experience - fantja 05:07:05 12/11/13 (5)
- RE: Similar experience - AbeCollins 11:23:38 12/11/13 (4)
- RE: Similar experience - fantja 13:23:49 12/11/13 (3)
- RE: Similar experience - morricab 01:39:42 12/12/13 (0)
- RE: Similar experience - AbeCollins 17:23:01 12/11/13 (1)
- RE: Similar experience - fantja 04:28:14 12/13/13 (0)
- Abe, have you listened again to your friend's Merrills? - jbrrp1 05:48:23 12/10/13 (6)
- I listened to his Acoustic Imagery Atsah just briefly... - AbeCollins 08:16:45 12/10/13 (5)
- Thanks for the update. - jbrrp1 11:59:17 12/10/13 (4)
- RE: Thanks for the update. - AbeCollins 12:24:03 12/10/13 (3)
- RE: Thanks for the update. - jbrrp1 14:20:06 12/10/13 (2)
- RE: Thanks for the update. - morricab 01:24:11 12/12/13 (0)
- RE: Thanks for the update. - AbeCollins 19:18:40 12/10/13 (0)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - Ian Mackenzie 05:52:57 12/9/13 (3)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - AbeCollins 08:32:16 12/9/13 (2)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - Ian Mackenzie 08:44:33 12/9/13 (1)
- FWIW...... - Paul Tobin 21:49:45 12/13/13 (0)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - fantja 04:45:16 12/9/13 (2)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - AbeCollins 08:34:26 12/9/13 (1)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - fantja 09:12:04 12/9/13 (0)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - morricab 05:19:02 12/8/13 (6)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - AbeCollins 08:16:40 12/9/13 (1)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - morricab 08:06:39 12/10/13 (0)
- " dual mono with over 1.000.000uF of capacity/per chanel " - beppe61 23:54:04 12/8/13 (3)
- RE: " dual mono with over 1.000.000uF of capacity/per chanel " - morricab 00:08:13 12/9/13 (2)
- RE: " dual mono with over 1.000.000uF of capacity/per chanel " - beppe61 00:55:12 12/9/13 (1)
- RE: " dual mono with over 1.000.000uF of capacity/per chanel " - morricab 12:16:35 12/9/13 (0)
- RE: $2000 integrated vs $12,000 separates........ - fantja 04:30:00 12/8/13 (0)
- Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - viridian 20:21:36 12/7/13 (27)
- RE: Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - sudz1234@yahoo.com 10:38:24 09/1/14 (4)
- RE: Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - The Dill 17:38:00 09/1/14 (3)
- RE: Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - sudz1234@yahoo.com 18:50:46 09/1/14 (2)
- RE: Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - The Dill 18:56:27 09/1/14 (1)
- RE: Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - Nunki 06:06:54 09/2/14 (0)
- RE: Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - twitch54 19:10:39 12/28/13 (0)
- RE: Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - spamblam@hotmail.com 11:22:15 12/12/13 (1)
- RE: Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - AbeCollins 14:42:35 12/14/13 (0)
- Hey, man...you succeed in coming across as a.... - Ian Mackenzie 05:47:59 12/9/13 (1)
- Disagree. - Bill Musgrave 19:31:38 12/11/13 (0)
- No. It's not simply tube vs solid-state.... - AbeCollins 20:39:03 12/7/13 (9)
- So putting something in capital letters makes it true? Got it now..... - viridian 20:46:34 12/7/13 (8)
- You should read your own posts and.... - AbeCollins 21:18:57 12/7/13 (7)
- What happened to not wasteing any more time? nt - viridian 21:22:26 12/7/13 (6)
- I like the Cronus - Trouser Trout 01:27:12 12/8/13 (5)
- RE: I like the Cronus - mbnx01 09:30:33 12/8/13 (3)
- RE: I like the Cronus - Trouser Trout 10:19:34 12/8/13 (2)
- so you haven't heard them - mbnx01 15:30:57 12/8/13 (1)
- RE: so you haven't heard them - Trouser Trout 15:52:37 12/8/13 (0)
- RE: I like the Cronus - fantja 04:32:40 12/8/13 (0)
- RE: Or is it tube vs. solid state, or just more genuflecting over Rogue gear?... - mbnx01 20:24:27 12/7/13 (6)
- Try the latest Stereophile Vol 36#12, Dec. 2013..... - viridian 20:30:56 12/7/13 (5)
- Did someone piss in your beer? - AbeCollins 20:45:32 12/7/13 (4)
- Your ad hominem argument side steps the point..... - viridian 20:50:25 12/7/13 (3)
- You're welcome to your different view point.... - AbeCollins 21:09:58 12/7/13 (2)
- I, at least, had the courtesy to answer your questions. Nightey night. nt - viridian 21:13:30 12/7/13 (1)
- RE:courtesy doesn't equal integrity... - wangmr 05:13:32 12/9/13 (0)
- something I'd love to hear........ - mbnx01 15:31:24 12/7/13 (0)
- I'm using my Cronus now for my desk setup - geoff 14:58:10 12/7/13 (0)
- I've been saying for years........ - mbnx01 14:26:34 12/7/13 (0)
- Diminishing returns - Beetlemania 13:36:15 12/7/13 (1)
- The Ayre AX-7e is a great integrated! - Bromo33333 14:34:03 12/7/13 (0)
Follow Ups
- I had a similar "Aha" moment.... - Justlisten2 12/15/1321:21:21 12/15/13 (0)