thanks velocityofhue for the compliments. I heard lots of great things about Ayre i'm hoping to get a chance to hear it some day.

maverick_spd March 01, 2009 20:10

Nice system! If you are in the nyc area you can take a listen to those spks w/ayre gear. Sounded very pleasant to my ears.

velocityofhue February 18, 2009 19:37

I love my atoll. Infact i made the mistake of buying a simaudio equinox, and put my atoll up for sale on canuckaudio. After listening to the sim it doesnt sound nearly as detailed as the simaudio. The only reason i bought the simaudio was because i thought it would be close to what the Atoll would be giving me or even better ....(WRONG) . I bought the Sim only because it was black and wanted to match the rest of my system. Now im stuck with 2 players.

maverick_spd February 04, 2009 07:29

How do you like your Atoll?

coffeey February 03, 2009 23:43

No i dont. I already have 265W into 4 ohms right now and its lacking. I just bought a Bryston 4b sst that will be comming shortly that should fill the void perfectly. Im looking for good 2 chanel preamp right now. Debating between the dodd audio and the Redwine Isabella which is more money.

maverick_spd January 01, 2009 02:07

You don't think the Atoll AM200. 200W into 4ohms would be enough?

greg_lett December 31, 2008 01:33

The Rwa isabella pre amp does seem very nice though and i will take a closer at it if i can find a dealer near by. Thanks for the request Mrjstark

maverick_spd December 24, 2008 00:15

Atoll amp is not powerful enough for the winds. They need quite a bit of juice to make them happy. Thanks for the recomendation though guys.

maverick_spd December 24, 2008 00:07

I will 2nd Dodd - very transparent preamp and a steal for the asking price.
Also check out RWA Isabella preamp which is similar to Dodd but adds extra texture and warmth.

mrjstark December 23, 2008 15:16

Have you though about getting an Atoll amp?

greg_lett December 17, 2008 03:10

Well brought the bryston back after much listening to. Will be going Mcintosh in the spring.

maverick_spd October 18, 2008 20:18

Well plugged my Bryston 4B sst tonight, first impressions well left me a little dissapointed. I sat down for many hrs going back and forth between my Anthem amp and the bryston. Changed my playbacks many times and then finaly things started to pop out. At first glance was not very evident. Will do some more listening tomorow and will decide on Sunday if i keep the amp or if it goes back to the dealer.

maverick_spd October 04, 2008 02:58

Great. I have Bryston 2B (over 20 years) in my woodworking shop powering my Mirage bookshelf speakers.

lapierre October 02, 2008 01:10

System edited: Felt the need to add more power to my winds. Therefore decided to add Bryston 4b sst for the moment.

maverick_spd October 01, 2008 22:14

Actualy went on Monday and he made me a deal the Bryston 4b sst at 2800 plus tax, i have a feeling i could twist him into giving it to me for 3000 tax in. Pricing on the 252 solid state was 4300 plus tax. So i told him if i trade in less then a yr i want to be able to trade up for the Mac. So for the moment im still thinking about it for the wknd. I might ask if i can borrow the amp over the wknd to test it out and see if there is a huge difference between my amp and the bryston also.

maverick_spd October 01, 2008 20:30

Maverick how did your visit go?

lapierre October 01, 2008 04:55

Thanks for your response Lapierre. Im goin to see my dealer tonight and goin to compare a few things. He also offered me a Bryston 4b sst at a lower cost but did recomend the Mcintosh over the Bryston. I might just go with the Mcintosh 252 for now and upgrade next yr to a 501.

maverick_spd September 26, 2008 12:26

Well done!

Recommend trying McIntosh MC275 with upgraded tubes. For solid state MC252 or MC402.

lapierre September 25, 2008 04:25

Yes i absolutely love them in maple. No regrets whats so ever and not planning on upgrading those speakers anytime soon. I appreciate your imput on the Parasounds i will keep that in mind when i look into upgrading my amp next yr. Thx for the comments Audiobroke.

maverick_spd September 18, 2008 22:03

Nice Totem system! Those Winds sure look good in maple. If you're looking for good mono's for them, you can't go wrong with Parasounds JC-1's, it's an awesome combination!

audiobroke September 16, 2008 21:06

Thanks Haimoc, would like your suggestion on a power amp when you get a chance, since i see you listen to totem as well. thanks again for your comment.

maverick_spd August 27, 2008 01:44

Beautiful and very clean looking system... Top notch...

haimoc August 26, 2008 16:30

Thanks for the compliment Linnie been working very long at building it properly. I will post some other pictures of the rest of my set-up shortly.
thanks again for your comments guys

maverick_spd August 23, 2008 04:50

I listen to all sorts of music but lately i have been more and more interested into some Jazz. (miles davis) to be more precise. I also bought some 2 albums from Peter Gabriel today which sounds really good also. I also love trance music. Like i said my collection of albums are quite varried.

maverick_spd August 23, 2008 04:48

My Winds are about a foot and a half from the wall. Still working on setting them properly and experiencing on the placement. Sorry for the slow response i dont get ant notices when people write. And yes they are absolutely georgeous and reproduce music to perfection. Thanks for your comment Mordante

maverick_spd August 23, 2008 04:45