Coming from a really bad experience trying to blend this system plus a vpi scout that i sold(to my regret) with multichannel: xa777-es, Outlaw processor,more wires, Marantz monos, more Dynaudios , a TV , a DVD player and my wife`s bad mood. Luckily I came back to my senses, sold all that stuff and i want to even simplify more, meaning selling my amp and pre to get a tube integrated(VSI 55 for example). I am happy with my system the way it is, but if i see one less component and keep the same sound i will be even happier.
Any suggestion will be appreciated, especially regarding tube integrateds for this system. Ok, i want to go back to vinyl also. Thanks for looking. UPDATE:Pathos instead of Audio Research: big improvement
Thanks everybody for the suggestions and comments. I replaced the vs-55 and sp-16 with the Pathos New Classic, Sam tellig wasn`t lying, i can`t believe how good this thing is. I think that the bass with the Audio Research is excellent but not as good as the Pathos, so good and flat the bass is now that i ended up selling my stratta, the music has the same richness as the Audio Research but with a lot more detail. I won`t say absolutely that the Pathos is better but with my Dynaudio 25s the improvement is huge.
Thanks for the suggestions Kkursula and Rhum runner , Actually, last week i was bidding on a Tri-Vista but a friend of mine made me stop and i lost it at the last minute, but still it`s in my mind, and i`ve been checking the Integre Passion for a while, i`ll try to get and audition soon.
