I want even less

by minotauro on Opinions Please
Dynaudio Special 25s
Previous System
Improved System
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New Pathos Classic

Description

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
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Components Toggle details

    • Sony SC-D1
    i won`t modify it, i think it`s good enough the way it came
    • Pathos Acoustics New Classic One
    Tube Integrated
    • Dynaudio Special 25
    Amazing image, glorius midrange, revealing highs that don`t make you tired, no resonance, solid
    • Nordost Blue Heaven II
    Very transparent, very good macht with the Special 25
    • Kimber Hero
    I had audioquest, found them too heavy (Muddy?), the hero it`s not lightweigh but has more detail
    • PS Audio Xtream Plus
    Power Cord to the Pathos.
    • JPS Digital AC
    Power Cable for the SCD-1, made as much difference as the speaker cable, smoother (now the extreme highs and lows sound flatter)

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Nice looking system and setup, I'm very interested in your thoughts on the Pathos Classic One, now that you've had it for awhile. I have a pair of Dynaudio Special 25's and I'm driving them with a Sim Audio Moon I5 integrated amp. It's a very musical amp but it's not a tube amp, or a hybred like the Pathos. Dynaudio will drive these speakers at shows with the Musical Fidelity Trivista 300, very powerful but also very expensive, the first time I heard the Dynaudio 25's was with this Musical Fidelity combination, breathtaking....
I don't listen to music very loud so I'm curious how you feel the Pathos/Dynaudio 25 combo preforms at low to moderate volumes? Do you get the definition out of the Dyn's that they are noted for with the Pathos?
Thanks
MJW55

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