BLFST
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I am hoping that members of this group who may own or have heard both of the amps in the subject line can offer me their opinions.
A brief introduction. I became more than a passive listener a couple of years ago when I replaced my worn out 1970's era turntable of questionable quality with a new turntable of still dubious quality. I was so smitten with the improvement, I upgraded the phono cartridge with a higher quality one at 500 listening hours (recommended by the manufacturer). Again I was was so smitten that I replaced the turntable with a MusicHall MM5.1. Since then, I also purchased a Rega Appollo CD player, Rega Mira 3 amp, and a Roque Cronus Integrated amp (my primary amp). I use PSB 4T speakers. I have been extremely happy with my system, but recently began thinking that I might want to try SET in the near future. I also just dedicated a spare room to an audio room. My audio system shared the PSB speakers with my video setup, so new speakers were going to be needed. After some research, I decided on the Decware HDT speakers and I ordered a pair about a month ago. I hope to see thim by the end of July. Figuring that I would need a phono stage if I purchased a new amp (the Rogue Cronus has a built in phono stage), I finally decided to order the ZP3 this evening. Even if I don't get a new amp, I figure that the ZP3 will be a much better stage than the SS affair in the Cronus.
Now for my question - After figuring that I was going to get into SET through the purchase of the SE 341.2, I broke down and started to take a look at the Torrii MKII. Now I am not sure which to pursue (Steve's summer deal on the Torrii dosn't help matters either [LOL]). My music choices are varied between rock (classic mostely), jazz, blues, instrumentals, ect). I don't necessarily care for deep (loud) bass, just natural and realistic sounding bass. I like to listen at various volumes, but mostly I would probaly guess it loud to most (my system dosn't fatique me). My new listneing room is small at about 11 ft by 15 ft.
I would like realistic sounding music. Although my current soundstage is good, and imaging is fair, I hope to improve on both.
Any input on one amp over the other would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
biil
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