12-18-2006, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrea
From reading your review, I should imagine that the maxxed V2^2 has the same slightly detached and cool midrange of my X^3 upgraded with BUF634's and LT1210 (plus self-added tantalum caps). A bit of a pity 'cause otherwise it'd have been quite satisfying (and musical although not the most detailed amp ever heard).
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Thanks ASR for the in depth review.
Just a note on the differences between Andrea's X3 amplifier and a V2^2 Maxxed.
The X^3 uses lower quality (thick film vs thin film), lower precision (1.0% vs 0.1%) resistors than the V2. The X3 also uses Nichicon Muse FG caps as opposed to the Black Gate caps found in the V2. These are two different sounding amplifiers.
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