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Now that would be an awesome way to spend the weekend. I'm inWould love to undertake a direct A to B to C comparison though with my EF1000 vs a Primavera vs a Riviera AIC-10 and AFC-10 with the Susvara !
Now that would be an awesome way to spend the weekend. I'm inWould love to undertake a direct A to B to C comparison though with my EF1000 vs a Primavera vs a Riviera AIC-10 and AFC-10 with the Susvara !
How does it compare to whatever u had before??New daily driver amp for the Susvara has arrived today and it is glorious, both to look at and listen to.
I love this thing already.
How does it compare to whatever u had before??
Yep, I upgraded from the OOR to the WA23 and it was a massive improvement in all respects. These are different tiered amps especially when you have a great source behind it. Of all the "uber" expensive amps I've tried this one is probably my favorite. I personally wouldn't pair it with the HM1. HM1 and this amp are phenomenal on their own, but together I didn't quite get the results I expected. Perhaps you may have better luck. However, WA23 as pre to the Riviera AIC-10 is absolutely epic and the best I have heard the Susvara. I reckon you might get better results with upgraded tubes in the WA23, I can vouch for the Takatsukis, they'll make for one of the most sublime audio experiences you'll have, but they are quite expensive.Without hardly any burn-in time, it’s still a pretty large marked improvement over the Ferrum Oor. I‘ve also tried using the WA23 as a pre-amp to the Oor. I didn’t spend much time with that combo because I wanted to continue to get familiar with the WA23 by itself. I will come back to that later, as I think there’s some potential there. However, by itself, it is an improvement in just about every way while using the Susvara, so it may just become irrelevant to do so. It does make me eager to eventually get the HM1 to pair those two together.
Tried the Viva Egoista 845 with the Susvara's and Chord DAVE & M Scaler (same digital source as I have) and to my ears the EF1000 is much better sounding.And the Viva Egoista 845 and the Mass Kobo 465 and the .AC Genus ...
I suspect it wasn't intended to be a complete list.
Want to try the Aries Cerat Genus with my Susvara and directly compare it with my EF1000 both with the Susvara and speakers.And the Viva Egoista 845 and the Mass Kobo 465 and the .AC Genus ...
I suspect it wasn't intended to be a complete list.
And while folks are at it, I'm wondering why no discussion of Woo WA5-LE? Mike at Woo advised me that amp was their product for Susvara.Thoughts on WA23 vs WA33 for Susvara? Seems like they are nearly identical in pricing, wondering when you would want one over the other
And while folks are at it, I'm wondering why no discussion of Woo WA5-LE? Mike at Woo advised me that amp was their product for Susvara.
Thoughts on WA23 vs WA33 for Susvara? Seems like they are nearly identical in pricing, wondering when you would want one over the other
Yep, I upgraded from the OOR to the WA23 and it was a massive improvement in all respects. These are different tiered amps especially when you have a great source behind it. Of all the "uber" expensive amps I've tried this one is probably my favorite. I personally wouldn't pair it with the HM1. HM1 and this amp are phenomenal on their own, but together I didn't quite get the results I expected. Perhaps you may have better luck. However, WA23 as pre to the Riviera AIC-10 is absolutely epic and the best I have heard the Susvara. I reckon you might get better results with upgraded tubes in the WA23, I can vouch for the Takatsukis, they'll make for one of the most sublime audio experiences you'll have, but they are quite expensive.
Am not very good at describing nuances of tubes. But I have the Takatsuki’s, Elrog 300B’s and WE300’s, and quite often I put the Tak’s in and find I prefer them to the others. So the long and short of it IMO, is they are up there with the best.Honeyboy, thank you for your comments. I will take your recommendations into consideration about pairing (or rather not pairing) the WA23 with the HM1. I will probably try it just because, but I’m guessing, if I am looking for tube presentation, I’ll stick solely to the WA23 and just have the HM1 as my primary solid state.
Also, I will be looking to upgrade the tubes. Tube-rolling specifics are a bit newer to me. What differences/improvements could I expect from the Taks? Do you have experience with the Psvane versus the Takatsukis? I know there’s a large price parity between the two, probably justifiably so, but would love hear more impressions.
the 23 as a pre amp to the riviera is nose bleed territory is terms of costYep, I upgraded from the OOR to the WA23 and it was a massive improvement in all respects. These are different tiered amps especially when you have a great source behind it. Of all the "uber" expensive amps I've tried this one is probably my favorite. I personally wouldn't pair it with the HM1. HM1 and this amp are phenomenal on their own, but together I didn't quite get the results I expected. Perhaps you may have better luck. However, WA23 as pre to the Riviera AIC-10 is absolutely epic and the best I have heard the Susvara. I reckon you might get better results with upgraded tubes in the WA23, I can vouch for the Takatsukis, they'll make for one of the most sublime audio experiences you'll have, but they are quite expensive.