chiraghbir
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Absolute Phase in Bangalore
thanks for the info !!
Absolute Phase in Bangalore
S 3000 is hard to find but I will check with a guy locally .Does anyone know who deals with Yamaha in India
But please don't discount yamaha's upper tier offerings. Most of the musical instruments we hear in a recording even today, are made by yamaha
So they should definitely know a bit or two about recreating that same sound back
I agree... i have their bass guitar and i have their high end amps and CD players in the past.... these easily rival audiofool brands' products at 5x the price!Yamaha is one of the better companies out there. Their high end stuff is truly good. I have a yamaha ll6 guitar, 500$ and i can assure that no guitar of same price range can compete with it no matter what the brand. Its a pity their high end amps are not valued by many. AS3000 series will easily rival any high end brand. They definitely know a thing about music. And they dont charge too much, afterall they dont survive on selling amps only. People who only care about audiophile brands and laugh upon yamaha as a non audiophile brand, many of them will never agree that this amp is good, even after hearing.
I second your opinion.Do you have the option to audition both by any chance. I've heard neither, so please take this post with a bit of salt.....actually make it a lot
But I have a friend in the UK, who was auditioning amps for his dali rubicon 8's, and did try a lot of amps in the 5k to 8k pounds region. And he finally settled on a S3000. In his words, it was detailed, very transparent and most of all immensely dynamic, but what settled the deal for him was perfect tone and timbre.
He did find a VTL IT85 integrated amp to slightly better the yamaha. But he wasn't willing to faff with tubes unlike me
A perfect match for his dynamic dali's apparently. I've never heard any pass labs amp, so sorry I can't help there. But please don't discount yamaha's upper tier offerings. Most of the musical instruments we hear in a recording even today, are made by yamaha
So they should definitely know a bit or two about recreating that same sound back
P.S : There is unfortunately a lot of snob value attached with brands in our hobby. I actually went from a krell to a ubiquitous tube amp from USA. Whose name no body is familiar with. But it spanked the royal back side of my krell out of the room
Having tried Naim and a couple of Japanese brands (Yamaha, Accuphase) with mine, I wouldnt really agree. The online chatter may be from the fact that the speakers are British and hence more likely to be used with other British brands in their home market.based on what I have read.. Harbeths and best to be mated with their english counter parts... Sudgen or Naim and likes...
I do not have direct experience with any of the brands discussed here...Having tried Naim and a couple of Japanese brands (Yamaha, Accuphase) with mine, I wouldnt really agree. The online chatter may be from the fact that the speakers are British and hence more likely to be used with other British brands in their home market.
I do not have direct experience with any of the brands discussed here...
All free gyan based on hours spent drooling over the web.... Wouldn't naim be closest one can get to pass or it's a totally different ball game... At a 3k usd budget which the op has, felt one can get hold of a decent naim... Plus naim has their own dacs... What do we call it.. Synergy
Sorry to have derailed from ops original query...posted only coz he mentioned his, budget is now 3k usd.. Don't think that's pass labs range.. I was quoted 4 lakhs for first, watt
Did you ever compare it to the Luxman you bought later?I used a Naim XS with the Harbeth Compact 7ES3 to good effect with and without NACA5 cables.... Enough power and current to drive the Harbeths as the volume pot never crossed the 10 o clock position...Very fast, foot tapping sound and a good all round combination if the OP is not very fussy... It is not lush, smooth or warm but plays all kinds of music very well.. I would call it a neutral sounding amp not adding any colour to the sound...
Thanks. Guess I lucked out in chosing an Accuphase over Luxman. Seems to have the Naim versatility you experienced but with much more refinement and transparency.Yup, I had both of them at home briefly. The Luxman was smooth, warm and the Naim was fast and foot tapping.. Jazz sounded very good on the Luxman but electronic, chill-out downtempo sounded fantastic on the Naim.. Luxman did well on certain genres of music but Naim played everything well. Also you needed to push the volume up on the Luxman to get similar spl even though the XS was rated at only 60 watts
Oh, Had no idea about that. Always thought it was due to a high current...Thanks. Guess I lucked out in chosing an Accuphase over Luxman. Seems to have the Naim versatility you experienced but with much more refinement and transparency.
Pls ignore the Naim volume control as a measure of power. They have ridiculously high gain and basically max out on power before 12 o clock. The Harbeth designer loves to complain about that practise.
Harbeth work beautifully with Accuphase as well. Like BEAUTIFULLY....based on what I have read.. Harbeths and best to be mated with their english counter parts... Sudgen or Naim and likes...