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McIntosh designed the MC901 dual mono amplifier with a 300 watt tube side and a 600 watt solid state side. The idea is you'd run the tweeter/mid module with the tube section and the woofer cabinet with the solid state. This is how the owner had them hooked up. We ran them with a pair of Audio Research Ref 160M's and heard significant improvement in detail, realism and overall naturalness of the music. That tells us that tri or bi-amping just for the sake of having multiple amplifiers or tons of power isn't always necessary needed to get the most out of a loudspeaker. Just good clean amplification with enough headroom and these have the potential to sound fantastic.

@@ericlang2629 Thank you so much for your reply, I really like this acoustic! I wanted to power it on a mac MC1.25kw. There was an assumption that bi/tri-amping is not required!

$175,000 for 1 of those?? HAHAHA no way!!! The manufacturing cost is around 5k, and the leftover is a profit for the company... How dare they!? 😤😡

You are correct. It's a 'First LOOK" :-) As stunning as these sound, an iPhone just doesn't cut it to convey their sense of timing, imaging and soundstage.

These are the PASS Labs X260.8's, with an Audio Research Ref6SE Preamp. We've since put the PASS XA160.8's in. The X260'8s were fast and detailed but the 160's have come to life with more emotion. We use all Transparent Audio Super or Reference depending on the set-up.

These are the PASS XP-260 Monos. We've switched to the Audio Research REF160M's to take them to the next level lately. We're using all Transparent Audio Reference cabling.

Believe it or not, the amps never get so hot you can't hold your hand on them. Not ideal placement of the conditioner I know.

If you believe so...😉

Just picked up a Tascam digital recorder to do just that. Stand by. (You can't really appreciate them with the iPhone mic :)

@@ericlang2629 if possible, would love to hear Bill Frisell’s track Shenandoah - the version from Good Dog Happy Man. Looking forward to your videos. 👍😀

Generally, in the world of hi-end hi-fi, we don't bother with speakers since we know that their vibrations can interfere with the end result - a perfect hi-fi reproduction. However, since this is TH-cam - a predominantly visual medium - we include the table speakers by way of serving suggestion.

@@banjopink4409 What an utter load of rubbish, of course audiophiles with high end systems use speakers. oh! and by the way that is a Tangential (linear tracking) tonearm and not a radial.

Please explain.

The room was more for looks, thus the split stone wall and the full wall of acoustic panels on the right, however it now has some panels in the front and back wall and its improved. Good catch.

The Sonetto's are the next evolution for the Venere. They are closer to the Olympica sound with greatly improved bass performance. They actually have better low end that the original Olympica series, and at less than half the price. If you liked the Venere, the Sonetto's will absolutely blow your mind. They just do everything better, while retaining Sonus Fabers neutral and natural lifelike sound.

I've been listening to and demoing (and enjoying) the Venere's for 5 years now and when you put the Venere 2.5 next to the Sonetto 3, you immediately notice a tight, solid low end almost as if its a bigger speaker, when its actually smaller. Sonus tuned the cabinets to compete with some of the best bass producing slim towers out there. Sonus, being all about detail and accurate sound, you also immediately think your listening to a speaker 2-3X the price. Sound-stage, timing and resolution are improved significantly. They do cost more due to better drivers and components, but the improvement in sound quality far outweighs the bit of extra cost. Find them in a store near you and take a listen.

Salon1Audio - Florida Thank you very much for the detailed answer, in fact I already have Sonetto V, before that I had Focal Aria 926, Sonus Faber is a completely different level, the acoustics are amazing in sound. Now I use the Musical Fidelity m6si, I want to change it, can you recommend something? I tried to see the speaker cable that you use, but it didn’t work))

@@zarintms If you want to take your Integrated to the next level try PASS Labs INT line. The integrates perform at very near the comparable X series amps. I have an INT-150 in on trade right now and I use it in a demo room and it drives anything with authority and precise control. It rivals the low end control of Krell with the clarity of much more expensive amps.

Good Morning & How are you? My listening space is 19ft long x 13ft wide x 10-14ft high and opens up into another room that is 13ft x 13ft. Please advise if a pair of SF Sonetto II speakers, Gravis II subwoofer with McIntosh MA352 would be ideal or Sonetto V with MA352 would be better? Can I get the same sound with either combination of models mentioned or would a pair of Olympica Nova I speakers with McIntosh MA352 be better? Please advise. Thank you, Richard De Gannes