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In any separates system, one should always power on the source, dac, preamp, and finally the power amp in that order as a rule of thumb to avoid any nasties coming thru one's speakers. When powering down, start with the amp, preamp, ect..., all the way down to the source. I learned the hard way that one should not plug and unplug cables with the system powered on. It was an expensive lesson for sure. Thanks for your review Tharabar.
I sold my Vidar last week and I have a TS A75 for about a month or so. There's nothing to compare between them. TS is a BIG upgrade - better resolution, better bass speed and definition, cristal clear midrange and lively, but precise highs, and airy soundstage. My speakers have 89.5dB sensitivity and TS is deadly silent on them,
I appreciate the feedback. I'm looking at purchasing and my speakers have similar sensitivity. I am looking for impactful bass, but still airy. It sounds like it delivers.
I confirm the lack of bass in the amplifier (because of the same song in past Tharbamar videos and I am playing the album). Looking at the inside of the amplifier it is illogical so it must be intentional. It will sound good with the Galion TL, which has a lot of excess bass, but not with other more neutral speakers. I highly recommend a new version of the product -> MKII foobar2000 2.1.5 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2024-06-04 17:58:16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Grace Mahya / Last Live at DUG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR9 -0.27 dB -11.60 dB 7:57 01-Route 66 DR15 -0.28 dB -19.07 dB 4:38 02-Moonlight in Vermont DR10 -0.27 dB -13.72 dB 6:27 03-bei mir bist du schon DR12 -0.27 dB -14.91 dB 6:30 04-Kiss of life DR16 -0.31 dB -23.45 dB 4:26 05-Mona Lisa DR8 -0.27 dB -11.14 dB 7:12 06-Comin Home Baby DR11 -0.27 dB -14.19 dB 3:55 07-My Heart Belongs to Daddy DR11 -0.27 dB -13.59 dB 4:19 08-Teach Me Toningt 👈 DR9 -0.27 dB -11.10 dB 8:34 09-Sunny DR12 -0.27 dB -16.87 dB 6:20 10-The Way We Were -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 10 Official DR value: DR11 - Greetings from Tarragona (Spain/EU) -
Truely one of yhe most reliable reviewer's on TH-cam. On a different note I always add EMI / Filter with DC blockers on audio devices with transformers
@Tharbamar: Thank you for another thoughtful review. I would very much appreciate your comparison between this and monoblock Aegirs, especially if you have the new version 2s as you do with the Vidar.
Great episode! Thank you for doing the TS A75 vs. Vidar 2 comparison as these are both on my short list. It seems as though Thomas has done his homework. Thank you an keep up the great work, And I'd love to hear that Gary Moore album on the TS A75.
Good review. I too found the bass to be less punchy (than my NAD C 298 and my Emotiva XPA-5). For me, the treble is its strength: more air and clarity.
I have TS A75 and the Ladder Bach preamp and my Speakers are Arendale 1961 towers and two REL T/7x great amp but I need to get a good DAC. This amp it's what I wanted in sound and imaging ...
Btw Tharabar, if you really want to open up your soundstage and add extra depth with your Freya, get your hands on a pair of Sophia Electric Blue Bottle 6Sn7s for the gain stage. I am running them with a pair of Northern Electric 6SN7s in the buffer stage. The Sophias are not cheap by any means, but now I understand why they are priced as such. The JJ valves sound glary and boxy in comparison.
you said it sounds like tube, but does it produce 3d holographic imaging like the singer is performing in front of you or do you get more like a mid hall effect? thanks!
Hi, your reviews mean a lot to me and the few tips you gave me in everything was always great. Please Draco or Topping D70 pro sabre? I mostly listen to jazz? Thanks for your help, good luck
@@Tharbamar thank you for the advice! If you remember, I’d talked about getting a pair of speakers for a while now but just haven’t pulled the trigger.
Great video as always. Anybody know how this compares to the Fosi V3 Monos? I have maggies and don't listen loud, maybe just 70-80db in medium size room.
V3 is an entry low end product that can give a decent experience. This is a great higher end product for an amazing prize. Got them both and the difference is big......
it needs a control knob on the gain of the amplifier I did tell Thomas this but as usual falls on deaf ears. they've not put it in. this would help a lot with matching preamps, if you've got a separate volume knob/ passive preamp, you can use that between your preamp and the poweramp. sounds like it needs a higher impedance what would help, if you haven't got that you could try a 200 to 400 ohm metal film resistor half a watt. you shouldn't be getting all this transformer noise I wonder if you got a lot of DC on your line?? have you got a cheap multimeter, put it on 600 DC volts and connect it to the mains plug socket be careful!! and measure the DC, shouldn't have much under 3 voltsDC might be worth getting a DC block! if it's high this would cause you to have transformer hum. check your polarity of all your equipment as well make sure that all the same you'll get cancellation if one part is out, sometimes the transformer can switch polarity even if it's connected up currently if it's not a very good transformer. it's debatable if it makes much difference because it's transferred to DC anyway but I like to keep it the same. there's no need to use thick wire for the subwoofer, that you'd be better off with thinner wire 20 or24 gauge should be fine! running into the speaker terminals on the subwoofer. it can be beneficial to have a bit of resistance delay in the signal to the subwoofer this can give a better matching at lower frequencies you can achieve the same thing by moving the subwoofer back from the main speakers ideally a metre half a metre would do measuring from the front of the baffle to the front of the baffle of the subwoofer a metre back will give you down to 20 hertz half a metre give you an octave above. but it's important to make sure the measurement is correct for phase alignment you can get cancellation if it's not. what can be used as room treatment if that's what you want it for. try 40 Hertz crossover usually the best option or if your speakers go really low maybe down at 30 Hz the sound test comes over a bit harsh in the mid range ummm
I’m just very sensitive to noise, Accuphase E-4000 is dead quiet even when I put my ears on it, Galion TS A75 transformer noise is very minimal most people may not even notice, thanks for the advice.
@@Tharbamar quality or type of transformer I think the accurate phase uses a e-type transformer?? bolting down a transformer tighter can help but probably the construction if it's not shielded in the primary to secondary it might be causing the issue
"Loose bass control...like a tube amp..."??! You're saying tube amps have loose bass?? Not very good tube amps have loose bass. So you've only had experience with mediocre tube amps...?! I've never experienced that with one's I've owned; the bass is super tight & detailed.
Meanwhile most serious producers stopped giving out either 8 or 4 ohm info because the amount of bullsh... watts used from many is not actually a true doubling... If you don't care about distortion thresholds this doubles too dw...
Please stop buying and promoting this crap. Thomas is taking some existing cheap stuff and changes some caps etc but these are not original designs. They are using their name to make 💰, I regret this kind of approach, zero originality 😔
Thomas voiced the amp. I think of him as a CEO and Product Manager, with an external collarative party providing technical talent. The arrangement could be joint-venture or work-for-hire. In either case, the difference between his model and an inter-company collaboration between product and engineering teams shouldn't matter to the consumer. If the product is great, the product is great.
The jealousy behind this comment is just sad... Bringing good quality and good price even if you just adjust a few things to already existing products is great. If you look at factories producing equipment you would realize that a big majority uses the same production lines before they get their personal touch to be a own brand.
@justasimplefox They've done a good bit more then that. Your post is still screaming jealous.. As for why that is on you.. The product is good and priced fairly as well. Could we buy the original and tune it ourselves. Sure. Is it worth the asking price and well above. Yeah. Maybe try a different approach to this 😉
@@wegardfjeld3789 I´m sorry but I lost you somewhere. Why exactly should I be jealous? I suppose you own this amp and defend your purchase, which is completely fine 👍🏻 I own a very good amp(suited for my needs) and have zero interest in this one. PS on top I really don´t like the design, but this is of course personal taste 😊 Anyway, I wish you all the best 🎶
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I opened one and had a look. Quality components. Precision resistors everywhere. No cheapness found.
In any separates system, one should always power on the source, dac, preamp, and finally the power amp in that order as a rule of thumb to avoid any nasties coming thru one's speakers. When powering down, start with the amp, preamp, ect..., all the way down to the source. I learned the hard way that one should not plug and unplug cables with the system powered on. It was an expensive lesson for sure. Thanks for your review Tharabar.
Wonderful comment for new people the separates. Thank u. People should like 👍 this comment 😊
I sold my Vidar last week and I have a TS A75 for about a month or so. There's nothing to compare between them. TS is a BIG upgrade - better resolution, better bass speed and definition, cristal clear midrange and lively, but precise highs, and airy soundstage. My speakers have 89.5dB sensitivity and TS is deadly silent on them,
I appreciate the feedback. I'm looking at purchasing and my speakers have similar sensitivity. I am looking for impactful bass, but still airy. It sounds like it delivers.
Did you compare the og vidar or vidar 2? Two different animals
Thanks Thu for such an objective and honest review. The best part is you gave it almost a 5 star!
I confirm the lack of bass in the amplifier (because of the same song in past Tharbamar videos and I am playing the album). Looking at the inside of the amplifier it is illogical so it must be intentional. It will sound good with the Galion TL, which has a lot of excess bass, but not with other more neutral speakers.
I highly recommend a new version of the product -> MKII
foobar2000 2.1.5 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2024-06-04 17:58:16
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analyzed: Grace Mahya / Last Live at DUG
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR9 -0.27 dB -11.60 dB 7:57 01-Route 66
DR15 -0.28 dB -19.07 dB 4:38 02-Moonlight in Vermont
DR10 -0.27 dB -13.72 dB 6:27 03-bei mir bist du schon
DR12 -0.27 dB -14.91 dB 6:30 04-Kiss of life
DR16 -0.31 dB -23.45 dB 4:26 05-Mona Lisa
DR8 -0.27 dB -11.14 dB 7:12 06-Comin Home Baby
DR11 -0.27 dB -14.19 dB 3:55 07-My Heart Belongs to Daddy
DR11 -0.27 dB -13.59 dB 4:19 08-Teach Me Toningt 👈
DR9 -0.27 dB -11.10 dB 8:34 09-Sunny
DR12 -0.27 dB -16.87 dB 6:20 10-The Way We Were
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
- Greetings from Tarragona (Spain/EU) -
Truely one of yhe most reliable reviewer's on TH-cam.
On a different note I always add EMI / Filter with DC blockers on audio devices with transformers
How do u add EMI/ Filter with DC blockers ?
Truly overkill. Lol.
Well. Great review. I have the same amplifier and still on evaluation.
@Tharbamar:
Thank you for another thoughtful review.
I would very much appreciate your comparison between this and monoblock Aegirs, especially if you have the new version 2s as you do with the Vidar.
Great episode! Thank you for doing the TS A75 vs. Vidar 2 comparison as these are both on my short list. It seems as though Thomas has done his homework. Thank you an keep up the great work, And I'd love to hear that Gary Moore album on the TS A75.
Good review. I too found the bass to be less punchy (than my NAD C 298 and my Emotiva XPA-5). For me, the treble is its strength: more air and clarity.
Next Harmony DAC from Laiv Audio please!
Yes please!
Great Vidar 2 comparison. I love mine. Especially at half the price.
I have TS A75 and the Ladder Bach preamp and my Speakers are Arendale 1961 towers and two REL T/7x great amp but I need to get a good DAC. This amp it's what I wanted in sound and imaging ...
Btw Tharabar, if you really want to open up your soundstage and add extra depth with your Freya, get your hands on a pair of Sophia Electric Blue Bottle 6Sn7s for the gain stage. I am running them with a pair of Northern Electric 6SN7s in the buffer stage. The Sophias are not cheap by any means, but now I understand why they are priced as such. The JJ valves sound glary and boxy in comparison.
Thank you for the suggestion.
I concur with this. Those Sophia’s are some of the finest sounding tubes I have ever heard.
you said it sounds like tube, but does it produce 3d holographic imaging like the singer is performing in front of you or do you get more like a mid hall effect? thanks!
I’d love to see a Bryston amplifier review!
I come here to see the after market footers 😉
Dmp-a8 has a gain setting. It's in the dsp settings.
EverSolo DMP-A8 Review, A Perfect Modern HiFi Component
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Hi, your reviews mean a lot to me and the few tips you gave me in everything was always great. Please Draco or Topping D70 pro sabre? I mostly listen to jazz? Thanks for your help, good luck
I noticed london grammar on your reciever, i was hoping u woulda played there music with speakers. Maybe next time.
Wonderful review! May I ask what power cables you are using on your devices?
Love those Pioneer speakers.
Thanks for sharing.
how much peak current? IDK for the $$ maybe rotel or parasound could be be superior? looking for high current for magnepans
(W4S)
Son of Ampzilla ll 350w@4ohms
Ran 1.7is great & 20.7s "ok"
Now Coda Ts v3 800w@4ohm
The Denon PMA 1700ne is a high current design. Steve Guttenberg tested it with Magnepans and he said it drove them well.
Thanks for the video! Will this amp be a good match with their Voyager speaker?
It work very well together, thanks
@@Tharbamar thank you for the advice! If you remember, I’d talked about getting a pair of speakers for a while now but just haven’t pulled the trigger.
Great video as always. Anybody know how this compares to the Fosi V3 Monos? I have maggies and don't listen loud, maybe just 70-80db in medium size room.
V3 is an entry low end product that can give a decent experience. This is a great higher end product for an amazing prize. Got them both and the difference is big......
Hi. What was the easiest way you found to replace the feet on this amp?
It just holding on with tiny screws.
Wait this amp dont have speaker protection relay?
what's that pop noise when the preamp is on?
it needs a control knob on the gain of the amplifier I did tell Thomas this but as usual falls on deaf ears. they've not put it in. this would help a lot with matching preamps, if you've got a separate volume knob/ passive preamp, you can use that between your preamp and the poweramp. sounds like it needs a higher impedance what would help, if you haven't got that you could try a 200 to 400 ohm metal film resistor half a watt.
you shouldn't be getting all this transformer noise I wonder if you got a lot of DC on your line?? have you got a cheap multimeter, put it on 600 DC volts and connect it to the mains plug socket be careful!! and measure the DC, shouldn't have much under 3 voltsDC might be worth getting a DC block! if it's high this would cause you to have transformer hum. check your polarity of all your equipment as well make sure that all the same you'll get cancellation if one part is out, sometimes the transformer can switch polarity even if it's connected up currently if it's not a very good transformer. it's debatable if it makes much difference because it's transferred to DC anyway but I like to keep it the same.
there's no need to use thick wire for the subwoofer, that you'd be better off with thinner wire 20 or24 gauge should be fine! running into the speaker terminals on the subwoofer. it can be beneficial to have a bit of resistance delay in the signal to the subwoofer this can give a better matching at lower frequencies you can achieve the same thing by moving the subwoofer back from the main speakers ideally a metre half a metre would do measuring from the front of the baffle to the front of the baffle of the subwoofer a metre back will give you down to 20 hertz half a metre give you an octave above.
but it's important to make sure the measurement is correct for phase alignment you can get cancellation if it's not. what can be used as room treatment if that's what you want it for. try 40 Hertz crossover usually the best option or if your speakers go really low maybe down at 30 Hz
the sound test comes over a bit harsh in the mid range ummm
I’m just very sensitive to noise, Accuphase E-4000 is dead quiet even when I put my ears on it, Galion TS A75 transformer noise is very minimal most people may not even notice, thanks for the advice.
@@Tharbamar quality or type of transformer I think the accurate phase uses a e-type transformer?? bolting down a transformer tighter can help but probably the construction if it's not shielded in the primary to secondary it might be causing the issue
@@hoobsgrooveAccuphase use e type on the entry level E280 but their other amps use toroidal.
@@Tharbamarthere are transformer hum blockers available. 😊
"Loose bass control...like a tube amp..."??! You're saying tube amps have loose bass?? Not very good tube amps have loose bass. So you've only had experience with mediocre tube amps...?!
I've never experienced that with one's I've owned; the bass is super tight & detailed.
Please, may I ask, what model tube amplifiers are you using?
@@raeelliott8880 Current power amp is Octave RE-320
Please don’t forget we’re talking $1500 amp but if you know any similarly priced tube amp with great bass control let it be known.
@Tharbamar Yes but in your video you didn't say similarly priced tube amps...!
Generally, even $50k tube amp bass control is not even the best for the money compared to high damping factor solid state amps.
Doesn´t double Watts into 4 Ohms
That depends on the power supply design.
Can it push BASS heavy music ⚡️🌩️
Yes I tested with White Teeth Teens by Lorde and Limit To Your Love by James Blake.
Why don't you make a comparison when you test a component???? Put another amp next to this one . We can't evaluate its sound otherwise!!!!!!!
Why don’t you do it?
You can if you buy it your self and not rely on someone’s else’s ears to make your mind up
Yes, these Pioneers are noticeably inferior to the JBLs standing next to them.
Clearly you’re talking about things that you don’t have first hand experience.
Wyred 4 Sound
Son of Ampzilla ll
350w@4ohms
2kw toroidal 40lbs
100k capacitance
Powered 1.7is & 20.7s
If it's more than adequate power supply, then it should double down the power rate by half the speakers impedance! But it does not !
Meanwhile most serious producers stopped giving out either 8 or 4 ohm info because the amount of bullsh... watts used from many is not actually a true doubling... If you don't care about distortion thresholds this doubles too dw...
Please stop buying and promoting this crap. Thomas is taking some existing cheap stuff and changes some caps etc but these are not original designs. They are using their name to make 💰, I regret this kind of approach, zero originality 😔
Thomas voiced the amp. I think of him as a CEO and Product Manager, with an external collarative party providing technical talent. The arrangement could be joint-venture or work-for-hire. In either case, the difference between his model and an inter-company collaboration between product and engineering teams shouldn't matter to the consumer. If the product is great, the product is great.
The jealousy behind this comment is just sad... Bringing good quality and good price even if you just adjust a few things to already existing products is great. If you look at factories producing equipment you would realize that a big majority uses the same production lines before they get their personal touch to be a own brand.
@@wegardfjeld3789 Jealousy, why? Actually I did some some tuning on my own amps (caps, resistors,...) but I don´t call it my own brand.
@justasimplefox They've done a good bit more then that. Your post is still screaming jealous.. As for why that is on you.. The product is good and priced fairly as well. Could we buy the original and tune it ourselves. Sure. Is it worth the asking price and well above. Yeah. Maybe try a different approach to this 😉
@@wegardfjeld3789 I´m sorry but I lost you somewhere. Why exactly should I be jealous? I suppose you own this amp and defend your purchase, which is completely fine 👍🏻 I own a very good amp(suited for my needs) and have zero interest in this one. PS on top I really don´t like the design, but this is of course personal taste 😊
Anyway, I wish you all the best 🎶
sounds like a typical A/B class amp nothing special
Sound really bad… is this a “copied” technology from a western company?
Sound bad?? Based on what?? What you mean western company??
Souns is subjective so ...
Also is not xopied technology. Desginer of the amp sectuon is from Asia
On my headphone this amplifier sounds cold en sterile and iit has no tone enough... Sorry.😃
You listen through TH-cam?
Sorry, it makes NO sense!
Yeah, I listened on my phone, and this amp has no bass! 😁
You listened through TH-cam!!!!! Come on man!! What’s the point of these uneducated comments?
@@TE5LA-GAMINGyeah I listen it with a 50 year old $10 radio and it has no details, bruh…
You should speak faster, got bored listening
Hi,your choice from 1-3
Musician Draco,Denafrips 12th and Toping D90III or you have something else requested in the range of 700-1000 EUR?
Thanks(Hvala🙂)
These two th-cam.com/video/wYD99GvUlQk/w-d-xo.html