Active or Passive speakers?
I am switching to Active.
Replace Gryphon and Stealth with Fii, really? But Apex can be a nice foot stool and warmer since it is not going to leave willingly.
Kii
The nice thing about the Kii speakers is they donāt need amps, preamps, and all that nonsense. My Turntable, my Ethos, my BACCH-SP, and perhaps the PowerZone. All the rest gets thrown in a dumpster. 25 Stealth cables⦠Vivid Spirit Speakers. All trash. Or I can just give it all to @paul172 .
The price of gas hauling it back to IL may be the same as a new Apex. ![]()
I need sleep.
I was recently at an hi-fi exhibition in Lisbon and I was blown away by the sound of the Cambridge Audio L/R X active speakers. Although Iām not a big fan of Class D amplification, I have to admit they won me over.
Hey Al, I donāt think the guys think youāre serious
. Hell, Iām not even sure you are, myself
. Donāt get my wrong: Iām very happy with my Vivids. But remember, Iām in SA; Iām still treated as a dealer, and the Vividās are manufactured here. I most likely wouldāve gotten a much better deal. No ways would or could I have purchased them at normal price. To a degree, I can understand you letting them go ā¦
The Gryphon though - now thatās an entirely different story. Even though Iām very happy with my AP20, your Gryphon has me salivating! If youāre serious, and you go ahead, youāll basically end up with amps very close to what I have. In fact: If I understand correctly, the Purifi Eigentakt modules in the AP20 are actually Putzeysā newer āflagshipā technology??
Now the Gryphon ⦠I mean, now that Iāve identified my āproblemā (as described elsewhere), under different circumstances I mightāve ended up with (say) the Aurender N20 and a Gryphon 333! That wouldāve added only ONE pair of XLRās ⦠I can live with that level of ādeclutterā.
Iāll be watching your journey with real interest, though at the moment perhaps with some skepticism ![]()
Highly recommended, or get Alās Apex before he uses it as a foot warmer.
The 333 is magical. Many members of this forum can speak to this. Add the cable savings and itās an easy choice.
I love love love my Spirits! I was not looking for anything else, but accidently I found something very special. That darned Bruno is a wizard, a true star!
Bose
Iāll be your navigator. You can pay me in cast offs.
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If you canāt find who to give it away to, here is a 75 year old Audiophile, who canāt afford much, who will gladly accept your gifts⦠![]()
Take a number and wait in line. But Al has a full garage of audio candies just to make us envying.
But his new Kii will make very few envying.
