Comments on Profile Post by yotacowboy

What was downstream of the AF?

YggyA2 to Af to Aegir mono's to AN UK AZ-three. waiting on a couple speakons to try it as an integrated.

I should try this if I get a second Aegir. I tried the AF as pre briefly before my Goldpoint showed up. It compared favorably to a passive SYS at the time, but I was using it single-ended to one Aegir, not in mono.

I tried it with no real intention of using Af as a preamp, but seriously, it's worth investigating the balanced option. If it works as well as an integrated amp, i'll have to think through quick-change cabling to make running Af as an integrated like a quick change rear end.

How much play on the volume knob do you get? In my brief stint with the SE setup, around 9:30 was loud running into Forte 3s at 96 dB efficiency

About 9:00-9:15 on the dial for about 75-80dB at the listening position (didn't measure, but by seat-of-the-pants, normal listening, not slaying slayer). IIRC, Af does something like 11v @ 600 ohms out, balanced. Don't recall the gain. My AN speakers are (claimed) 94dB/w sensitivity.

Quick update: EC Af w/ AN UK AZ-Three = uninspiring, likely not sensitive enough.

Good to know. AF runs my Klipsch's pretty well, but bass is improved with Aegir. Since I did that comparison I had a feedback switch added to my AF, but haven't had a chance to re-do the comparison. Just been listening lately.