Any word on these? How good are they?
Any word on these? How good are they?
We haven't got ours yet, looking forward to it, as the first two batches are all sold out...
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I will finally have the opportunity to hear the Progression amps at Paragon's "Night of Great Independents" event this evening. Tonights event will highlight D'Agostino's Progression amps, Wilson Audio Yvette speakers, dCs Vivaldi stack and Transparent cables. I assume the Rossini player will be set up in another room with other Wilson speakers and possibly the Momentum integrated player.
This is the 3rd of Paragon's Fall Listening events. Two more events are upcoming.
Jim
Speakers:Alexandria X2- Series 2, AMP''s-D'Agostino Momentum M-400's, Pre-Amp:D'Agostino Momentum Phono Stage Esoteric E-03 Sources :dCS Rossini & clock , SME 20/3, Cabling/Interconnects:Transparent Opus SC and Interconnects, Power Delivery Shunyata Denali
Speaker: Wilson X1 + Velodyne DD18+
Source: Zanden 4-Box Digital
Amp: CJ GAT2 + Gryphon Colosseum
Cable: TA Opus Gen5&MM2 + PAD 25th Sablon GCUber
Isolation Sandwiches: Under: HRS.Stillpoints.Auralex Top: HRS.Artesania.Entreq.EAT.90kg Mass Damping
Power/Ground&Shield: 7 x 16A Furutech . Burmester948 . NordostQX4 / Tripoint Troy Sig+Thor . Entreq Atlantis/Receivus/Everest/Wrap
Room/Tube: Stillpoints Apertures / Amperex.Mullard
Headphone: Sennheiser 650 . Arcam rHead . ApogeeGroove
I was wrong, the Rossini was in the main room with the Yvette's and the Progression amps. The Rossini functioned as the pre-amp for the set-up. This room was hosted by Bill Pugh from Wilson Audio and Mike Cozza Director of Engineering at D'Agostino.
The Progression amps are much larger than Momentum's. This allows for better cooling, easier assembly and for the owner a bit more space around the terminals for connecting speakers cables to insure the positive and negative do not come in contact.
The sound from the system was very good. I think I would have preferred a pre-amp in the set-up but the forthcoming Progression matching unit is not yet ready.
The second room was hosted by John Quick from dCs and Josh Clark from Transparent. They were showing new dCs Network Bridge connected to a Debussy DAC driving a D'Agosntino Master Classic Stereo amp into the Wilson Sasha 2's. Besides show the capability of the Bridge and DAC they compared a stock power cord with a mid level Transparent unit.
Jim
Speakers:Alexandria X2- Series 2, AMP''s-D'Agostino Momentum M-400's, Pre-Amp:D'Agostino Momentum Phono Stage Esoteric E-03 Sources :dCS Rossini & clock , SME 20/3, Cabling/Interconnects:Transparent Opus SC and Interconnects, Power Delivery Shunyata Denali
I'm very suprised that this amps aren't being to much popular.
On the paper they have all that anybody can desire.
Well, they're really popular over here
Perhaps because they only started shipping a few months ago, so no reviews are out yet, etc. But they are indeed incredible amps.
cheers,
alex
Disclosure:
Alma Music and Audio - San Diego, CA
Aqua Hi-Fi - Audio Research - Audioquest - Audiopax - Auralic - Aurender - Bergmann - Brodmann - D'Agostino - darTZeel - Devialet - DEQX - ELAC - Evolution Acoustics - Hegel - iFi - Innuos - IsoTek - Kii Audio - Koetsu - Kubala Sosna - Kuzma - Larsen - Linn - MSB Technology - Music Hall - Ortofon - Roon - Solid Steel - Sound Galleries Music Server - Technics - Wharfedale - Wilson Audio - YG Acoustics
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I just ordered a pair today. No way could I afford the new M400 Momentum monoblocks in black. It was either these or the Audio Research Ref 250SE which I have on loan. My Theta prometheus amps are being sold! The ARC are fantastic sounding amps, but replacing the tubes was an issue for me. I am really looking forward to receiving the Progression monoblocks.
Source Esoteric K-01X
Preamp Audio Research Reference 10
Amplifier D'Agostino Progression monoblocks
Cables Transparent Audio Super I/C's and Reference Gen 5 speaker cables
Speakers Wilson Audio Maxx 3
Isolation racks and shelves and amplifier stands HRS
Room treatment Vicoustics
Power Transparent Power isolator for front end equipment with Transparent power cords
Speaker: Wilson X1 + Velodyne DD18+
Source: Zanden 4-Box Digital
Amp: CJ GAT2 + Gryphon Colosseum
Cable: TA Opus Gen5&MM2 + PAD 25th Sablon GCUber
Isolation Sandwiches: Under: HRS.Stillpoints.Auralex Top: HRS.Artesania.Entreq.EAT.90kg Mass Damping
Power/Ground&Shield: 7 x 16A Furutech . Burmester948 . NordostQX4 / Tripoint Troy Sig+Thor . Entreq Atlantis/Receivus/Everest/Wrap
Room/Tube: Stillpoints Apertures / Amperex.Mullard
Headphone: Sennheiser 650 . Arcam rHead . ApogeeGroove
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