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  1. Wilson Laidlaw

    Magico A5s arrive at Rhapsody....color me confused;)

    The Piega Ace 30's arrived a few days ago. Unusually, even out of the box they sounded good and after some hours running in, I think they are exceptional for their minuscule size. They are even smaller than the already very compact DALI Royal Menuets they replaced but sound noticeably bigger...
  2. Wilson Laidlaw

    Magico A5s arrive at Rhapsody....color me confused;)

    I would agree about a thread on Piega speakers. There seems to be very little in the way of disinterested third party reviews of these, maybe because the makers are stingy about handing out pairs for review. I have just ordered a pair of their tiny Ace 30 speakers to replace the 10 year old...
  3. Wilson Laidlaw

    Boulder 2060 vs Gryphon Mephisto

    I think you would be very lucky to find an amp with as impeccable timing as the Boulder amps 2060 or 3060, which results in the most coherent sound stage I have ever heard. The Boulder amps are sadly out of my budget, so I have IMHO the next best option which is one of the Krell 250wpc class A...
  4. Wilson Laidlaw

    Krell Vanguard freezing during stand-by

    I have a Krell Vanguard integrated amp (no DAC) bought ex-display, from a Krell official dealer, last autumn, with a full importer's warranty. It replaced an older Krell KAV-300iL. Whereas I am delighted with it, as I have been with all the Krell equipment I have bought over the years, it has...
  5. Wilson Laidlaw

    Trigger output only 0.3V on Evolution 2250e Power Amp - any thoughts?

    I recently replaced my 8 year old and slightly disappointing Aqua Acoustic La Voce DAC with a Benchmark DAC2L. I am currently triggering my Krell Evolution 2250e power amp on and off, from the Meridian G02 Pre-Amp. I was a bit concerned originally (as was Patrick Bresnahan of Krell) that the...
  6. Wilson Laidlaw

    Krell Evolution 2250e power supply voltage dip switches

    I would suggest that you contact Patrick Bresnahan at Krell. Given the cost of my 2250e I did not want to risk damaging something by switching to a lower voltage than I was actually using. He confirmed to me that 1,2,2 was 220V and 2,2,2 was 240V. This sort of information used to be regarded as...
  7. Wilson Laidlaw

    Krell Evolution 2250e power supply voltage dip switches

    Since these switches seem to be the same between the quite different era and class of my KAV300iL and Evolution 2250e, I would guess this is a standard Krell feature. It certainly worked for switching my KAV300il from Japanese 100v to UK 240V (1,1,1 to 2,2,2) and on the 2250e from Central...
  8. Wilson Laidlaw

    Krell Evolution 2250e power supply voltage dip switches

    Now that I have had the Krell Evolution 2250e running for a week or so on my also new ATC SCM-40 speakers, I think I can venture an opinion. I find that my hifi upgrades seem to fall into three distinct categories. 1) OMG that is worse than what I had before (luckily the last time that happened...
  9. Wilson Laidlaw

    Krell Evolution 2250e power supply voltage dip switches

    Absolute Sounds' attitudes just seem a bit different to many other people in the HiFi business. Before I had the KAV 300iL episode, I had phoned AS on two occasions and left messages about ex-demo stuff they had for sale. Nobody bothered to phone me back, so I bought elsewhere. Twice in recent...
  10. Wilson Laidlaw

    Krell Evolution 2250e power supply voltage dip switches

    Adam, I knew the pitfalls of the 60Hz problems with Krell stuff before I got the KAV 300iL, as it is well documented on the internet. I would never buy a 60Hz Krell component, controlled by a remote, as I understand it may never really work 100% properly, even if you have the chip changed. The...
  11. Wilson Laidlaw

    Krell Evolution 2250e power supply voltage dip switches

    Barry, Any time you are in Provence near the village of Tourtour, about 50km north of St Tropez, you would be very welcome to visit :D. For bass, since the ATC-SCM-40 Mk.2's are not known for their very deep bass, I have also just upgraded from a very elderly JBL sub-woofer, which rattled on...
  12. Wilson Laidlaw

    Krell Evolution 2250e power supply voltage dip switches

    The secret squirrel seems finally to have been put to bed at Krell :). They have actually confirmed to me that the dip switches next to the toroidal transformer should be changed to 2-2-2 for 240 volts. At the moment they are set to 2-2-1 for 220 volts. Krell strongly recommended that I did...
  13. Wilson Laidlaw

    Krell Evolution 2250e power supply voltage dip switches

    I have just bought an 18 month old Krell Evolution 2250e power amplifier for my French house. It is a Central European model 220v 50/60Hz. The voltage at my French house is around 245V, so to prevent it running hot, I think I should alter the dip switches next to the toroidal transformer for...

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