jazzmans
Super Member
unfortunately, I never did a direct A/B comparison, when I used the lepai, I was also using the autoformer russound speaker switcher, it had to have some impact on the sound.
That being said, my rens are sounding absolutely fabulous driven by the carver.
I also removed a source of ambient noise, an air filter unit, so it's even more unfair of a comparison.
I can say that A/B'ing my Magnepan 2.5R or 1.6 QR using a lepai and another carver pm 350, the lepai sounds just as good as the carver until it(lepai) runs out of steam in another room.
That being said, my rens are sounding absolutely fabulous driven by the carver.
I also removed a source of ambient noise, an air filter unit, so it's even more unfair of a comparison.
I can say that A/B'ing my Magnepan 2.5R or 1.6 QR using a lepai and another carver pm 350, the lepai sounds just as good as the carver until it(lepai) runs out of steam in another room.