AndrewVT
New Member
So I'm currently in the process of auditioning these two amps as an upgrade from my current amp which was a Mies i100. So far I've listened to the Audiolab but not the Marantz as it was out of stock. I'll have a listen to it once it's back in.
Does anyone have or had one of these amps and can offer your opinion on them. From what I've read so far, and heard from listening to the Audiolab. The Audiolab is more of a neutral sound and I'm told the Marantz is more on the warmer side. I prefer the warm sound myself having had a tube amp once. So thats a plus on the Marantz's side. But I love the simplicity of the Audiolab. I mostly listen to LP and some CD. With a whee bit of iTunes media.
My current setup is as follows:
ProJect Debut Carbon Esprit TT with Ortofon Red. (May be upgraded to Blue or a Nagaoka MP150/200)
Mies S1 and Castle Warwick speakers which I bounce back and forth between.
Denon DA300 DAC
Sony CDP397 CD player
Cheers!
Does anyone have or had one of these amps and can offer your opinion on them. From what I've read so far, and heard from listening to the Audiolab. The Audiolab is more of a neutral sound and I'm told the Marantz is more on the warmer side. I prefer the warm sound myself having had a tube amp once. So thats a plus on the Marantz's side. But I love the simplicity of the Audiolab. I mostly listen to LP and some CD. With a whee bit of iTunes media.
My current setup is as follows:
ProJect Debut Carbon Esprit TT with Ortofon Red. (May be upgraded to Blue or a Nagaoka MP150/200)
Mies S1 and Castle Warwick speakers which I bounce back and forth between.
Denon DA300 DAC
Sony CDP397 CD player
Cheers!