Hi Art. We have very similar tastes. I’m thinking the Sonneteers are very sensitive to dirty power. The AQ Niagara and better power cables made fhe Campion an entirely different amp. Well already sold the Campion.
Picked up an Audio Reseach VSI-60 cheap and was at first very impressed. While Jazz is sublime, I put on a rock album I love, Devine Fits. It just doesn’t rock. Grip of the bass not there. Soul of the music missing and the symbal hits just sound bloated and mushy. Switch to the NAC-72(Avondale 821A/NJ322)/HC/NAP-180 and it rocks. Tube like highs, best of everything. Think between cards and all this expensive power conditioning and power cords, It made all the difference and I’m set for life. Finally. I wanted it to kick just a little more and hooked the REL subs back up sourced from the HC via a chord cobra vee 4 pin DIN to XLR/XLR/RCA adapter/chord chorus reference ic. Don’t Laugh. Not feeling like splicing the neutrik wires on to the NACA 5.
Picked up an Audio Reseach VSI-60 cheap and was at first very impressed. While Jazz is sublime, I put on a rock album I love, Devine Fits. It just doesn’t rock. Grip of the bass not there. Soul of the music missing and the symbal hits just sound bloated and mushy. Switch to the NAC-72(Avondale 821A/NJ322)/HC/NAP-180 and it rocks. Tube like highs, best of everything. Think between cards and all this expensive power conditioning and power cords, It made all the difference and I’m set for life. Finally. I wanted it to kick just a little more and hooked the REL subs back up sourced from the HC via a chord cobra vee 4 pin DIN to XLR/XLR/RCA adapter/chord chorus reference ic. Don’t Laugh. Not feeling like splicing the neutrik wires on to the NACA 5.