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Proprius in my system? Tell me how? |
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CageyH
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Posted: 07 Jun 2014 at 9:00am |
I don't have a pre-amp in my system, and I am thinking of upgrading my ageing Arcam Alpha 8 and 8P amplification without having to spend too much. (This means no majestic DAC at the same time).
I want to retain a remote control volume function, so I was thinking that I could use my Arcam Alpha 8R as the pre-amp for now, and use an RCA to XLR cable to power the Proprius amps next to the speaker. I would then replace the 8R with a decent pre-amp at a later date. Does that make sense, and would it work? Or could I use my Solo UL as a Pre-amp? Phase anybody tried Bi-Amping speakers with Proprius yet? Bearing in mind I have Cyrus CLS70 speakers, is this the most appropriate upgrade route? |
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Graham Slee
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Arcam Alpha 8R preamp out should be just the job for a while. I'm hoping to properly start work on my preamp this month.
I sort of bi-amped using four Proprius on the Road Show: I ran the AB2 bass subs from one pair and the LS3/5a's from the other. I can have a go at bi-amping the LS3/5a itself at the Cranage show when I do the setting up. I don't have room in the workshop right now. |
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CageyH
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I may have to borrow the Proprius from Suggs (assuming he has some) but I am concerned that I won't want to give them back!
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Graham Slee
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I very well understand this condition but it is only temporary and there is nothing to be concerned about... except for the 'M' word (and no, I don't mean the Majestic DAC). No 'M' is that difficult subject, in fact so difficult that even Alan Greenspan went in the wrong direction. I too have screwed-up by buying the wrong thing on ocsasion just to save 'M'. |
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CageyH
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Are there any published reviews of the Proptprius?
I'm just interested to read what they say. Yes, it's only money, but you can only spend it once. |
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Graham Slee
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That seems lucky... I usually have to spend it many times There is only one magazine that has been interested in the Proprius and that is the German Hi-Fi Stars magazine. I may spend a lot of money on full and half page ads in UK magazines but they'd rather review other peoples products - but it shows they're not influenced by advertisers... Quoted from the press review tab on the Proprius product page... "So small may be their physical appearance, so great are their musical charisma and playfulness. Amplifiers must in future be measured in my system with the Graham Slee Proprius..." [Hi-Fi Stars, März 2014 - Mai 2014 - Amplifiers Graham Slee Proprius Mono (translated from German)] The reviewer bought the review pair after the review - well, actually he was thinking about it, but his wife insisted he bought them. After that, the amps were unavailable to another reviewer on the same magazine, so he contacted us to purchase his own pair. That's a bit different to the UK mags where you send a product and never see it again... |
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CageyH
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If you send me a pair, you probably won't see them again either.
I think I'll save up some cash, and go for a home loan. Do the loan coordinators carry RCA to XLR adapters? |
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Kevin
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