For me that means I’ll try to hover as close to the upper end of Level 3 as I can justify, because I know venturing into the Level 4 products starts to get very expensive and frankly it just won’t be an option barring a great used deal. My advice is to get yourself into a position that would mean upgrading any further comes at a significant cost and/or would lead you down a path of changing everything, and use that as a deterrent. As finn mentioned the Silver versions are close enough in price to the standard versions that they should be a consideration, while the Sig is a much larger cost increase.
I do wonder sometimes if the Quest Silver or Silver Sig would make a worthwhile difference, but ultimately I haven’t really got the itch to change anything. It’s an excellent combination with plenty of drive even for my non-HE AN-E’s. In my case the Quests are the normal non-silver version and I’ve had them for about 9 months, first with an M2 and then the M5 which joined in February. I have the M5/Quest combination and I’m really happy with it. If any of you have a moment to spare, would you please give me your most forthright views. On the other hand I fear that a Meishu will not satisfy when compared to a P3 or Empress mono blocks or my current amplifiers. It also does not reduce the number of boxes. I fear that the separates route will involve many upgrading steps that will create ‘what if’ dissatisfaction in the interim when listening, whether that be buying a power amp first and waiting for an AN preamp or buying a basic power amp(s) and waiting for the Silver or Sig variant in due course. That seems to leave M3/P3 (of one variant), P3/Empress (of one variant) or a Meishu (of one variant). A Jinro is currently out of my price range. I have listened to an Oto Sig next to a P3 Silver and Jinro and would not settle for an Oto Sig. I am attracted by moving away from the current dual mono pre-amp and push-pull E元4 monoblocks to a single ended triode (integrated?) amplifier.
I would like to replace my current amplification with Audio Note. I suspect the question might have been answered indirectly by conjoining many previous comments but would value your opinions/the benefit of your experiences. I have enjoyed reading threads on this excellent site for a long time now (mainly about Audio Note) and would like to ask a question please.
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