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Jorge,

I know what you mean about horns, Living Presence. I love what my horns do. Palpability. Solidity. In an invisible sort of way.

I have two Ampex 300s downstairs, an Otario MX5050 and a Nagra V-S. I have lots of old commercial reel tapes too, 2-tracks and 4-tracks, most of the RCA Living Stereo and London catalogs. Some reels sound great, others not so much, some sound awful.

As far as excellent recordings ?

A Blu-Ray DVD of Monsters Inc. looks good even on a standard def small screen TV. It looks better on a big screen HDTV. But it does not look really good until you project it in 1080P on a 9 ft. screen.

Same thing with excellent audio recordings, their quality is discernible even on low res systems, but they don't really shine until they're played back on a high res ( = accurate ) system.

Have never had the good fortune to try a Chord amp but I am sure they sound good.

Been there and done passive crossovers and single amping. Tell you what though, I will try a passive crossover if you try a DEQX HDP4. 

That DCX thing did not work all that well for me. Maybe the mods you did improved the sound of your Behringer processor, but mine really did add a 'digital' glaze. 

I would love to commission 8 identical 845 or 211 or exotic transmitting tube set amps made to my specs, low gain, balanced, etc., but can't afford a project like that. And I would have to install some sort of no-noise air conditioning system to fight the Death Valley like heat they would generate. Not to mention the electric bills.

The NuForce amps are a low cost alternative that work great.

Cheers,

Kerry

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