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Simaudio Moon Evolution 850P line preamplifier Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Analog Sources: Spiral Groove SG-2 turntable & Centroid tonearm, Lyra Titan i cartridge; VPI TNT HR-X turntable & tonearm, Grado Statement Reference cartridge.
Digital Source: Primare CD31 CD player.
Preamplification: Sutherland Engineering Phono Blocks & Duo phono stages; Sutherland Engineering Line Blocks, Placette Active line stages.
Power Amplifiers: Simaudio Moon Evolution 880M, VTL Ichiban, Mark Levinson No.20.6 (all monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: Wilson Audio Specialties Sophia 2.
Cables: Interconnect & Speaker: Stereovox, Nordost Valhalla, Audience Au24e & SE. AC: Audience, Synergistic Research.
Accessories: Audience aR-12TS & aR-2TS power conditioners; FIM 880 AC outlets; Finite Elemente Ceraball, Nordost footers; Finite Elemente Reference equipment stand; Audio Tools equipment rack; Wally Tools turntable-setup tools; Immedia SPT stylus-cleaning fluid; Nordost ECO3, Audience Aural Illuminator CD cleaners/treatments; VPI 16.5 record-cleaning machine.—Brian Damkroger

COMPANY INFO
Simaudio Ltd.
2002 Ridge Road
Champlain, NY 12919
(450) 449-2212
www.simaudio.com
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volvic's picture
Submitted by volvic on December 8, 2013 - 7:30pm

Great review from Damkroger, having heard many of their amps over the years including coming oh-so close to purchasing a pre-owned W-5 I can only say if I were a divorce lawyer, hedge funder or trust fund baby I would chose these Moon products in a heartbeat over any MBL, Burmester, Krell or Mark Levinson any day.  In fact I find my Moon 300DAC at $1100 (on sale) to be so good I don't even lust for anything better, yeah I love their products even though they are very pricey.   I don't in any way work or am I affiliated with Moon.  

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